Namibia: FA condemns Tom Saintfiet

  1. Posted on Wednesday 29 September 2010 - 10:49
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    Walter Wilson Nana, AfricaNews reporter in Buea, Cameroon
    The Namibian Football Association president John Muinjo has criticized departed Brave Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet for lacking loyalty and professionalism. The Namibians are however infuriated that Saintfiet is yet to officially quit his job with them.
    Tom Saintfiet of Namibia
    Talking to journalists in the capital Windhoek, Muinjo said; “If it is true that he has been appointed as Zimbabwe's national team coach, then he was not loyal and he is not credible. We have not received any communication from him. He lacked the professionalism to tell us that he wants to go for another offer in Zimbabwe.”

    Muinjo also accused the 37-year-old Belgian national of jumping ship only after realizing that he would not be able to take Namibia to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The Brave Warriors lost 3-1 away to Gambia in their first Group F match early this month.

    “His contract is performance based. He lost focus and obviously saw that he was failing to qualify this country for the 2012 Nations Cup, that's why he decided to go,” NFA chair added.

    Saintfiet for his part accused the Namibians of a lack of commitment to the game when he arrived in Harare last week. "I am not desperate for a job, but I have my principles and I wasn’t happy with lack of preparations in Namibia and all these things meant that I had to look for a change. They are not serious in their approach to football and at times I had to literally train myself because I would have a few players at training in the morning and another four or five players in the next training,” he told the local press.

    Saintfiet dumped Namibia last week to take over as the substantive coach of Zimbabwe’s Warriors. He started his new job immediately after his confirmation and was at Rufaro Stadium to watch CAPS United beat Black Mambas 2-0 over the weekend.

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