Trouble looms for TTA officials

Fina Mango/TTA Vice President

The National Sports Council (NSC) has given Tanzania Tennis Association (TTA) a seven-day ultimatum to provide details as to why the body has not reported to meetings which the council has been holding to solve wrangles in the association.

 

NSC officer Benson Chacha who is responsible for tennis desk confirmed that NSC has dispatched a letter to TTA leadership on the matter.

 

He said NSC has on four occasions invited TTA for meetings but neither showed up, nor gave any excuse.

 

‘On Wednesday the Chairman of NSC was there waiting for them but they never showed up, so we have decided to write them to explain as to why they are failing to attend the meetings. NSC rules are clear on disciplinary action which can be taken on such cases, but we want the officials to explain and also defend themselves,’ he said.

 

According to Chacha, early this year some members of TTA complained to NSC on the way the association is run, the members alleged that the leadership is allegedly not following its bylaws.  

 

Chacha said some TTA members are also complaining that Mango is allegedly running the association as her personal estate where she allegedly makes decisions without consulting the executive members of the association.

Kiango Kipingu/TTA Member

 

One of the disgruntled members Hassan Kassim said they are complaining on the selection of the coach who accompanies the players to international games outside the country and also lack of competitions.

 

‘You may see that since this leadership was elected it’s only Kiango Kipingu who has traveled with the team outside the country, it’s not that we are against him no, but it’s the way he has been selected, I am one of the executive members of TTA but Mango has never consulted us …..there are many things which are happening and that is what made Methusela Mbajo to resign as the president of the association’, said Kassim.

 

‘You may also want to know that since this leadership came into power two under half years ago, there is no any tournament which they have organised, the game is dying a natural death, to me  the Inger Njau leadership  was better than this one,’   said Kassim who was also against Njau during her tenure.

 

Mango confirmed to have received the latter from NSC describing it as an ordinary one.

 

‘I have their letter, but I cannot tell you the contents, to me it’s a normal letter which any boss can write to his subordinate, it’s not a serious issue the way it is taken,’ she said.

 

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN