Carlos Kambaekwa
Umbrella and Associations Sports Bodies needs a different measure of understanding beyond the linguistic practical definition of “Stewardship”.
When people ask a question such as, “What is stewardship?”, they are not requesting information of this sort – we know roughly how people use the word “stewardship” but that won’t solve the question of what “stewardship” actually is and whether or not certain ways of using the word can be justified.
A satisfactory answer to the question will go far beyond a description of linguistic practice and, perhaps, will tell us whether we are justified in applying the word, for example, a leader who SELECTIVELY cracks the whip when the situation demands.
It is quite mind-boggling that the National Sports Commission and its line ministry remain tight-lipped on serious allegations of financial irregularities levelled against the National Rugby Union by the International Rugby Board.
Whenever the baritone vocalist Alpha Kangueehi aka Barry White struts his notes out of tune – Sports Authorities would give a fired-up Cheetah a good run for her money to disrupt Brrra B’s repertoire – in the process the legendary Frank Fredericks is left green with envy.
There have been several failed attempts to disband the Love Unlimited Orchestra – much to the irritation of the Athletics boss.
This once again invites the answer on whether everybody is really equal before the law until proven otherwise – that’s what the law loudly trumpets but in all likelihood the system is tailor-made for those with deep pockets since one’s defensive capacity is designed by the weight of your wallet, by extension, one’s public standing.
Surely, the Commission should bite the bullet and accept that further cases will have to be treated in the same fashion, or else explain what it is about the present case that makes it different from previous cases which appear to have relevant features.
There is this not-so-pleasant notion in our society that whenever we hit a false note, we are entitled to point a finger in the direction of the previous regime to justify our failure and many people in strategic positions have mastered this trick effectively.
Our Netball has been invariably cruising on a course of self-destruction and had it not been for the perseverance of diehards such as Auntie Ricky, Cecily Swarts, Isodor Nell, Annie Mosiane-Kalomoh and Viviane Katjiuongua to keep the ship afloat, a significant number of stray dogs would be having a whale of a meal by now.
However, not a single word is uttered about the sorry state in which this once blossoming discipline finds itself in, notwithstanding the fact that Namibia was the second best netball playing nation on the African continent and amongst the top 20 globally.
Invincible Saga Exposed Football Authorities
The bungling Namibian Football Association finds itself with more egg on their face in the aftermath of its Disciplinary Committee’s unconstitutional ruling to dispatch Invincible Football Club a further tier down following allegations of match fixing.
Commonsense reminds us that it takes two parties to determine the outcome of a match which leaves yours truly swimming in a pool of confusion as to why players from Flying Eagles who apparently confessed to conspiracy were let off the hook.
That aside, Invincible Football Club is an affiliate of the Southern Stream First Division under the stewardship of Brrra Willy Swarts and the matter should have been the sole beat of the articulate but often misunderstood young man – certainly not the business of the Mother-Body at this juncture.
This once again demonstrates the hellish administration in our football setup – the NFA overstepped its mandate by meddling in the internal affairs of the Southern Stream First Division League.
There have been unending whispers in the corridors of Soccer House that the Association is not willing to part ways with the day-to-day business of the spherical ball and its reaction to recent events just confirms that suspicion.
Not surprisingly, all competitions are handled by the NFA with staff at Soccer House tramping all over one another’s feet to answer the call of duty because of the extra perks that come along.
The Namibian Premier League is the toast of domestic football, or supposedly – surely time calls for the usually ineffective Board of Governors to stand up and be counted.
How does one explain the absence of a Dispute Resolution Chamber in our structures, and who represents players when they have problems with their respective clubs on contracts and money issues.
There is absolutely no transparency on transfer and signing-on fee when players move into the professional ranks and what about the clubs who have developed them – do they ever receive a portion of the transfer fee as clearly stipulated in the FIFA statutes?
We cannot be hoodwinked into believing that Namibian football is still amateur – those days have gone the way of the dinosaur. Football is a much sought-after commodity and every Tom, even Dick let alone Harry with a finger in the game is not there for the love of it – AYEKAKO!, otherwise they would have chased leather in their Kamashona days.