Eish, lo and behold! The old adage that monkeys always travel by size seems to have deep-rooted placing in our midst, having spiralled to the inner doings of domestic football.
Just as the dust settled in the ensuing brouhaha regarding the draconian hotly debated suspension-soon-lifted grounding of Namibia Football Association (NFA) Secretary General (SG) Barry Rukoro – another nasty event has unfolded right on our doorstep.
I’m damn sure many of you would scorn to own me in a lie if yours truly concludes that MTC Premiership rookies Young Chiefs are trying by all means to impersonate NFA honcho, Bro Frans Mbidi.
The northern club has apparently sent their head coach Ace Komeya packing in the shape of ‘Special Leave’ without allowing due process to prevail?
In all honesty, somebody needs to step forward and apply the brakes if we are to discourage these new shenanigans and nasty practices in our football to continue unabated, as such actions could potentially bring the beautiful game of football into disrepute.
Is it perhaps not time for football clubs and sports administrators to start running sports entities in a much more professional fashion? I’m just asking.
Statistics don’t lie as can be attested by Chiefs’ current position on the MTC Premiership table. It’s a well-documented secret that the former Tigers goal ace has injected a new lease of life into the league’s new boys, since his arrival midway through the first round.
So, the country’s football authorities (NFA) have reached another milestone with the much anticipated unveiling of the NFA ‘Girls Centre’ – certainly a commendable achievement. The NFA deserves a genuine pat on the back for making strides.
But alas, the name Girls Centre calls for a bit of interrogation unless the newly built centre will remain just that, a Girls Centre, even in the event the current little ones grow into women. Surely, a Women Centre would have been more appropriate.
Another advice to football bosses, maximize such gatherings to aggressively market our hopelessly undermarketed football.
Please allow the real McCoys (footballers) of our togetherness to address the audience.
My learned colleagues, yours truly humbly begs you to mend your ways – people are getting gatvol lending an ear to the same old worn-out lyrics.
An aspiring athlete wants to hear what a successful retired footballer in the mould of Collin ‘Collymore’ Benjamin, or rugby icon Andre Stoop, has to say about international journeys and experiences in sport.
On a rather positive parting note, let me take this opportunity to welcome Life Fighters back to the MTC Premier League. Our domestic league is in dire need of clubs with a stinking rich history and Okahirona fits the bill perfectly.
In the same breath, yours truly is holding out for former Premiership giants Chief Santos to make their overdue return to where they rightfully belong, the MTC Premiership. Namibian football has become a dull affair without the Copper Town lads.
Truth be told, the town of Tsumeb has literally become a ghosts’ enclave since the departure of Santos from topflight football. I rest my case.