Clubs set to pay more to NFA

PROTESTS, appeals and arbitration cases, which are rife in Namibian football, will cost teams more this season, according to the new rules of the Namibia Football Association (NFA).

These new rules are effective from August 1. A team seeking a decision from the NFA’s Arbitration Board will have to fork out N$25 000 before the case is heard, while a team that takes its case to the Appeals Committee first has to put N$10 000 on the table.Protests are cheaper, costing N$2 500.The other new rule that came into effect is that teams will now pay a transfer fee of N$2 500 per player.The rule applies to players moving from one club to the other in the Namibia Premier League (NPL), from the first division to the NPL, from the second division to the NPL and from the second division to first-division clubs.Teams that have players moving from the first division to second division only pay N$750.Players moving from one club to the other in the first division will cost their new clubs N$2 000 each.Also costing N$750 are players moving between second-division clubs, from the under-17 leagues to a higher league and between under-17 league teams.Players in the women’s leagues will only pay N$100 for moving between clubs.AFFILIATION FEES The NPL will be expected to pay the NFA N$30 000 as affiliation fee this season, compared to a mere N$3 000 and N$2 000 for the first and second divisions respectively.This is because a premier league club will be expected to pay N$5 000 to the NPL, while in the first division, clubs will only contribute N$1 000 as affiliation fees.The NPL will have 12 active teams this season and their total affiliation fees amount to N$60 000.Of that, the NPL uses N$30 000 for administrative purposes such as processing player cards and issuing registration certificates to the teams, while the rest is paid over to the NFA’s account.Not only does the NFA receive affiliation fees from the various leagues – which now go up to N$60 000 – but it also gets N$4 million from Government each year and an N$8 million sponsorship from the Namibia Football Consortium (NFC).The association also gets US$250 000 from the Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa), which is about N$2 million per year for its various projects and administration.Further, the first-division clubs will now pay N$1 000 to their league, while the second-division sides must pay N$500.The registration fee for NPL players to the league is a mere N$50 per player, while first-division team players pay only N$40.Women players pay the cheapest registration fee of only N$15 per player to their league.Also, the NFA is asking N$500 for an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) per player.In most cases, the fees must be paid before the start of the season.A team seeking a decision from the NFA’s Arbitration Board will have to fork out N$25 000 before the case is heard, while a team that takes its case to the Appeals Committee first has to put N$10 000 on the table.Protests are cheaper, costing N$2 500.The other new rule that came into effect is that teams will now pay a transfer fee of N$2 500 per player.The rule applies to players moving from one club to the other in the Namibia Premier League (NPL), from the first division to the NPL, from the second division to the NPL and from the second division to first-division clubs.Teams that have players moving from the first division to second division only pay N$750.Players moving from one club to the other in the first division will cost their new clubs N$2 000 each.Also costing N$750 are players moving between second-division clubs, from the under-17 leagues to a higher league and between under-17 league teams.Players in the women’s leagues will only pay N$100 for moving between clubs.AFFILIATION FEES The NPL will be expected to pay the NFA N$30 000 as affiliation fee this season, compared to a mere N$3 000 and N$2 000 for the first and second divisions respectively.This is because a premier league club will be expected to pay N$5 000 to the NPL, while in the first division, clubs will only contribute N$1 000 as affiliation fees.The NPL will have 12 active teams this season and their total affiliation fees amount to N$60 000.Of that, the NPL uses N$30 000 for administrative purposes such as processing player cards and issuing registration certificates to the teams, while the rest is paid over to the NFA’s account.Not only does the NFA receive affiliation fees from the various leagues – which now go up to N$60 000 – but it also gets N$4 million from Government each year and an N$8 million sponsorship from the Namibia Football Consortium (NFC).The association also gets US$250 000 from the Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa), which is about N$2 million per year for its various projects and administration.Further, the first-division clubs will now pay N$1 000 to their league, while the second-division sides must pay N$500.The registration fee for NPL players to the league is a mere N$50 per player, while first-division team players pay only N$40.Women players pay the cheapest registration fee of only N$15 per player to their league.Also, the NFA is asking N$500 for an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) per player.In most cases, the fees must be paid before the start of the season.