NFA lockdown on the cards
A little drama on Friday aside, the scheduled ‘Bring Back Our Football’ march achieved its purpose of handing over a petition to the Fifa delegation, which was in Namibia to mitigate the chaos the sport finds itself in.
Limba Mupetami
WINDHOEK
On Friday in Windhoek, a group of football lovers - led by football consultant Olsen Kahiriri - handed over a petition to a delegation from Fifa, who visited the country on a mission to solve the mess Namibian football finds itself in.
Before the petition was handed over, there was some confusion with regards to the whereabouts of the delegation, with organisers reporting that they might have left the country hastily without receiving the well-intended appeal, which has the sole purpose of getting football to kick off and for footballers to get back to the game they love.
Kahiriri said they achieved their mission of handing over the petition which addresses issues around unpaid footballers and underfunded women footballers, amongst other things.
“Yes, Fifa has received and acknowledged that they received the petition and the message is loud and clear,” he said.
He added that after 58 days, waiting on the communication on the way forward, they will take action again.
Shut it down
When asked by Namibian Sun what this will entail, Kahiriri said they will close down the Football House. “They are not there for us,” he added.
Kahiriri is not the only one who feels frustrated by the halt in football the country is experiencing due to politics. A local businessman - who refused to be named - said he too has been experiencing a lot of stress because of the issue.
“I’m trying to get into business with the Namibia Football Association [NFA], but because of this, everything is on hold. I love football but this is not good,” he said.
Footballer Willy ‘Awillo’ Stephanus, who took out time to attend the petition hand-over march, said he doesn’t believe the petition will solve football matters, but that trying everything right now is the only way their voices will be heard.
He added that football leaders should put their differences aside and give the floor to people who have football at heart.
WINDHOEK
On Friday in Windhoek, a group of football lovers - led by football consultant Olsen Kahiriri - handed over a petition to a delegation from Fifa, who visited the country on a mission to solve the mess Namibian football finds itself in.
Before the petition was handed over, there was some confusion with regards to the whereabouts of the delegation, with organisers reporting that they might have left the country hastily without receiving the well-intended appeal, which has the sole purpose of getting football to kick off and for footballers to get back to the game they love.
Kahiriri said they achieved their mission of handing over the petition which addresses issues around unpaid footballers and underfunded women footballers, amongst other things.
“Yes, Fifa has received and acknowledged that they received the petition and the message is loud and clear,” he said.
He added that after 58 days, waiting on the communication on the way forward, they will take action again.
Shut it down
When asked by Namibian Sun what this will entail, Kahiriri said they will close down the Football House. “They are not there for us,” he added.
Kahiriri is not the only one who feels frustrated by the halt in football the country is experiencing due to politics. A local businessman - who refused to be named - said he too has been experiencing a lot of stress because of the issue.
“I’m trying to get into business with the Namibia Football Association [NFA], but because of this, everything is on hold. I love football but this is not good,” he said.
Footballer Willy ‘Awillo’ Stephanus, who took out time to attend the petition hand-over march, said he doesn’t believe the petition will solve football matters, but that trying everything right now is the only way their voices will be heard.
He added that football leaders should put their differences aside and give the floor to people who have football at heart.
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