The nation has lost one of its most “committed and genuine” sport administrators following the death of Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Charles Siyauya yesterday.
That is according to Namibia Sports Commission chief administrator Freddy Mwiya, who was due to meet with Siyauya yesterday.
Siyauya was appointed to head the NFA secretariat for five years on 12 April 2024, becoming the first official from the Zambezi region to serve at that level.
“It is very sad because he was one of our best sport administrators.
We lost an administrator who was committed and genuine in successfully fulfilling his role. He was a fair and exemplary gentleman,” Mwiya said yesterday.
“This is a man who really wanted to make a difference in our football.
He was not interested in football politics and picking sides. He really wanted to see our football prosper.”
Siyauya was admitted to hospital after complaining of not feeling well on Sunday, following a meeting with officials from the Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa).
He was expected to lead the Cosafa officials to two more meetings at the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service and the sport commission yesterday.
“This morning I was due to attend a meeting with him at the ministry, but I failed as I had another commitment.
Our other meeting was supposed to be at 12h00 at my office, only to learn from the NFA vice president that he had passed away.
“We had to go on with the Cosafa meeting,” Mwiya said.
