NFA to receive N$600 000

CAF THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced at its congress in Marrakech, Morocco, that every affiliate member will be entitled to U$100 000, which amounts to N$600 000.

In a report posted on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s website on Sunday, CAF President Issa Hayatou said the N$600 000 grant will come from the International Federation of Football Associations (Fifa). Hayatou said 13 African countries would receive the grant every year, ensuring that the entire continent is covered over a four-year period.He said bad management of some national football associations was stunting the continent.”Poor governance of national associations still afflicts African football,” Hayatou was quoted as saying.”We need to prove that we are capable of managing our own affairs in accordance with the Fifa rules,” he added.The CAF President’s call was backed by Fifa boss Sepp Blatter, who told the congress delegates that African national associations must be headed by people with management skills relevant to the demands of the modern game.Said Blatter: “A leader of a football association must be supported by a professional infrastructure.This is important for African football to grow.”The Namibian Football Association’s Government grant of N$3,5 million is handled by the Namibia Sport Commission (NSC).Late last week, NSC Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane said that all sport codes affiliated to the commission must submit their financial reports of grants received from international organisations.The NFA still has to submit its 2004/05 financial report to the NSC.At the same time, the NFA stands on the brink of clinching a multi-million dollar deal with a consortium of local companies, but the contract is far from being finalised as the association has failed to get the domestic league rolling due to pending cases.An arbitration case between Life Fighters and the Namibia Premier League has led to the delay in the league kick-off, with the consortium only prepared to sign the N$40 million deal once the case has been resolved.The delay has also halted the commencement of the Humphries Security Guard Division tournament, with prizes totalling N$100 000, for the 12 teams likely to play in the Namibia Premier League.At this stage, playoffs to determine the teams that will be promoted to the premiership have not been concluded yet due to the protracted arbitration case.The NPL has decided to trim the domestic league from 16 to 12 teams for the 2005/2006 football season in an attempt to move towards a semi-professional status.NFA President Petrus Damaseb, Secretary-General Alpheus Gawaseb and First Vice-President John Muinjo attended the CAF congress in Morocco.-Nampa and Own ReporterHayatou said 13 African countries would receive the grant every year, ensuring that the entire continent is covered over a four-year period.He said bad management of some national football associations was stunting the continent.”Poor governance of national associations still afflicts African football,” Hayatou was quoted as saying.”We need to prove that we are capable of managing our own affairs in accordance with the Fifa rules,” he added.The CAF President’s call was backed by Fifa boss Sepp Blatter, who told the congress delegates that African national associations must be headed by people with management skills relevant to the demands of the modern game.Said Blatter: “A leader of a football association must be supported by a professional infrastructure.This is important for African football to grow.”The Namibian Football Association’s Government grant of N$3,5 million is handled by the Namibia Sport Commission (NSC).Late last week, NSC Chief Administrator Rusten Mogane said that all sport codes affiliated to the commission must submit their financial reports of grants received from international organisations.The NFA still has to submit its 2004/05 financial report to the NSC.At the same time, the NFA stands on the brink of clinching a multi-million dollar deal with a consortium of local companies, but the contract is far from being finalised as the association has failed to get the domestic league rolling due to pending cases.An arbitration case between Life Fighters and the Namibia Premier League has led to the delay in the league kick-off, with the consortium only prepared to sign the N$40 million deal once the case has been resolved.The delay has also halted the commencement of the Humphries Security Guard Division tournament, with prizes totalling N$100 000, for the 12 teams likely to play in the Namibia Premier League.At this stage, playoffs to determine the teams that will be promoted to the premiership have not been concluded yet due to the protracted arbitration case.The NPL has decided to trim the domestic league from 16 to 12 teams for the 2005/2006 football season in an attempt to move towards a semi-professional status.NFA President Petrus Damaseb, Secretary-General Alpheus Gawaseb and First Vice-President John Muinjo attended the CAF congress in Morocco.-Nampa and Own Reporter