Anton goes for vice presidency

FORMER Namibia Premier League (NPL) chairman Anton van Wyk yesterday declared that he will stand for the position of vice president at the NFA elective congress on October 28.

Van Wyk, who lost to Pieter van Wyk at the weekend’s NPL elections of a chairman of the NPL’s Board of Governors, said he would challenge incumbent Kolbinian Amutenya for the vice presidency position. Van Wyk stated that that he had been nominated by more than eight members affiliated to the NFA to stand as a candidate.After failing to secure the NPL chairmanship, the position in which he had served for two years, Van Wyk vowed to become the new vice president of the football controlling body.Asked what his chances are, Van Wyk said his chances are as good as those of Hendrik Davids, who will stand as candidate for the NFA’s presidency against the incumbent, John Muinjo.Van Wyk described the weekend’s NPL elections as democratic and congratulated Pieter van Wyk on his election to the post of chairman.He said with Pieter at the helm of domestic football, he hoped the league would now take a different direction.He said he would assist wherever possible to help establish professional football in Namibia.Van Wyk, who at the time served as the NPL chairman, also became a member of an interim committee that was seeking to oust the current leadership headed by Muinjo.The interim committee, headed by Davids after its formation during an extraordinary congress that was viewed as unconstitutional, tried to push Muinjo and his men out of office, but failed, prompting the intervention of Fifa.Fifa proposed that elections be called in all the regions to elect new leaders, which will eventually culminate in the main elective congress where the association’s president and executive committee should be elected.Nampa and Own ReporterVan Wyk stated that that he had been nominated by more than eight members affiliated to the NFA to stand as a candidate.After failing to secure the NPL chairmanship, the position in which he had served for two years, Van Wyk vowed to become the new vice president of the football controlling body.Asked what his chances are, Van Wyk said his chances are as good as those of Hendrik Davids, who will stand as candidate for the NFA’s presidency against the incumbent, John Muinjo.Van Wyk described the weekend’s NPL elections as democratic and congratulated Pieter van Wyk on his election to the post of chairman.He said with Pieter at the helm of domestic football, he hoped the league would now take a different direction.He said he would assist wherever possible to help establish professional football in Namibia.Van Wyk, who at the time served as the NPL chairman, also became a member of an interim committee that was seeking to oust the current leadership headed by Muinjo.The interim committee, headed by Davids after its formation during an extraordinary congress that was viewed as unconstitutional, tried to push Muinjo and his men out of office, but failed, prompting the intervention of Fifa.Fifa proposed that elections be called in all the regions to elect new leaders, which will eventually culminate in the main elective congress where the association’s president and executive committee should be elected.Nampa and Own Reporter