SOUTH SUDAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 2021 ELECTION MANIFESTO
A comprehensive Plan to Transform and Enhance the Role of Football as a Catalyst for Development, Unity and National Pride
Mr. Augustino Maduot Parek
Candidate for the position of President of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA)
MAY 2021
I. INTRODUCTION
South Sudan is among Africa’s countries with potential to emerge as a powerhouse in the continental and international football arena. The demographic profile of the country is reflective of a very youthful population with a great affinity to the game of football, and a deep community-wide passionate engagement by all sectors of society. Like much of Africa, both male and female youth are actively embracing the game and finding it to be the most appropriate venue to break down communal barriers and deeply ingrained social and cultural impediments.
The Republic of South Sudan emerged out of a long and protracted struggle for equality and emancipation from cultural and political oppression. Along the way to liberty, a lot of pain and suffering further alienated our people from each other, and decimated any opportunity to build and nurture durable cultural and social institutions that can anchor our new country on a solid foundation. Sports have been historically seen as vehicles to address social disconnect and to bring people together in a spirit of unity and common good. Competitive sports particularly help build virtuous character traits in youth, such as resilience, teamwork, leadership, selflessness and community volunteerism. Even in the context of our own struggle, a quick survey of our veterans of the struggle shows that almost all of them were active as youth in sports, and particularly as footballers.
This is the broad context through which I see the potential and challenges of our football ecosystem, and why I am calling on you to join me in this journey to transform our fraternity into a catalyst for positive change across our great country. It is my strong conviction that organizing our sports sector effectively, and anchoring it on a strong base of visionary management, sound fiscal discipline, transparency and innovation will not only please our passionate football community, but will be a net positive to our quest for national unity, reconciliation and equitable development. I will go into greater detail below to outline how our vision as a team for positive change can be achieved through our solidarity.
II. CHALLENGES
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The challenges of football in South Sudan must be seen within the broader context of the evolution of our country, and must be assessed in terms of both historical structural deficiencies and contemporary management shortfalls. It is therefore much more effective as agents of positive change to outline these two sets of challenges properly in order to arrive at effective prescriptions that will be both effective and durable.
III. STRUCTURAL DEFICITS
As I mentioned at the outset, South Sudan is a very young country. According to the 2008 census, 73.7% of the population is under the age of 30, and that number is likely higher over a decade later. This population is fervently passionate about football, but the game also suffered from neglect and lack of organizational development like other sectors when the country was part of Sudan. The existing infrastructure and human resources were generally developed through the organic initiative of the people, and it is clear that there is a need to bring forth a medium to long term strategy to change the current dire situation.
The infrastructure deficit is immense in South Sudan, in terms of playgrounds and essential equipment for the game of football to develop rapidly. The other crucial structural element is the human resource, both in terms of players, coaches, referees and administrators. Several positive steps were made to address these challenges by our predecessors, and we have to acknowledge and commend those. Nonetheless, the situation in my assessment remains unsatisfactory, and that is why we are presenting this manifesto as our prescription to address our structural deficits in a durable and effective manner. However, I will build on the positive achievements, improve on the failures and strive for other possibilities to raise the standard of football.
CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
We believe that we are still behind, despite the national yearning for progress in the development of football since South Sudan was officially admitted to the Federation of African Football (CAF) at the Congress in Libreville, Gabon, on 10 February 2012. Our National Team has not lived up to our aspirations because of what can clearly be diagnosed as weaknesses in both administrative and fiscal management by previous administrations.
The management shortcomings are reflected in lack of resources for essential national team obligations, poor infrastructure development across the country, non-existent capacity building plans across the whole system, and erratic executive of the local and national leagues.
Of course these are not easy undertakings, but I believe that they are within reach if we adopt the right remedies and put in place the proper short, medium and long term plans to achieve them. These poor management and lack of resources is one of the reasons for the steady withdrawal of support by both government and corporate sponsors. Now that there is growing support and enthusiasm to resuscitate our football standards, we need people with the same zeal and interest to manage the office.
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There has been pressure from fans and corporate entities that its time former football players manage soccer in South Sudan as is the case in the whole world today. Having suffered from the mismanagement of soccer when we played for South Sudan, it is widely believed that former players are the people best placed to manage soccer in this country. This is boosted by their interest and genuine love for the game unlike the current and past crop of managers who have also been interested in making money and personal gains from the sport.
I am hereby humbly offering myself for the top seat in the management of South Sudanese Football Association from the community based, Local Football Association and national level respectively. I am confident that I have what it takes to manage soccer in this country. I have a good track record in football and good management and leadership skills as demonstrated by the success of my previous employment where I climbed the ranks from a None Commissioned Officer (NCO) to Lieutenant General. My last assignment was in the government where I served as Director General for the Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigration (DNPI). Together with the team I led at the police Department, we managed to establish the Directorate from zero to a functional national institution, and ensuring that South Sudanese have access to their badly needed citizenship services right after Independence in 2011. I have founded and also been supporting and led three football clubs: Citizens FC in Juba, Blue Star FC in Tonj Town and Black Scorpion FC in Kuajok. I am also currently the President of Central Equatoria State Basketball Association (CESBA).
My personal character and demeanor and open door policy ensures that I remain accessible for dialogue and discussion on how to improve football management and development in the country. I therefore appeal to all stakeholders in South Sudan to vote for me for the listed list from community-based through to National. In return, I promise to bring about a new face to the country and all the objectives I outline below shall be implemented through our solidarity and bold action together.
I am ready and willing to work with anyone because my interest lies in bringing about change in the management of soccer in this country. Football belongs to all South Sudanese that love the game. It is a National treasure and heritage that need to be nurtured and developed.
I am confident that once in the board, I shall influence a lot of positive changes in the way football is run in this country.
VOTE FOR ME, VOTE FOR CHANGE YOU WANT.
Our Vision can be stilled into the following:
To raise the level of our football to be competitive locally, nationally, regionally, continentally and internationally in the next four years, both in terms of infrastructure and performance on the pitch.
1. Make football one of the most cherished game and rewarding career sports in the country as is the case in other parts of the world. Football for National Pride 3
2. To Place South Sudan as one of East & Central Africa’s footballing leading giants like other African countries, such as Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana. 3. To See Bright Star qualify to the next CAF Cup, and participate in the next World Cup 4. Support and sensitize South Sudanese footballers to think beyond their playing days and invest to secure a better Life during and after football.
V. Mission Statement 1. To promote and facilitate the development of Soccer through sustainable infrastructure and training initiatives; 2. To engage in proactive dialogue with the government to generate a partnership in recognition of football as a national asset. 3. To create an image as a stable, progressive and innovative institution that upholds integrity in its conduct. 4. To contribute to South Sudan’s ascendance in global football map, including hosting Major tournaments and events for the East & Central Africa region and Africa as a whole, while striving to become a leading footballing Nation in Africa. 5. To promote grassroots football by encouraging and supporting the development and teaching of the sport right from primary school, secondary school and university levels, while also supporting community based clubs and teams.
VI. The elements of SSFA’s Development Program must be as follows: 1. The National Teams Development Program 2. Representation by States 3. Clear and Transparent Regulations on selection 4. Technical Teams to be selected on merit only 5. Programs to be controlled by SSFA and not just limited to FIFA dates but take into account national priorities. 6. Production of Competition Programs
The competitions for both women and men will include the following. a. Local (LFAs) (1) South Sudan Cup (2) Annual Tournament (League) b. National (SSFA) (1) South Sudan Cup (2) South Sudan Premier League (Standard format starts in 2023 and relegation/promotion in 2024 ) (3) Super Cup (Winner of SSCup vs Winner of SSPL) (4) Inter-LFAs Cup (Each LFA forms a combined team of best players) c. Regional (CECAFA) (1) Senior Challenge Cup (2) Kagame Cup Football for National Pride 4
(3) Nile Cup (4) Women Cup (5) CECAFA U21 (6) CECAFA U20 (7) CECAFA U17 d. Continental (CAF) (1) African Nations Cup (AFCON) (2) CAN for Home based Players (3) CAF Champions Cup (4) CAF Confederation Cup (5) CAF U21 (6) CAF U20 (7) CAF U17 e. International (FIFA) (1) Senior National Team (2) U23 Olympics (3) U21 Olympics (4) U20 Olympics (5) U17 Olympics (6) Confederation Cup 7. A Scientific Training and Development Support System including a Sports Academy (High- Performance Center, School of Excellence.)
VII. Statement on Football Development
1. We believe that Football Development must be a cornerstone of a world-class football program. Our Football Development Program must be a comprehensive program of inter- related projects, guided by the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) Football Development Committee. Parts of the Football Development Program will be run exclusively by SSFA and others will be run in conjunction with sponsors and other sports partners.
We see the role of the Development Program as follows:-
2. To ensure that the SSFA football development program identifies potential within the country and allows it to develop to its fullest. 3. To acknowledge that ‘Development’ refers to all activities by an organization to put in place structures aimed at the improvement of people and institutions. The core of SSFA’s Football Development Program must then take that which it discovers and nurture and improve upon it in order to bring out the best. 4. To always deliberately and consciously aim to empower people and of necessity, create opportunities to facilitate improvement and the exploitation of potential.
In order to achieve these objectives, I have identified three critical focus areas. Football for National Pride 5
a) Human Resource Development, b) Skills Development c) Facilities Development.
V.II Within the Human Resource Development and Skills Development segments, there are sub- components that focus on the development of players, coaches, referees, administrators, sports medicine and media personnel. Football Development is an additional area of activity that must be addressed.
Technical, Tactical and Management Skills Development Both Locally and Internationally Training of Coaches (Players, Goalkeepers, Physical) • Training of Referees • Training of Administrators • Training of Medical Doctors • Training of Media Personnel Football Development • Grassroots football • Youth football • Women football • Football in schools (Primary to university levels) • Football in Urban Residential Areas • Football in Rural Areas • One Academy and Advocate for more football academies • Cattle camps?
V.III. The national office shall conceptualize, implement, guide and co-ordinate the development program at different levels throughout the organization. The developmental responsibilities of Local Football Association structures and clubs affiliated to SSFA’s affiliates must be articulated after an inclusive debate. However, standards and other requirements must be mandated by SSFA.
VI. Management Structure
If elected as a National President, I will employ professionals to addition existing staff at SSFA to manage departments that shall run Football in South Sudan. The prospective candidates for every position shall go through competitive and transparent recruitment procedures and vetted by a professional and competent body. The procedures shall be:-
1. Advertisement of vacancies in national press and media including LFAs 2. Short listing of applicants 3. Panel Interviews 4. Discussion of Terms of Employment / Contracted 5. Recruitment of selected candidates Football for National Pride 6
Department in the Management Structure
The proposed departments in management structure consist of the following:-
a) Accounts – To take care of all collections and SSFA’s funds b) Marketing – To market the League and the National Team Bright Stars, to attract sponsorship from corporate companies and other interested parties, for example TV stations for Broadcasting Right and any activities that will generate money or attract sponsorship. c) I.T Department – Being an IT qualified manager who understands the business, I will inter-connect all branches to the main Server at the Head Office to enable the branches communicate and access data and other websites to help them exchange ideas and experiences in a bid to effectively run football activities within their jurisdictions with ease and report back through the same facility.
1. The Head Office will be able to get all reports of all matches and activities run around the country on one click 2. All Branches shall have an email address under a National Office’s domain (e.g. www.ssfa.ssd.ss). For example, Aweil and Yei Local Football Association could have their email address as [email protected] and [email protected] respectively. This would greatly enhance communication, exchange and sharing of ideas and information. 3. A SSFA website shall be improved and/or re developed and updated on a daily basis to enable fans and other stakeholders to interact with Football Management, League fixtures and referees who shall officiate SSFA matches shall be availed on the website and may be printed at will. d) Youths Development Department
1. The department will take care of Youth Development programs all over the country by setting up structures required to tap talent and to encourage young stars to engage more with soccer. 2. It ensure that all material supplies and equipment are dispatched to all branches in South Sudan and also keep inventories and records for auditing purposes to guard against misappropriation or diversions for personal gain. 3. The department shall report back to the local Football Association which in turn shall finally report back to the National office. e) Referees Development
1. This department will make sure that all referees are properly trained, fit and capable of handling any level of league matches, the department will also vet if certain referees are qualified and can handle matches professional without bias.
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2. Introduce a sense of discipline and integrity including courtesy, professionalism, and strict adherence to the rules of the game. This will be expected to enable them discharge their duties without fear of intimidation and also discourage improper conduct like taking bribes or favoring some teams. 3. Areas of concern shall include the following a. continue with local and international trainings b. Upgrading all levels of Referees c. Support Referees with all necessary equipment and other provisions d. Ensure programmes for Referees TOT and Active Referees in a segregated manner f) League Department
1. League Department will take care of all results and have them posted on the server, and website respectively as soon as the matches are over in all levels, hard copies of the same filed for future reference 2. League Fixtures shall come from this department and MUST have the FINAL approval of the Executive head of the department. Similarly, any changes would only be made after consultation and express approval by the Executive head. 3. The Department shall deal with any complaints that arise from matches if any, and escalate to the case to the relevant authorities for attention. g) Registration Department
1. All Registrations shall be done at this department through Central Registration System (CRS), this include all Teams Registrations from the grassroots, to the premier league, registration of contracted players and any other registration that requires approval. 2. The national office shall have in Data Base all data of all players and clubs in South Sudan in the Server for future references and for follow up purpose. 3. All Transfers shall be done through CRS under regulations stipulated by the SSFA, CAF and FIFA. 4. It shall be a requirement to produce transfer Contracts between Players and Teams which must be duly prepared under the advice of lawyers from both parties to safeguard against any abuses or breach of the terms of agreement between the two parties. h) Internal Audit – To ensure control and transparency i) Sports Medicine Department – To ensure required medical services are delivered to recipients
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j) Media Department – To ensure adequate communications in collaboration with IT Department and other stakeholders.
VIII. The Coaching Development Program
The department shall continue to run the Coaching Development Program as a skills upgrade path for all our coaches with the following tasks as performance indicators:
1. Refine the admissions criteria; 2. Continue the Level One Training Cycle; 3. Continue the Level Two Training Cycle; 4. Continue the Level Three Training Cycle; 5. Upgrade periodically all levels of Referees nationally and continentally 6. Develop proposals to mandate the leagues to hire from the pool of trained coaches; 7. Establish a clearly-defined talent identification system; 8. Develop proposals for the Accreditation, Licensing and Validation of Coaches in South Sudan; 9. Develop a Technical Analysis System, complete with evaluation instruments to analyze match reports from coaches; 10. Provide technical assistance to the national teams; 11. Develop proposals for the technical oversight of the national teams.
IX. Offices 1. SSFA shall have strategic offices to run its operations so all the stakeholders knew where the National 0ffice and run its activities in transparent manner without difficulties. 2. The office premises shall be located in a strategic and accessible but secure location; it shall have official telephone landline numbers and mobile numbers as well to enable partners and Local Football Associations to do their inquiries without difficulties. 3. The office shall have professional Secretaries who understand the game and are capable of handling and answering questions in the absence of the office bearers 4. The office shall keep records of all activities and meetings done for future references.
X. Insurance
1. My dream is to have all players participating in competitive leagues insured. 2. I shall endeavor to ensure that as a first step, the SSFA supports all the teams participating in the Premier League to get insurance cover including health and hospital insurance. The long term plan is to ensure that this benefit trickles down to the other leagues within a 3-5 year time frame. 3. As part of this general plan, it will become mandatory for teams to have insurance and health covers as one condition for qualification to the Premier League.
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4. The SSFA shall enter into discussion with major health care providers and Management Board of Directors to avail emergency response services at all National Stadium Juba, Wau and Malakal during all league Matches. This would include ambulance services for cases that require specialized attention at the main hospitals.
XI. Schools Development Programs
1. Since Football talent starts at an early age, my vision is to make use of former football players to coach in primary and secondary schools as a way of using their talents and skills in the development of football in the country, this shall also be a way of supporting our retired players though creating employment opportunities for them. 2. A system to monitor and nurture upcoming players at the school level shall be developed and records maintained as they progress into the local youth polytechnic, college or University teams as a way to groom and nurture young talents in preparation for their careers in National Football Track record and reports of promising and upcoming stars shall be maintained and shared with the local associations offices who shall forward them to the National Office for posting in the website and National Office Archive Server. 3. With a properly developed tracking and grooming system, the Association shall have a pool of talented and upcoming players across the country from which it can make a selection to National Under 17, 18, 20 category Teams up to the Main National team 4. SSFA to have an MoU with ministry of Education on how to collaborate in Football Activities in the schools.
XII. Inter-State Development Programs 1. With the help of Ministry of Education and of course having the schools as key stake holders of South Sudan football, I shall revive Inter-regional tournaments which shall help to further develop regional soccer. 2. Each Local Football Association shall organize inter-school games within their counties in conjunction with the primary school football management body which must be affiliated to SSFA. Best players from teams within the Local Football Association shall be selected to represent the State in competitions against other States and then a similar selection process to the County through to the State finals, this way we shall almost already have a junior National team from all ages readily available for their age group international Matches. 3. In the process, the Association offices shall maintain a database of young upcoming talents and feed it into the National Server, and support their careers as they develop into the game.
XIII. Administrators Development Programs
1. It is the Intentions of SSFA to attach former football players to manage football activities on behalf of the South Sudan Football Association. However, we acknowledge that most of the current managers and indeed the former football players have never been trained on how to manage teams and only use the experience they gained during their active soccer days. As Football for National Pride 10
such, all future Team managers will be under taken through training to enable them effectively handle their offices as a means to improving soccer standards in the country. This will ensure good results right from the grassroots through to the top leagues. 2. Among the areas of training for soccer administrators, basic Coaching Courses shall be included, first aid courses, attitude courses, management courses, refereeing courses, and administration. Due regard will also be given to the various age groups that the administrators will be handling once trained. 3. The training shall be done centrally and then the trainees deployed to be in charge of various branches nationally, this will save the association expenses of bringing in all administrators from all over the counties which may be very expensive. The trainees will also be used as trainers and will be dispatched to Local Football Associations from time to time where they will also support in the identification of training needs.
XIV. Facility Development Programs
1. It is Paramount that the stakeholders and partners of all sports in South Sudan must make sure all sports facilities are in good shape. For example Wau Stadium was a very competitive soccer arena, but cannot hold any major sports activities today due to its deterioration. Malakal is bad conditions due to insecurity that have kept Upper Nile Football activities below average. Bentiu Stadium is in similar conditions like Malakal. The Malakal and Bentiu are ones of the top South Sudan Football producing regions but due to insecurity the sport activities has reduced sufficiently. 2. The poor and appalling state of the stadium and football facilities in South Sudan is some of the main reasons for the death of soccer in the country. It is very hard to expect football to develop when there are no facilities to begin with. To get the urge and morale, players also want to play in well maintained facilities. We shall push for the renovation of the old stadiums and constructions of the new ones as soon as we get into the office. 3. In respect to this appalling state, we shall ask through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and State governments that all Stadium Facility mentioned above be renovated to the required Standards since these fall within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and State governments. With the help and support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and State governments, we can make sure that these vital facilities are given a face lift and thereafter maintained to the required standards. 4. The SSFA leadership will explore possibilities of engaging investors in the football development
XV. LFAs Teams for LFAs Cup
1. My biggest vision to resuscitate South Sudan football almost instantly is to have all States represented through LFAs in a nationwide Cup competition which I would rename as the LFAs Cup. This would promote inter LFA/States loyalty and backing of teams and bring fans back to the Stadium to support their LFAs teams, with such arrangements our football shall Football for National Pride 11
have grown tremendously within two to three years to match the level seen in other countries in Africa. 2. All LFAs shall be notified of the intention as soon as I get into the office. The Association shall also seek for sponsorship from the relevant line Ministries and corporate companies in support of this venture. 3. The Association shall meet with the State governors together with their LFAs to plan and strategize on how to support their LFAs teams independently. The relevant line ministry including State government and Ministry of Youth and Sports shall be engaged in the process for their buy-in and support. 4. Local Corporate companies within the respective States shall also be encouraged to support their State teams as well as well-wishers and fans. 5. This way the community based teams shall be rebuilt while also encouraging institutional based teams to participate in the Premier League Division or merge with the country team to beef it up. 6. LFAs Cup tournament shall enhance selection of home based players for the National Team.
XVI. National Team
1. Our National Team has suffered bad Management for many years including my days as a player. Rarely is it given the full honors and treatment as a National Team. We all remember too well how often the Team has had to strike due to non-payment of allowances, to us former players, it comes as no surprise because it is something that has been happening since the days of the former Coaches when I was still playing in lower school level up to now. It is also becoming a Culture and cancer of mismanagement of the National Team and little has been done to rectify this. I shall make sure this never happens again. 2. It is an embarrassment that even now when we have Professional Players in the National team we still can’t manage it as a National asset. We have not yet appreciated the potential of the sport and started treating National Players as our Ambassadors. You cannot fly in our well paid professionals from abroad then board them in low standard hotels and pay them SSP 50,000 allowances for coming to represent their National team and fight for their country. Although it might not be about the money, for international players, they also don’t feel happy when they see their fellow local players treated badly and expected to give their best for the Team and Country. If the National Team was valued and treated with the dignity it deserves, I am sure the players would give all their capabilities. 3. In respect to such and many other cases of mismanagement of the National Team and mistreatment of Players, we as former football players who also suffered the same, wish to promise that given an opportunity to run South Sudanese Football Association:- a) We shall bring Sanity into the management and treatment of the National Team b) Pay all dues and allowances in time c) Equip the National Team with all necessary training and playing Kits and especially a National Team Uniform in a variety of National Colors to provide a different choice every time they play. Football for National Pride 12
d) Ensure the team trains in good facilities and are provided good and suitable accommodation that contribute to their comfort and psychological well-being. e) Organize regular international friendly matches to gauge the team’s strength.
The Association shall purchase a National Team Bus to provide regular and consistent transport during training and other fixtures and buy necessary operational support vehicles to ensure efficient support to the National Team.
XVII. Women Football
Though woman football exists in South Sudan at present, it has not been given much attention at all if it does then it is probably played at night. I would want to see the women league set to play before the main premier league match during the day. This will encourage ladies to practice and make it to the league especially when they know they shall play in a crowd that shall be awaiting the main game in the evening.
Just like men football, women soccer need to be encouraged and nurtured from young age.
My vision is to develop Women football along the same lines as boys’ football through the school systems to ensure that it is also brought to international standards.
XVIII. Contracts & Rights of Players
Today, premier League players are under club contracts that run for a stipulated period of time. Most of the contracts are not favorable to the players and we have heard many cries from players about how they are mistreated by their clubs.
If I am elected President, I shall make sure that: -
a) Before any player is registered to play in the league, The Association’s lawyer shall have scrutinized their contracts to ensure that their best interest is taken into consideration before approving. b) All the terms stipulated in the contracts are honored and that each party fulfills their duties and obligations to the best of their abilities. c) Where disputes arise in relation to contracts, the Association shall endeavor to ensure that an amicable solution is arrived at while ensuring that all parties have their interests safeguarded
XIX. Sponsorship
1. Many corporate companies are willing to be identified with and even support well-managed projects that are one key element for their association and support accountability. This has been lacking in the management of South Sudanese football, leading to the withdrawal of many corporate supporters. Past Football officials have never taken keen interest in ensuring proper accounting for revenues collected from the sports rights, gate collections, sponsorship of tournaments and events. This has been the reason to the low response to sponsorship for Football for National Pride 13
our Premier League Teams and the National Team. The only way to bring back corporate world to support soccer is by putting our house in order. Football is huge in the whole world and has a lot of potential in South Sudan as has been demonstrated by an ever growing fan base in recent times. 2. Our teams have continued to perform poorly due to various reasons already but one contributing factors is that officials of the football governing bodies have been so greedy that they have put self-interests first and misappropriated football funds to the detriment of the development of the sport in the country.
If I am elected I shall:-
a) Ensure accountability in the use of funds while devoting the largest chunk to support the development of programs on ground. b) Ensure check and balances by putting control and transparency in the usage of funds. c) Work closely with the government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and share regular progress reports with them so that they feel that they are part of the process of developing football in the country. Engage the Ministry in constructive dialogue and partners and seek for allocation of a budget to help in the improvement and development of soccer at the grass root level. d) Reach out to corporate companies to resume their corporate support and sponsorship for soccer as part of a partnership that is mutually beneficial to both parties. e) Engage with the Ministry of General Education and Instructions to support the development of soccer by including it as part of its timetable.
XX. Team Spirit and Working Relationship
When elected, I will not work in isolation. I will make sure that I create conducive working relations locally, nationally, regionally and internationally with all stakeholders that include, Football Bodies (FIFA/CAF/CECAFA/LFAs), Other Sports Associations, government, Media Houses, Embassies, UN Agencies, NGOs, Parastatals, Fans/Clubs, Companies and investors.
I will make sure that I establish forums that would help SSFA to formulate proper policies for ideas of good governance. All stakeholders will be involved in such forums.
XXI. SSFA Documents
Review of all policies, guidelines, SOPs, Rules and Regulations of SSFA necessary. The review could be done by experts from all stakeholders/
XXII. Summary of Developmental Programmes
S/N Programme/Purpose Activities/Description 1 Youth Football Training in Academies, LFAs, Schools & Residential areas 2 Competitions Men and Selection, Preparations & Participation Football for National Pride 14
Women 3 Women's Football Advocacy, Organizing, Selection, Preparation & Participation Development 4 Types of Competitions SSPL, SSC, Super Cup & LFAs Cup 5 Coaches Development Training, Upgrading, Assignments & Supplies/Equipment 6 Referees' Development Training, Upgrading, Assignments & Supplies/Equipment 7 Sports Medicine Training, Upgrading, Assignments & Supplies/Equipment Development 8 Planning and Training, Finance, Logistics, Protocols, HR, Administration, IT Administration (Depts.) 9 Events Management Schedules, support, materials & allowances 10 Marketing and Media Adverts, Investments, Advocacy, Internet services, website, etc 11 Infrastructure Playgrounds, stadia, academies, premises, etc 12 Cooperation/Relationship Good communications & relations with all stakeholders 13 Investment Investors, stadia, Sponsors, Academies (for self-reliance)
XXIII. Call to All
The South Sudanese Footballing fraternity, right from former and current players to the fans – have suffered a lot of injustices for a long time due to mismanagement. They have not had a reason to feel the pride in their footballing prowess because of self-centered interests by past soccer management officials.
The time is NOW!!!… we need to bring back our lost football glory, we want to run in the streets singing praises of the good performances of our National Team and teams representing South Sudan in International Clubs competition, as we build up to the next World Cup Qualifiers.
We can ONLY do this if we elect the right people to manage soccer affairs in South Sudan.
The PEOPLE are US the Old Players, The players who suffered as much as the current players are doing. No Body should lie to your with tournaments they were fully sponsored that they are good managers, Let no one give you excuses that they were worked against, this are all ROAD Lies to Parliament. I am confidence that I will deliver and I therefore appeal to all Local Football Associations (LFAs) including Abyei, Aweil, Bor, Bentiu, Juba, Kuajok, Malakal, Malut, Nasira, Raga, Renk, Rumbek, Torit, Wau, Yambio and Yei to vote for me.
PLEASE VOTE FOR GEN. AUGUSTINO MADUOT PAREK – I WILL BRING THE CHANGE YOU NEED. I HAVE BEEN SENT TO SAVE SOUTH SUDAN FOOTBALL – TIME NOW TO EFFECT THE CHANGE YOU WANT.
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