Tigers elect new exco members

TIGERS Football Club aims to put in place workable structures that will see the team moving into a more progressive direction.

The Namibia Premier League (NPL) side held their extraordinary general meeting at the weekend and elected a new executive committee, which will be chaired by one of the long-time servants of the club, Kelly Asser. The interim committee has been dismantled and new people were elected into positions, but have not yet been assigned to specific portfolios, apart from Asser.Asser, who for most of the past two seasons was solely responsible for leading the side in all departments in consultation with the elders’ committee, will be assisted by six more members.The new members are Eshe Luanda, Viv Tuneeko, PS Andima and Fessy Lameck, while Linda Baumann and Onesmus Akwenye, who served as interim members, were re-elected.The interim committee reported back to the members present.They identified a lack of proper structures that can keep the team as a unit and make the club more vibrant.The committee firstly decided to do away with the Board of Trustees that was set up a few seasons ago and which was rather ineffective, as it failed to address many issues affecting the club.Tigers will now have four committees – the executive, elders’, technical and supporters’ committees.The members serving on the various committees will serve for two football seasons and will be eligible for re-election.The new members on the executive committee are meeting tonight to decide who will serve as treasurer and secretary and who will head the other committees.An official told The Namibian Sport yesterday that the new committee is expected to make a presentation to the sponsors of the team, United Africa Group, on Friday in a bid to solicit more funding for both the football and netball teams.So far, only the football team has benefited from the sponsorship deal, while netball players had to raise their own money.According to the official, the committee also intends to set up a database of all its supporters to monitor and eventually curb members who get involved in unruly behaviour at stadiums.Registered supporters will be issued with membership cards and their personal details will be stored on a computerised database to identify them in cases of violence at the stadiums.The committee also noted that players were disturbed by outside elements who constantly complain about the team’s performance, which has led to low morale among the players.It also emerged that some players defied the instructions of the coaches and this often leads to some players leaving the team because of poor working relationships.Tigers this season employed former Civics coach Ali Akan as the new mentor, and he will be assisted by former players Alele Kapule and Kumi Uumati to gun for the league title and cup competitions.Tigers is one of the oldest clubs in the country and has had a tough time to win the league in recent times.Domestic competitions have somewhat landed in their favour through the years, but last season, the Donkerhoek side failed to capture any.Tigers finished in fourth spot last season and their strikers netted 57 goals to give them 17 wins out of 30 matches, while they went down only six times.The interim committee has been dismantled and new people were elected into positions, but have not yet been assigned to specific portfolios, apart from Asser.Asser, who for most of the past two seasons was solely responsible for leading the side in all departments in consultation with the elders’ committee, will be assisted by six more members.The new members are Eshe Luanda, Viv Tuneeko, PS Andima and Fessy Lameck, while Linda Baumann and Onesmus Akwenye, who served as interim members, were re-elected.The interim committee reported back to the members present.They identified a lack of proper structures that can keep the team as a unit and make the club more vibrant.The committee firstly decided to do away with the Board of Trustees that was set up a few seasons ago and which was rather ineffective, as it failed to address many issues affecting the club.Tigers will now have four committees – the executive, elders’, technical and supporters’ committees.The members serving on the various committees will serve for two football seasons and will be eligible for re-election.The new members on the executive committee are meeting tonight to decide who will serve as treasurer and secretary and who will head the other committees.An official told The Namibian Sport yesterday that the new committee is expected to make a presentation to the sponsors of the team, United Africa Group, on Friday in a bid to solicit more funding for both the football and netball teams.So far, only the football team has benefited from the sponsorship deal, while netball players had to raise their own money.According to the official, the committee also intends to set up a database of all its supporters to monitor and eventually curb members who get involved in unruly behaviour at stadiums.Registered supporters will be issued with membership cards and their personal details will be stored on a computerised database to identify them in cases of violence at the stadiums.The committee also noted that players were disturbed by outside elements who constantly complain about the team’s performance, which has led to low morale among the players.It also emerged that some players defied the instructions of the coaches and this often leads to some players leaving the team because of poor working relationships.Tigers this season employed former Civics coach Ali Akan as the new mentor, and he will be assisted by former players Alele Kapule and Kumi Uumati to gun for the league title and cup competitions.Tigers is one of the oldest clubs in the country and has had a tough time to win the league in recent times.Domestic competitions have somewhat landed in their favour through the years, but last season, the Donkerhoek side failed to capture any.Tigers finished in fourth spot last season and their strikers netted 57 goals to give them 17 wins out of 30 matches, while they went down only six times.