'Sabotage' bid fails
Omusati has a new NFA regional leadership, following a dramatic extraordinary congress.
Omusati held an extraordinary Namibia Football Association (NFA) regional congress at the weekend, where a new executive was elected with Nelson Haufiku as its chairman.
Andreas Nekwaya is the vice-chairperson while Gabriel Junias, Alexander Itumba, Christine Nadila and Lazarus Katoma are also part of the executive committee.
Haufiku replaces Jacob Aindongo, who held the office illegally since 2010.
It was, however, a controversial election after some of the members walked out without casting their votes.
It is understood that the five members who walked out were unhappy with some of the procedures.
Those who walked out are believed to have held office for over eight years without proper structures and a constitution in place.
Their attempts to disrupt the elections failed, as a quorum remained.
Fifa normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo confirmed they encountered a few problems during the elections.
“To be honest with you, it did not go as smoothly as we expected, because some of the members did walk out and they did not want to vote.
“The remaining people, however, did have a quorum of 50%-plus and that was enough for them to vote.
“It is a young team of executive members who are passionate about football in that region and we expect them to work very hard to improve football in the region,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
The new executive members are expected to adopt the new regional constitution and find an office.
The executive were also tasked to open a bank account and start working hard on developing the game in the region.
“What we have noticed is that things in that region were not going well at all, but only the clubs managed to hold things together.
“We trust that the new executive committee will bring positive change in the region, because they are young and energetic,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
She added all possible checks were done and the new executive meets all the constitutional requirements.
NFA executive aspirants in the regions are being subjected to ITC and criminal record checks.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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Andreas Nekwaya is the vice-chairperson while Gabriel Junias, Alexander Itumba, Christine Nadila and Lazarus Katoma are also part of the executive committee.
Haufiku replaces Jacob Aindongo, who held the office illegally since 2010.
It was, however, a controversial election after some of the members walked out without casting their votes.
It is understood that the five members who walked out were unhappy with some of the procedures.
Those who walked out are believed to have held office for over eight years without proper structures and a constitution in place.
Their attempts to disrupt the elections failed, as a quorum remained.
Fifa normalisation committee chairperson Hilda Basson-Namundjebo confirmed they encountered a few problems during the elections.
“To be honest with you, it did not go as smoothly as we expected, because some of the members did walk out and they did not want to vote.
“The remaining people, however, did have a quorum of 50%-plus and that was enough for them to vote.
“It is a young team of executive members who are passionate about football in that region and we expect them to work very hard to improve football in the region,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
The new executive members are expected to adopt the new regional constitution and find an office.
The executive were also tasked to open a bank account and start working hard on developing the game in the region.
“What we have noticed is that things in that region were not going well at all, but only the clubs managed to hold things together.
“We trust that the new executive committee will bring positive change in the region, because they are young and energetic,” Basson-Namundjebo said.
She added all possible checks were done and the new executive meets all the constitutional requirements.
NFA executive aspirants in the regions are being subjected to ITC and criminal record checks.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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