SKW questions NFA ruling

SPORT Klub Windhoek (SKW) are confident of winning their appeal against a decision to have six points deducted for fielding an unregistered player.

SKW claim the Namibia Football Association (NFA) violated its constitution in dealing with the case. Jochen Traut, the vice chairman of SKW, said the NFA should have delivered the judgement seven days after the hearing of the case on January 27, according to rule 35.1 of the constitution.He also said that according to Article 33.3 of the constitution, the hearing was supposed to be convened not later than 30 days after the charge was served.The charge was served on December 5 and the hearing only took place on January 27.Article 33.4 of the constitution states that if the hearing is not convened within 30 days of the charge, “the misconduct shall be deemed to have not been committed.”RULES SAY Rule 33.2 of the NFA constitution reads: “A charge shall be served on the accused person or club not later than seven days or such other reasonable period but not later than thirty days from the date the misconduct is alleged to have been committed,” Rule 33.3 states: “The secretary general of the Association or secretary of a member shall convene a disciplinary hearing not later than ten days from the date the charge is served on the accused person or such other reasonable period but not later than thirty days.”Article 33.4 reads: “Where the secretary general of the association or the secretary of a member fails to charge an accused person or club or fails to convene a disciplinary hearing as contemplated in these rules, the misconduct shall be deemed to have not been committed.”The NFA could not be reached for comment yesterday, with NFA acting secretary general Barry Rukoro saying he was attending an emergency meeting.SKW striker Arend Von Stryk, the man at the centre of the controversy, went to Scotland to attend trials with Scottish First Division club Dundee United after getting an international clearance from the NFA at the request of SKW.According to the NFA, SKW had to follow the same procedure by requesting an international clearance certificate from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) for Von Stryk to play for SKW, but the club failed to do so.Von Stryk featured in SKW’s matches against Blue Waters and Eleven Arrows, which they won 3-2 and 3-0 respectively.But Blue Waters lodged a complaint arguing that Von Stryk was not registered with SKW.namibiasport.com.naJochen Traut, the vice chairman of SKW, said the NFA should have delivered the judgement seven days after the hearing of the case on January 27, according to rule 35.1 of the constitution.He also said that according to Article 33.3 of the constitution, the hearing was supposed to be convened not later than 30 days after the charge was served.The charge was served on December 5 and the hearing only took place on January 27.Article 33.4 of the constitution states that if the hearing is not convened within 30 days of the charge, “the misconduct shall be deemed to have not been committed.”RULES SAY Rule 33.2 of the NFA constitution reads: “A charge shall be served on the accused person or club not later than seven days or such other reasonable period but not later than thirty days from the date the misconduct is alleged to have been committed,” Rule 33.3 states: “The secretary general of the Association or secretary of a member shall convene a disciplinary hearing not later than ten days from the date the charge is served on the accused person or such other reasonable period but not later than thirty days.”Article 33.4 reads: “Where the secretary general of the association or the secretary of a member fails to charge an accused person or club or fails to convene a disciplinary hearing as contemplated in these rules, the misconduct shall be deemed to have not been committed.”The NFA could not be reached for comment yesterday, with NFA acting secretary general Barry Rukoro saying he was attending an emergency meeting.SKW striker Arend Von Stryk, the man at the centre of the controversy, went to Scotland to attend trials with Scottish First Division club Dundee United after getting an international clearance from the NFA at the request of SKW.According to the NFA, SKW had to follow the same procedure by requesting an international clearance certificate from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) for Von Stryk to play for SKW, but the club failed to do so.Von Stryk featured in SKW’s matches against Blue Waters and Eleven Arrows, which they won 3-2 and 3-0 respectively.But Blue Waters lodged a complaint arguing that Von Stryk was not registered with SKW.namibiasport.com.na