Borsay Reign Ends

Former LFA General Secretary, Yanqueh Borsay

July 9, 2006



At long last the reign of LFA secretary General Yanqueh Borsay has ended. Mr.Borsay's tenure with the local football house ended on Thursday via a tense period of voting as whether to maintain him or not.

After the highly intriguing exercise involving Executive committee (EC) members of the LFA, Borsay was booted out by a vote of 8-6 to the discontentment of LFA boss Sombo Izetta Wesley who was leading the way for the chief scribe to maintain his post.

Creditable reports gathered by the Analyst say Vice President for Administration Pennoh Bestman abstained from the exercise. After the process an EC member who preferred anonymity indicated "We had to do this in order to save Liberian Football". Mr.Borsay became LFA chief scribe during the administration of former president Edwin Snowe. He had being at the center of several controversial issues. One glaring example is the continuous sending of players International Transfer Certificates (ITC) to clubs and FAs round the world.

Observers say the exit of Borsay is long over due, and now that it is done there is a need to chapter a new course in driving the country's football forward.

Article VII: Section 8.1 of the LFA Status Says "The General Secretary shall be employed by the Executive Committee on a legal contract basis for four years, renewable in event of good performance. He/She shall head the secretariat; keep the minutes of the meetings of the Congress. He/She shall, in consultation with the Executive Committee, recommend for the employment and dismissal of the staff and the management of the secretariat.

The onus is now on the LFA boss to nominate a new Secretary General in consent with the Executive Committee. In the time being, deputy Secretary General Napoleon Japloe would be serving as the Secretary General.