Mutorwa calls for sound leadership

MINISTER of Sport John Mutorwa says the leadership of some sport codes in the country is wanting, rather than the quality of the players or athletes when competing.

He said poor administration leads to teams obtaining unfavourable results as they are often led into a wrong direction by their leaders. Mutorwa spoke at the opening of a weeklong Fifa Futuro III Administration and Management Course for the SADC Region in Windhoek.He said administration and management are important components that determine the progress and success of a team, club or organisation.He said sport is supposed to be run in an effective and efficient manner, adding that players cannot perform on the field of play if the administration is left wanting.”We need effective and accountable leadership in all the codes and that means people who understand the issues beyond the game,” he said.Mutorwa was addressing football instructors who are in the final phase of qualifying as full-fledged administrators.The representatives are from Swaziland, Botswana, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa and Namibia.Mutorwa said against the backdrop of the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa in the same year, it is imperative for administrators to gain skills to contribute and make these events a success.”It follows logically therefore, that the responsibility to ensure that the two events are held successfully is not confined to Fifa, CAF or the host countries, but Cosafa, the national football controlling bodies, governments and the entire host nations have the same obligations and responsibilities,” he said.He said Africa needs to prove to the world that it can host a successful World Cup in 2010 to do away with the negative prejudices about the continent.Namibia Football Association (NFA) executive member Jackey Gertze said Namibia will benefit immensely from the course, adding that sound administrative skills were imperative for the progress of the game in general.Fifa development officer Ashford Mamelodi said gone are the days when Africa relied on instructors from Europe to teach them the fundamentals of the game.”We are trying to develop our own instructors who can in turn teach others in the administering of the game, while other courses also include refereeing and sports medicine,” he said.He said there has been a lot of administrative problems in football in the region and Fifa felt that it needed to be addressed, to have associations that operate more smoothly and efficient in future.The course will cover aspects such as finance, marketing and club management, while the participants will also look into the Fifa statutes and its development programmes.Mutorwa spoke at the opening of a weeklong Fifa Futuro III Administration and Management Course for the SADC Region in Windhoek.He said administration and management are important components that determine the progress and success of a team, club or organisation.He said sport is supposed to be run in an effective and efficient manner, adding that players cannot perform on the field of play if the administration is left wanting.”We need effective and accountable leadership in all the codes and that means people who understand the issues beyond the game,” he said.Mutorwa was addressing football instructors who are in the final phase of qualifying as full-fledged administrators.The representatives are from Swaziland, Botswana, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa and Namibia.Mutorwa said against the backdrop of the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa in the same year, it is imperative for administrators to gain skills to contribute and make these events a success.”It follows logically therefore, that the responsibility to ensure that the two events are held successfully is not confined to Fifa, CAF or the host countries, but Cosafa, the national football controlling bodies, governments and the entire host nations have the same obligations and responsibilities,” he said.He said Africa needs to prove to the world that it can host a successful World Cup in 2010 to do away with the negative prejudices about the continent.Namibia Football Association (NFA) executive member Jackey Gertze said Namibia will benefit immensely from the course, adding that sound administrative skills were imperative for the progress of the game in general.Fifa development officer Ashford Mamelodi said gone are the days when Africa relied on instructors from Europe to teach them the fundamentals of the game.”We are trying to develop our own instructors who can in turn teach others in the administering of the game, while other courses also include refereeing and sports medicine,” he said.He said there has been a lot of administrative problems in football in the region and Fifa felt that it needed to be addressed, to have associations that operate more smoothly and efficient in future.The course will cover aspects such as finance, marketing and club management, while the participants will also look into the Fifa statutes and its development programmes.