The General Secretary of the Football Association, Mohammed bin Hazam, confirmed that the General Secretariat of the Football Association has officially received the resignation of most members of the Board of Directors, headed by Eng. Marwan bin Ghalita, and according to Article 151, a meeting was called for an extraordinary general assembly at six in the evening. Next Saturday, at the InterContinental Festival City.
Bin Hazam said in a press statement yesterday, that “the General Secretariat of the Football Association has officially received, yesterday, six resignations of the Football Association, including the resignation of the President of the Football Federation, in addition to the previous resignation that had been submitted by former Vice President of the Football Federation Saeed Al Tunaiji, to become the number of resignations Seven, and that means most of the board members. ”
He added that «the agenda of the emergency general assembly is limited to the appeal to the attendance of club representatives to ensure the completion of the quorum for the holding of the general assembly, then presenting the procedures for the meeting, which will be chaired by the oldest members of the general assembly, according to the statute of the Football Association, after which a committee will be formed A transition for the Football Association, which will consist of seven to 11 members.
He continued, "The General Secretariat addressed 31 clubs that constitute the General Assembly of the Football Association, in order to nominate its representatives to attend the General Assembly, and the formation of a transitional committee, and I hope to succeed in performing this work in the interest of the state and the Emirati football."
The head of the Football Association, Marwan bin Ghalita, recently submitted his resignation from the Football Association, following widespread criticism of the federation, following the modest results of the national team, whether during his recent participation in the 24th Gulf Cup or joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup.
Al-Junaibi continues to head the Association until 2020
A source assured to "Emirates Today" that the UAE Football Association will continue its current status, headed by Abdullah Al-Junaibi, until the end of its legal period in 2020 according to the electoral cycle of the Football Association, as the association has complete independence from the Football Association in managing its affairs, according to its system The new base recently adopted by the General Assembly.
Legal procedures according to Article «151»
1- The General Secretariat of the Federation invites the extraordinary general assembly to form the transitional committee within seven days from the date of the last resignation submitted.
2- The extraordinary general assembly meeting is chaired by the oldest member represented, and its mission is limited to managing the meeting, and he is not allowed to vote unless the votes are equal, then his vote is likely.
3- The General Assembly shall appoint representatives from the members, provided that it does not exceed 11 members and not less than seven members to take over the membership of the transitional committee to conduct the union's work, and the transitional committee chooses its chairman from among its members.
4- The transitional committee shall perform its duties during the period specified in this system.
5- The transitional committee shall conduct the activities of the Union in accordance with this system in a manner that ensures the achievement of the public interest.