Sherriff attaches NPL assets

JESSE JACKSON KAURAISAWINDHOEK The sheriff of the court has attached Namibia Premier League (NPL) assets after it failed to pay the Namibia Football Association for the cost of court cases it had lost.The NPL, which is now registered as an independent body following its expulsion from the NFA, allegedly failed to pay the funds at the required time.The league owes the football body N$200 999.75 for the High Court case, while the Supreme Court case cost is N$129 203.00.This has led to the sheriff attaching some of the league’s remaining assets.“These assets will not even be enough to settle the funds because it is just old couches and other old office material.“I however also understand that they gave Patrick Kauta’s law firm as surety if the league doesn’t pay the money of the Supreme Court cost on time.“The amount can increase by 20% interest rate by 17 September if the league fails to pay,” a source said. Namibia Premier League CEO Harald Fulle said he had not received any documentation and would not be able to say much on the matter at the moment.“Yes, I am aware of the cases, but to be honest, I have not received any information or letter regarding that at the moment.“I would have shed more light on it, had I known or received anything,” Fulle said. CasesOn 11 November 2019, the High Court dismissed the NPL’ s urgent application against the NFA with costs, stating it had no jurisdiction to hear the matter between the two parties.This was after the NPL had turned to the High Court with an urgent application to be reinstated by the NFA, which was being run by the FIFA Normalisation Committee at that time.The NPL then took the case to the Supreme Court, which upheld the High Court’s finding that the appeal should have been filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.This resulted in the Supreme Court dismissing the case with costs, which the NPL had to settle.NPL’s Patrick Kauta could not be reached for comment by the time the newspaper went to print.

Sherriff attaches NPL assets

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Namibian Sun 2026-02-18

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