All of the Oman Soccer Affiliation (OFA) members and board of administrators, except for two, have submitted their resignation to the Minister of Sports activities Affairs, Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi on the 26/12/2006. Two members, who weren’t current on the board assembly, are but to submit their resignation.
The resignation of the OFA members comes within the wake of the under par performances of our nationwide soccer groups in its completely different age classes. The resignation was referred to as upon by most of the people and a few 17 regional golf equipment. Consequently, a rare common assembly was held on 18-12-2006.
To me it appears to be like just like the members of the Omani Soccer Affiliation had been petrified of the extraordinary common meeting and the attainable ensuing embarrassment, therefore have opted to resign as a substitute of being sacked.
There are just a few questions, nonetheless, in and round this OFA resignation primarily, is it the appropriate timing for such an motion to be referred to as upon ? What would be the affect of the resignation on our participation within the Gulf Cup in Abu Dhabi ? Who would be the new chairman of the OFA ? Was H.E. Ali Al Sunaidi appropriate in scheduling a rare assembly on this explicit interval ? What’s the actual motive behind this group resignation ?
Just a few days after writing an article in regards to the duties of various entities in direction of the general nicely being of soccer in Oman (consult with ข่าวสด ), the place I’ve made clear that the Omani Soccer Affiliation has been the primary offender in victimizing soccer in Oman, we had been shocked by the information of this group resignation by the board members of the OFA. Though it has been referred to as upon for fairly a very long time by most of the people, the timing of the resignation is considerably awkward and will trigger additional debacle to the already underperforming soccer nationwide staff.
Resignation causes that now we have been advised
Greater than 17 golf equipment and most of the people have been asking for such a resignation because of the current efficiency of the OFA.
Hidden motives
In my view, the board members had been petrified of being sacked on account of the extraordinary common assembly and therefore have opted to resign. They’re conscious that they’ve taken soccer in Oman again to the darkish days with their miss planning and disorganization and, figuring out that they solely search straightforward options, maybe found that there is not a straightforward manner again.
Influence of the resignation on out nationwide soccer staff
Irrespective of how a lot we prefer to deny it, absolutely there might be some affect, albeit minimal, on our participation within the Gulf Cup which might be held in Abu Dhabi on the 17th of January of 2006. This resignation has solved the disorganization with an excellent greater disorganization.
New Omani Soccer Affiliation chairman ?
I, like many others imagine that H.H Shihab bin Tariq Al Saeed, present president of Al Seeb membership, is probably the most acceptable and if it doesn’t materialize for one cause or one other then it’s advised that the job be assigned to somebody who has some soccer background.
Opinion
Firstly, I imagine that H.E Ali Al Sunaidi obtained the timing of the overall assembly unsuitable on condition that the Gulf Cup is simply three weeks away. In my view, he ought to have waited till the conclusion of the Gulf Cup earlier than taking any motion to spare the soccer staff and us this debacle, particularly that there are round 5 months between the latter cup and the Asian Cup 2007 that might have proved greater than sufficient for this reformation.
Secondly, I imagine that the defunct members of the OFA board realized that they are going to be underneath extra fireplace had they waited till the conclusion of the Gulf Cup, maybe anticipating one other under par efficiency from the soccer staff.
Thirdly, I hope this example doesn’t get milked by the brand new OFA members ought to the nationwide soccer staff fail to stay as much as the nation’s expectations within the Gulf Cup, 2007.
Final however not least, I deeply hope that the identical errors are usually not repeated when deciding on the brand new members of the OFA. The affiliation wants contemporary blood, ones which are educated in soccer. Ones that query and critique our nationwide head coach, particularly when the nationwide staff prepares for future tournaments by enjoying pleasant matches towards third and fourth division Czech golf equipment whereas different international locations like UAE, Qatar and Kuwait play the likes of Brazil and Portugal.
Omani Soccer Affiliation members which have tendered their resignation
The next is the checklist of the now ex-members of the OFA:
Shaikh Khalil Al Khalili (Chairman)
Abdullah Shaaban Al Farsi (Vice-chairman)
Abdullah bin Mohammed Bamakhalef (Normal secretary)
Jamil Ali Sultan (Treasurer)
Ali bin Mubarak Al Hosni (Board member)
Nasser bin Hamdan Al Riyami (Board member)
Mohamed bin Saleh Alawi Shihab (Board member)
Talal Al Amri (Board member)
Two members had been absent from the assembly and they’re:
Fahad Al Darri
Salim Al Abri