WINDHOEK – In what can be interpreted as the last kick of a dying horse in the aftermath of a wide range of damning allegations stemming from maladministration and having overstayed their welcome in the comfort of Metje Buidling in Windhoek’s Independence Avenue – dodgy boxing officials are at it again.
New Era Sport has reliably learned that the Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF) issued invitations to carefully selected affiliates to attend a hastily organized Elective Congress, slated for next month, much to the chagrin of its subjects.
It also emerged that the beleaguered federation wants to host both the national junior and senior championships next month – much to the amazement of its affiliates. Aggrieved members believe this is just another ploy to prolong their illegal lodging in Namibian boxing.
“This is an act of pure desperation! How can these blokes expect us to compete at that level without having been afforded appropriate time to prepare our own boxers through regional trials,” charged an irritated boxing official.
Namibian boxing officials stand accused of practising autocracy of the highest order and running the business of local boxing as if it were their own private kambashus. “These blokes don’t have boxing at heart at all, they are more interested in lining their own pockets and furthering their personal interests.
“Namibian boxing is on a slippery slope journey or else how can we put our trust in people who deliberately allow overweight boxers to contest for international titles while turning a blind eye to boxers refusing to abide by standard medical laws governing the sport of boxing,” charged a distraught boxing official.
“As far as I’m concerned, these guys do not have the mandate to organize events or facilitate general assemblies because their term of office has long expired,” added a boxing trainer who asked for his identity to be withheld, fearing reprisal.
Insiders say NBF last held its quarterly Elective Congress in 2006, despite the federation insisting that it did hold a subsequent congress in 2010, as prescribed by its own constitution. Several genuine attempts to get the the NBF to make available the minutes of the disputed gathering to the media yielded very little progress.
By Staff Reporter