NFA chihuahuas must stop barking

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa



The people instigating chaos on social media remind me of those chihuahua dogs which bark and instigate fights with the big dogs.

The problem with chihuahuas is they will instigate fights and continue barking but the big dogs will be the ones feeling the heat and embroiled in the tussle.

Now this bark of a chihuahua has echoed across social media platforms with many football leader loyalists making the most noise, creating further problems in the game.

Football groups on WhatsApp and Facebook have become a complete war zone, with many exchanging unpleasant words.

There is a serious lack of discipline and control in groups and people are using this as an opportunity to rally their personal agenda.

The worst part about this is the fact that you find current administrators on these groups sharing confidential information on public platforms.

It is for this reason that people are now having access to memos of meetings held behind closed doors.

I have heard people saying that the media is contributing to the current football impasse, but I have to tell you that the media has done nothing wrong.

People who are adding fuel to an already burning fire are those who have no idea the extent of damage sharing information with the wrong people can do or is doing.

As media, we always believe in confidentiality and have been taught and trained to use information shared privately in such a manner that it is ethical.

Things have, however, changed at the moment because even those who have the slightest idea of confidentiality access information through football WhatsApp groups.

It has become very dangerous because even those in leadership structures are using this to defame and expose their rivals.

There is no respect to sensitive information any more and this is creating further turmoil in the beautiful game that has turned ugly in this country.

Instead of finding solutions, the football circle is at war with itself and I can only fear for the worst at the moment.

People are so disjointed that the future of football in this country continues to hang on life support.

My advice to those in positions is to avoid using WhatsApp and Facebook as a tool to tarnish each other’s reputations.

I find that a bit childish and unprofessional that people seek revenge on their own colleagues while they walk past finding solutions.

We have to remember that all our leaders are doing is not hurting them, but the football players and their families who have lost an income.

We must remember that we are destroying and blocking the dreams of young Namibian sons and daughters who aspire to become top football stars.

This has to remind us that we are depriving many of those vendors who use to sell at gates from making any money to feed their families.

There are those who were standing as guards at stadiums who are now unable to do so just because of the skew leadership in our circles.

Stop comparing yourselves and seeking to justify your mistakes.

The current executive was given its own chance and failed, not because people made them fail but because they themselves were set up to fail.

Today, you hear some loyalists saying that that these kinds of people or executives deserve more time to prove themselves.

I am afraid that this executive and the entire leadership has already broken the trust and faith we had in them from the word go.

What puzzles me the most is that even when we clearly see what a mess the game is at the moment, leaders and their chihuahuas continue with the same drama.

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