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WINDHOEK – Tomorrow’s Athletics Namibia (AN) council meeting will fill the vacant positions of secretary general, treasurer and doping official in the athletics executive.

AN President Alpha Kangueehi said the council meeting, to be attended by 18 chairpersons of the various portfolios, will also look at the 2007 athletic calendar. Kangueehi said next year’s congress slated for March will discuss the financial report and the road ahead.”Next year’s congress will not be elective.The elective congress will take place in 2008 when the current leadership’s term of office comes to an end,” he said.The AN Council meeting is scheduled to start at 09h00, at the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) Customer Care Centre in Katutura.- Nampa MADRID – Brazilian star Ronaldinho is set to be named Fifa’s player of the year for a third successive time, according to a report in the Spanish press yesterday.Marca sports daily claims the Barcelona star will be named the winner ahead of Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro and now-retired French great Zinedine Zidane at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland on December 18.World Cup winning Italy defender Cannavaro recently won the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d’Or), which is awarded by France Football magazine.Nampa-AFPKangueehi said next year’s congress slated for March will discuss the financial report and the road ahead.”Next year’s congress will not be elective.The elective congress will take place in 2008 when the current leadership’s term of office comes to an end,” he said.The AN Council meeting is scheduled to start at 09h00, at the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) Customer Care Centre in Katutura.- Nampa MADRID – Brazilian star Ronaldinho is set to be named Fifa’s player of the year for a third successive time, according to a report in the Spanish press yesterday.Marca sports daily claims the Barcelona star will be named the winner ahead of Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro and now-retired French great Zinedine Zidane at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland on December 18.World Cup winning Italy defender Cannavaro recently won the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d’Or), which is awarded by France Football magazine.Nampa-AFP

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