FUFA given deadline
Nov 03, 2004
STATE sports minister Okello Oryem (right) has advised the current FUFA executive to initiate the process of having a new executive of the local governing body elected not later than December 15
By Sabiiti Muwanga
and Norman Katende
STATE sports minister Okello Oryem (right) has advised the current FUFA executive to initiate the process of having a new executive of the local governing body elected not later than December 15.
But FUFA say they have to first see to it that FIFA requirements are included in the constitution before the new executive assumes office.
They had already set November 30 as the date for the general assembly at the International Conference Centre to address this issue.
In a letter written November 1 to
FUFA secretary Haruna Mawanda, Oryem, citing a number of clauses in the federation’s constitution, blamed the FUFA executive for being diversionary in prioritising constitutional amendments at this time.
“Amending the constitution shall be done by the sitting FUFA (general or extra-ordinary) assembly after correcting the constitutional anomalies that I have highlighted above. I find it diversionary for the FUFA executive to expend all its energies on ensuring that constitutional amendments become priority, even at the risk of flouting and/or non-adherence to the provisions of your constitution,†Oryem wrote.
The articles the minister says are being abused are those concerning the date of the annual general assembly which must not be later than September 1, and the elective assembly which must be convened by December 1.
Another provision that bothers the minister is that of appointing a Returning Officer for the elections, which should be effected not later than 60 days before the election date.
FUFA has not yet appointed a returning officer for the proposed elections to-date.
FUFA secretary Mawanda, while addressing the weekly Top Radio Super League press conference yesterday, admitted that they had an unforeseen problem with the next elections.
“We have complications with the next election. We have to go in the elections after seeing the new amendments,†said Mawanda.
He revealed that they had already included the constitution review process on the agenda, but said that the call by the minister could make them revisit their agenda.
Danny Jordaan returned to work as chief executive of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Monday, a job he put on hold in 2002 to jet round the world campaigning to host the 2010 World Cup. That campaign was successful with South Africa winning the right in May to host the event.
But while Jordaan was away, SAFA’s fortunes have gone from bad to worse, with mounting debt, a match-fixing scandal and last week’s shock resignation of his stand-in after press reports about his private life.
and Norman Katende
STATE sports minister Okello Oryem (right) has advised the current FUFA executive to initiate the process of having a new executive of the local governing body elected not later than December 15.
But FUFA say they have to first see to it that FIFA requirements are included in the constitution before the new executive assumes office.
They had already set November 30 as the date for the general assembly at the International Conference Centre to address this issue.
In a letter written November 1 to
FUFA secretary Haruna Mawanda, Oryem, citing a number of clauses in the federation’s constitution, blamed the FUFA executive for being diversionary in prioritising constitutional amendments at this time.
“Amending the constitution shall be done by the sitting FUFA (general or extra-ordinary) assembly after correcting the constitutional anomalies that I have highlighted above. I find it diversionary for the FUFA executive to expend all its energies on ensuring that constitutional amendments become priority, even at the risk of flouting and/or non-adherence to the provisions of your constitution,†Oryem wrote.
The articles the minister says are being abused are those concerning the date of the annual general assembly which must not be later than September 1, and the elective assembly which must be convened by December 1.
Another provision that bothers the minister is that of appointing a Returning Officer for the elections, which should be effected not later than 60 days before the election date.
FUFA has not yet appointed a returning officer for the proposed elections to-date.
FUFA secretary Mawanda, while addressing the weekly Top Radio Super League press conference yesterday, admitted that they had an unforeseen problem with the next elections.
“We have complications with the next election. We have to go in the elections after seeing the new amendments,†said Mawanda.
He revealed that they had already included the constitution review process on the agenda, but said that the call by the minister could make them revisit their agenda.
Danny Jordaan returned to work as chief executive of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Monday, a job he put on hold in 2002 to jet round the world campaigning to host the 2010 World Cup. That campaign was successful with South Africa winning the right in May to host the event.
But while Jordaan was away, SAFA’s fortunes have gone from bad to worse, with mounting debt, a match-fixing scandal and last week’s shock resignation of his stand-in after press reports about his private life.