No chief executive for NFA yet

THE appointment of a new chief executive officer for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is likely to be announced by the end of next month.

NFA spokesman Beau Kauta yesterday confirmed that the association’s executive committee is set to meet early next month to decide on the appointment. Before that, the executive committee has to set up an interviewing panel and interview applicants – a process that Kauta estimates will take until the end of September.He said the main reason why no progress will be made this month is the absence of the NFA’s president John Muinjo, who is currently attending an under-17 football tournament in Korea.Muinjo is only expected back on September 2, after which the executive committee will meet.Kauta said the association had received eight applications for the job, with only two from foreigner applicants.He said all the applications are in the possession of the president and could not be submitted to Soccer House as the acting secretary general, Barry Rukoro, has also applied for the position.The applications closed on June 14.Rukoro has been in an acting capacity since February this year after the ousting of former administrative head Alpheus Gaweseb.According to the Labour Act, Rukoro is eligible to be appointed permanently after six months in an acting capacity, but he can also be demoted to his previous position if another candidate is found.Kauta said the Labour Act also makes provision for someone to be employed in an acting capacity or on a temporary basis for a year.The NFA constitution does not stipulate what happens in case a person has been acting for more than six months, nor does it touch on any aspects of promotion or demotion of employees.Rukoro has been with the NFA for about 10 years now.The NFA has been mum on who applied for the position.Kauta said he had not seen any names, as Muinjo was the only person who received the applications.According to the NFA, the new CEO must have post-secondary professional qualifications and at least ten years’ working experience, of which five must have been at senior management level.The biggest task of the new CEO will be to transform the product of football into business and professional levels.He should also source funding and mobilise all football programmes, including retaining and increasing the current sponsorship.Before that, the executive committee has to set up an interviewing panel and interview applicants – a process that Kauta estimates will take until the end of September.He said the main reason why no progress will be made this month is the absence of the NFA’s president John Muinjo, who is currently attending an under-17 football tournament in Korea.Muinjo is only expected back on September 2, after which the executive committee will meet.Kauta said the association had received eight applications for the job, with only two from foreigner applicants.He said all the applications are in the possession of the president and could not be submitted to Soccer House as the acting secretary general, Barry Rukoro, has also applied for the position.The applications closed on June 14.Rukoro has been in an acting capacity since February this year after the ousting of former administrative head Alpheus Gaweseb.According to the Labour Act, Rukoro is eligible to be appointed permanently after six months in an acting capacity, but he can also be demoted to his previous position if another candidate is found.Kauta said the Labour Act also makes provision for someone to be employed in an acting capacity or on a temporary basis for a year.The NFA constitution does not stipulate what happens in case a person has been acting for more than six months, nor does it touch on any aspects of promotion or demotion of employees.Rukoro has been with the NFA for about 10 years now.The NFA has been mum on who applied for the position.Kauta said he had not seen any names, as Muinjo was the only person who received the applications.According to the NFA, the new CEO must have post-secondary professional qualifications and at least ten years’ working experience, of which five must have been at senior management level.The biggest task of the new CEO will be to transform the product of football into business and professional levels.He should also source funding and mobilise all football programmes, including retaining and increasing the current sponsorship.