Santos, Touch & Go case dismissed

WINDHOEK – The Namibia Sport Commission’s (NSC) Appeal Committee has dismissed the appeals by relegated outfits Chief Santos and Touch & Go.

A media release yesterday stated that the NSC Appeal Committee based its ruling on the contents of paragraph 29 and 30 of the appeals. The Appeal Committee also decided that each party must pay its own legal costs.Chief Santos,represented by Hendrik Christian, who also assisted the representative of Touch & Go, Jephta Gaoab, wanted matches played in the Premier League competition since April 1 2006 declared unofficial and not forming part of the league competition.They also wanted an order prohibiting the NFA from relegating the two clubs to a lower division, and asked that the NFA be ordered to pay punitive costs.The Appeal Committee decided that Touch & Go had not placed sufficient evidence before it and that all the other clubs had not received notice.The Appeal Committee could not accept the argument for the league to be nullified, as Touch & Go had not presented convincing arguments.Both Chief Santos and Touch and Go have been relegated to the Northern Stream First Division.Newly promoted clubs Golden Bees and Friends have joined the elite league.NampaThe Appeal Committee also decided that each party must pay its own legal costs.Chief Santos,represented by Hendrik Christian, who also assisted the representative of Touch & Go, Jephta Gaoab, wanted matches played in the Premier League competition since April 1 2006 declared unofficial and not forming part of the league competition.They also wanted an order prohibiting the NFA from relegating the two clubs to a lower division, and asked that the NFA be ordered to pay punitive costs.The Appeal Committee decided that Touch & Go had not placed sufficient evidence before it and that all the other clubs had not received notice.The Appeal Committee could not accept the argument for the league to be nullified, as Touch & Go had not presented convincing arguments.Both Chief Santos and Touch and Go have been relegated to the Northern Stream First Division.Newly promoted clubs Golden Bees and Friends have joined the elite league.Nampa