Troubled waters
Namibia's sporting fraternity is caught up in an unending mess of infighting, fuelled by egos and boardroom dramas.
Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) chief administrator Freddy Mwiya says most of the country's sporting federations have been taken through training, so they can fix their constitutions.
Mwiya said this in the wake of the ongoing squabbles and infighting that have hit Namibian sport.
“I can confirm that we have realised that many constitutions of sport federations in this country are not well-drafted and in line with the Namibia Sport Act.
“As the sport commission, we did hold several workshops with sport bodies about how they can amend their constitutions.
“We are going to continue looking into these matters in order to bring an end to all these problems.” Mwiya said.
Many local administrators are currently at loggerheads and sport in the country is in danger of heading deeper into the doldrums.
The Namibian Rugby Union (NRU) and business wing Namibia Rugby Limited (NRL) are struggling to settle their power squabbles.
The mess between the two bodies has not been resolved, despite an intervention by the sports ministry and the NSC.
Cricket Namibia has also experienced the same problems, with several internal battles over the past couple of months.
The Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) has been in the spotlight over alleged racial niggles.
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has seen the dismissal its president, Frans Mbidi, and infighting has shaken the football body.
First division football has also faced constitutional challenges, after Military School was allowed to play in the promotional playoffs for the NPL, despite the team not be eligible for the top-flight because Mighty Gunners was already representing the defence ministry in the league.
All these problems are believed to have been caused by loopholes in constitutions.
In the context of rugby, its issues come at a time when the national side is preparing for the 2019 Japan World Cup.
In football, the Brave Warriors are also eyeing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification for the first time since 2008 and will probably be jetting off to Cameroon next year, if they beat Guinea-Bissau this coming Saturday.
But leadership battles and egos would well scupper the hopes of both national teams.
Local football administrator Jefta Gaoab said he conducted desktop research on the current NFA executive, in the wake of the soap opera unfolding at Football
House.
“My findings were surprising, because all these folks have credible track records with their involvement in football administration.
“Some served a good number of years in chairmanship positions where they hail from.
“These people ought to know better, by virtue of where they come from, in terms of football matters, but it seems not to be the case,” Gaoab said. He believes the sporting fraternity is in dire need of leaders who cannot be compromised under any circumstances. “The type of leadership we want at Football House must agree to disagree, ethically, and should be able to move forward without fear or favour, when discharging their duties.”
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
Mwiya said this in the wake of the ongoing squabbles and infighting that have hit Namibian sport.
“I can confirm that we have realised that many constitutions of sport federations in this country are not well-drafted and in line with the Namibia Sport Act.
“As the sport commission, we did hold several workshops with sport bodies about how they can amend their constitutions.
“We are going to continue looking into these matters in order to bring an end to all these problems.” Mwiya said.
Many local administrators are currently at loggerheads and sport in the country is in danger of heading deeper into the doldrums.
The Namibian Rugby Union (NRU) and business wing Namibia Rugby Limited (NRL) are struggling to settle their power squabbles.
The mess between the two bodies has not been resolved, despite an intervention by the sports ministry and the NSC.
Cricket Namibia has also experienced the same problems, with several internal battles over the past couple of months.
The Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) has been in the spotlight over alleged racial niggles.
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has seen the dismissal its president, Frans Mbidi, and infighting has shaken the football body.
First division football has also faced constitutional challenges, after Military School was allowed to play in the promotional playoffs for the NPL, despite the team not be eligible for the top-flight because Mighty Gunners was already representing the defence ministry in the league.
All these problems are believed to have been caused by loopholes in constitutions.
In the context of rugby, its issues come at a time when the national side is preparing for the 2019 Japan World Cup.
In football, the Brave Warriors are also eyeing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification for the first time since 2008 and will probably be jetting off to Cameroon next year, if they beat Guinea-Bissau this coming Saturday.
But leadership battles and egos would well scupper the hopes of both national teams.
Local football administrator Jefta Gaoab said he conducted desktop research on the current NFA executive, in the wake of the soap opera unfolding at Football
House.
“My findings were surprising, because all these folks have credible track records with their involvement in football administration.
“Some served a good number of years in chairmanship positions where they hail from.
“These people ought to know better, by virtue of where they come from, in terms of football matters, but it seems not to be the case,” Gaoab said. He believes the sporting fraternity is in dire need of leaders who cannot be compromised under any circumstances. “The type of leadership we want at Football House must agree to disagree, ethically, and should be able to move forward without fear or favour, when discharging their duties.”
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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