Struck off the roll
Young African boss Marley Ngarizemo has vowed to continue fighting for his club to be reinstated in the premier league, even if he endures several setbacks.
Young African's attempt to be reinstated in the premier league suffered a setback yesterday after the Windhoek High Court struck their urgent application off the court roll.
Out of the 22 to respondents scheduled to attend the case, only African Stars and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) representatives were present.
Judge Claudia Klazen based her decision on the fact that the applicants (Young African) and their lawyers failed to appoint a deputy sheriff to summon all respondents to court.
The club's lawyer instead only sent emails to all the respondents, which Klazen said was not an acceptable court practice.
Young African was represented by Murorua Kurtz Kasper Inc, while the Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc represented the NPL.
Young African boss Marley Ngarizemo assured Namibian Sun that his lawyers will use the proper measures for the case to be heard in the High Court.
“From what the judge said, the case has not been dismissed, meaning the lawyers will have to use acceptable measures in order for us to continue with the case,” Ngarizemo said.
Young African was found guilty by the league's disciplinary committee of registering Zimbabwean player Tapiwa Simon Musekiwa with a fake identity document last season.
This resulted in the club being demoted from the league and additionally receiving a N$50 000 fine, after Ngarizemo pleaded guilty in front of the disciplinary committee.
The club has, however, asked that they be granted full NPL status and rights while the Namibia Football Association (NFA) re-establishes its judicial structures.
On 30 January, Young African lodged an appeal with the NFA appeals committee.
Their appeal however fell on deaf ears after former NFA secretary-general Barry Rukoro wrote a letter to Young African indicating that the NFA has no structures, and suggested that the club skip the internal remedy and lodge a direct appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The NFA has been operating on autopilot without executive and judicial committees which could have resolved the Young African matter.
Fifa recently appointed a normalisation committee to run the daily affairs of the NFA until elections can be held for a new NFA executive. This committee is yet to establish judicial structures.
It is for this reason that Young African decided to take the matter to the High Court, given the absence in judicial structures in the country's football governing body.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
Out of the 22 to respondents scheduled to attend the case, only African Stars and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) representatives were present.
Judge Claudia Klazen based her decision on the fact that the applicants (Young African) and their lawyers failed to appoint a deputy sheriff to summon all respondents to court.
The club's lawyer instead only sent emails to all the respondents, which Klazen said was not an acceptable court practice.
Young African was represented by Murorua Kurtz Kasper Inc, while the Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc represented the NPL.
Young African boss Marley Ngarizemo assured Namibian Sun that his lawyers will use the proper measures for the case to be heard in the High Court.
“From what the judge said, the case has not been dismissed, meaning the lawyers will have to use acceptable measures in order for us to continue with the case,” Ngarizemo said.
Young African was found guilty by the league's disciplinary committee of registering Zimbabwean player Tapiwa Simon Musekiwa with a fake identity document last season.
This resulted in the club being demoted from the league and additionally receiving a N$50 000 fine, after Ngarizemo pleaded guilty in front of the disciplinary committee.
The club has, however, asked that they be granted full NPL status and rights while the Namibia Football Association (NFA) re-establishes its judicial structures.
On 30 January, Young African lodged an appeal with the NFA appeals committee.
Their appeal however fell on deaf ears after former NFA secretary-general Barry Rukoro wrote a letter to Young African indicating that the NFA has no structures, and suggested that the club skip the internal remedy and lodge a direct appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The NFA has been operating on autopilot without executive and judicial committees which could have resolved the Young African matter.
Fifa recently appointed a normalisation committee to run the daily affairs of the NFA until elections can be held for a new NFA executive. This committee is yet to establish judicial structures.
It is for this reason that Young African decided to take the matter to the High Court, given the absence in judicial structures in the country's football governing body.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
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