Former Secretary-General of the General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare, Sultan Saqr Al-Suwaidi, said that (from his point of view) anyone who is over 45 years old is not suitable for the presidency of the Football Federation during the next election cycle 2020-2024, pointing out that the new candidate for the presidency of the Football Association must be aged Between 40 and 45 years old, he asked the old guard, who worked in the sports field for many years, to stay away and make room for young people in this position, stressing that the nomination of a person over the age of 60 years to take over the presidency of the Union, will be out of the age, describing those who reached this age That he is fit to be a consultant and a mentor, but not a president Union or an executive director, specifying the specifications of the new president of the federation, including to be young, from the sports community, and practiced football, and to have a clean hand, and not to be the president of the federation by proxy but be a follower and present in the arena, calling on the General Authority for Sport not to allow officials Those who have been in the presidency and membership of the various sports federations for more than 20 or 25 years, to hold important positions, since they no longer have anything to offer for the sport of the UAE, and not to remain in office for more than two electoral cycles maximum, the fact that their long continuation caused the burial of competencies and cadres A young patriot, Attabra that the presence of sports councils, the reason for the weakness of the body.
It is expected that the election of a new board of directors of the Football Association in the middle of next year, noting that there will be, in December next, an extraordinary general assembly of the Football Association, during which the election of a committee to supervise the elections of the Football Association and another committee to appeal.
Sultan Saqr Al Suwaidi told Emirates Today: “I am talking about football being the forefront, and in my opinion one of the most important conditions for the next president of the football federation is not to exceed 45 years of age, to have practiced football, to have administrative experience, and to be part-time. He performs this task to the fullest, and does not have many concerns, active and follow-up activities, especially the national team, and to be clean hand, especially in financial matters, and does not have question marks ».
He added: “With all due respect to the names that are currently circulating for the presidency of the Football Association, all of them are dear brothers, and have served the sport of the UAE, but what will someone present in the same position more than 15 or 20 years, so I tell them enough.”
Al Suwaidi said: "We should not compare candidates for the post of president of the Football Association, and hold positions in the continental sports federations, since these people want to live in these continental positions for certain interests."
Al-Suwaidi described the current sporting reality as an environment that repels, lacks commitment, high morals and tolerance.
"Although I have been away from sports institutions for some time now, the sporting environment has become a spirit of healing from anyone who makes mistakes, and puts knives on them, even in the media they must take these things into account," he said. With each other, especially the media and the public clubs, the interaction between these sports institutions with each other does not exist, and if found by correspondence, I remember that in the past when there is a match, all the colors of the sports spectrum exist because of the existence of the spirit of the family.
"If there is no familiarity and love among these sports institutions, we do not expect good results from them," he said. Al-Suwaidi stressed the lack of clarity of vision in the sports administrative work, and the absence of accountability and accountability in all sports institutions, whether the body or federations or sports clubs, which always leads to failure, considering that the absence of accountability and accountability is the scourge of civil sport activity. Al-Suwaidi considered that the existence of sports councils is the reason for the weakness of the General Authority for Sport, since these councils took all the powers of the authority, which has become without significant powers, considering that it was assumed that there would be a central planning and decentralized implementation, stressing that it is wrong to form the board of directors From the Sports Council, pointing out that the Board of Directors of the Authority was supposed to be composed of competencies and personalities considered sporting and social status, completely away from the sports councils.
Sultan Al Suwaidi:
• «The old guard should stay away and make room for young people».
• «The presence of sports councils cause weakness (body)».
• "The nomination of a person over 60 years will be out of the era."
Sultan Saqr Al Suwaidi in brief
■ Started his career in administrative work at Al-Ahli Youth Club in 1973.
■ Served as Secretary General of the Football Federation in 1974.
■ Worked in the Arab Football Federation for 20 years.
■ Chairman of the Constituent Committee of the National Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1980.
■ Served as Director of Youth Welfare.
■ Worked as Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
■ Worked as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
■ Worked as Secretary General of the Youth Sports Authority.
Specification of the President of the Football Association from his point of view
■ Must not be older than 45 years.
■ Be practicing football.
■ Has management experience, and does not have many concerns.
■ Performs the job to the fullest.
■ Be active and follow-up of activities, especially the elect.
■ To be clean, especially in financial matters.