Athletes stressed the importance of not favoring the people of trust over efficiency during the elections of the Football Association Board of Directors for the upcoming electoral session 2020-2024, given that the new electoral system gives the candidate for the position of President of the Federation the freedom to choose the list of candidates for the membership of the Board of Directors, stressing the need to give priority to Members choose sports administrative competencies that would contribute to the process of developing Emirati football, and upgrading it to the national teams and Emirati teams to global coronation platforms in various football tournaments, pointing out that there are four positive and negative one for a fee The elections of the Football Association in the new system, noting that the positives are that it gives the person who is nominated for the position of President of the Union the freedom to choose his work team, so that he is understanding and harmonious with his vision and ideas in a large percentage, besides that it will reduce the problems and differences that may occur within the Board of Directors, in addition to that The new system granted professional clubs more seats than amateur clubs in the Federation’s board of directors, after amateur clubs previously had a majority in the number of seats on the board of directors, besides that this system makes the president of the union bear full responsibility before the general assembly of the federation, and it is an accountant In front of it, whether the union succeeded or failed, since it was he who chose his team for these positions, while the previous system made joint responsibility between the president of the union and the rest of the members, while they mentioned that the only negative is that the selection of some of the members of the board of directors may not be at the level of efficiency Required.

They told «Emirates Today»: “We hope that the coming period will witness a change in the work system within the Football Association, in a way that enhances the possibility of bringing about the desired change and the desired qualitative shift for Emirates football, although the list system gives the candidate for the position of President of the Federation full powers in choosing his work team in the Council Management, however, there are in contrast responsibilities that clubs assume, especially in the need to assist the president of the federation in selecting persons with experience and competence, through club nominations for members of the board of directors away from any other matters or accounts, other than the public interest related to the Emirates ball service.

Note that the electoral process will include examinations for candidates and appeals, and notify member clubs of the approved final list.

According to the new electoral system, professional league clubs will be granted five seats in the membership of the Federation’s Board of Directors, three seats for first-class clubs, and three members who will be appointed by appointment, including a female component.

For his part, Saeed Mubarak Al-Zahmi, the former head of the Football Association’s appeal committee, considered that the new system in the election process for the Federation’s board of directors is in any case better than the previous system, in terms of giving the big clubs in the professional league more votes than first-class clubs , In the membership of the Board of Directors with five seats compared to three, considering that it is not possible to equate a large club with another small in the number of electoral seats.

Al-Zahmi added: “The new system for the Football Association’s elections, which was approved by the General Assembly, granted the candidate for the position of President of the Association the freedom to choose the members of the Board of Directors, and certainly he will choose people who are closer to his ideas, and therefore I consider it by all measures a good system for the Football Association in the coming period, instead of The previous system that used to bring different members in ideas and directions, which leads to the work system being incompatible or homogeneous, so that the board of directors can accomplish the tasks required of it ».

Al-Zahmi continued: “In my assessment, as long as the clubs gave the candidate for the position of president of the federation the authority to choose his work team, he should give him absolute powers to nominate the people who will work with him, and to trust his choices for the members of the board of directors, provided that he will be held accountable later on these options.” .

He indicated that he is optimistic about the new developments in the list of elections for the Football Association, in the interest of Emirates Ball in general.

For his part, former member of the Professional Association, Mohammed Saeed Al-Naimi, stressed that the Emirates ball should try the new election system, after the previous system was tried, pointing out that it supports the establishment of the Football Association’s election with the system of the unified list, given that it gives the candidate for the position of President of the Union freedom It puts it in front of its responsibilities, considering that there are pros and cons to this system, but the positives outweigh the negatives, considering that it is very important that there is a president of the union who can choose the people who are consistent with his vision and directions at work, so that differences do not occur later that may affect a system Work, as it happened In earlier periods.

Al-Nuaimi added, "There may be some drawbacks to applying the unified list system, among which is choosing candidates for membership in the board of directors who may not be at the level of competence of other members, but in general the positives of the new election system will be more than negatives."

He continued: «Emirates Ball has already tried the previous system, which is the direct election of the members of the Federation’s Board of Directors, and we have witnessed the negatives that accompanied the application of this system, so there is no problem in trying the new electoral system to know its pros and cons.»

In the same context, former Member of the Legal Committee of the Football Association, Counselor Abdullah Al-Qadi, confirmed that holding the elections of the Board of Directors of the Football Association with the system of the unified list adopted by the General Assembly puts full responsibility in the hands of the President of the Football Association, since it is a choice of the members who work with him, and will not There will be a joint responsibility between the president of the federation and the rest of the members, as was the case in the previous election system, which is the system of direct candidacy, and the president of the union will be the direct responsible in the event of success or failure ».

Abdullah Al-Qadi added: “If the president of the federation is strong and able to do his work, he will achieve the required success in leading the federation, and I hope that the responsibility of managing the Football Association is shared between the president of the federation and the members of the board of directors, since it is difficult to reduce the responsibility in only one person who is President of the Federation ».

Abdullah Al-Qadi stressed that although he is against the establishment of the Football Association’s elections under the unified list system, it is in contrast with the experience of the new system to know the extent of success that it can achieve in the coming period compared to the previous system.

He stressed the importance of choosing the president of the federation for the three members, whom the new electoral list gave him the right to choose by appointment, who are qualified, so that they can provide the desired addition in the administrative work of the Football Association, to achieve the desired development in the UAE soccer system during the next stage.

Abdullah Al-Qadi indicated that he was hoping that there would be more than one candidate for the position of president of the federation, considering that it is possible that the new football federation can be formed before the next elections, through consensus on the candidates, and therefore the list of candidates may win by acclamation according to the current indicators, calling on the clubs The importance of cooperation for the success of the next stage in the career path of the new federation’s board of directors.

In turn, the broadcaster on "Dubai Sports" channel, colleague Ahmed Jouka, emphasized that the establishment of the Football Association elections according to the unified list system serves the Emirati football system better than the previous system, pointing out that the positives of the new system of elections are more than negatives, considering that in the event of choosing A person for the membership of the Board of Directors, and he was unsuccessful in carrying out his work as required, so the president of the Federation can change it and choose another person who is more experienced, efficient and knowledgeable in the administrative affairs, indicating that he expects that the coming period will witness a major work in the Football Association in various aspects, both in terms of setting up workshops Work or courses.

In response to a question about whether there are negatives in the new electoral system, Ahmed Jouka said: “In my estimation, if Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, Chairman of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association, continues to head the federation during the new electoral cycle, the system of work will differ greatly from the previous. , As he came to serve the Emirates ball and return it to its previous era, especially after the failures that accompanied the national teams in the last period, the most recent of which is the failure of the Olympic team after its exit from the Asian Cup U-23 finals qualifying for the Olympic Games scheduled in the Japanese capital Tokyo next summer ».

And Jouka continued: «Previously, the clubs selected people and nominated them to the Football Association at random, and even the positions and committees in the Football Association were distributed randomly, but the new system of elections will prevent all these matters, so that the person nominated for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors can manage the affairs of the Federation in a better way To serve Emirati football. ”

March 12 election date

The date of the holding of the elections of a new board of directors for the Football Association for the upcoming election cycle 2020-2024 has been decided on next March 12, as the door for candidacy for the position of president of the federation was opened, as of last Monday, and will continue until the 27th of this month, while it was decided to open the door for candidacy for membership of the Board of Directors starting From the fourth of next February to the 13th of the same month.

Imran: I hope that the new council will include efficiency, experience and youth

The former assistant secretary in the Football Association, Imran Abdullah, stressed that conducting the Football Association elections with the unified list system is the best, given that the candidate for the position of president of the federation is the one who chooses his list, and therefore the work team that will be with him in the management of the federation will be homogeneous, and will not be There are problems as before, given that there will be no differences in views between members within the Federation’s Board of Directors, pointing out that he hopes that the new board of directors will include those with competence and experience as well as young people.

Imran Abdullah added: “The next stage in the work of the Football Association requires that all members of the team work in the Federation Board of Directors complement each other, to create a homogeneous staff that is able to serve the Emirates ball.”

He stressed the importance of the new member of the Federation's Board of Directors being a field person, so that there is always at the site of the event, pointing to the importance of seeking the help of stakeholders in various files, at the level of competitions committees, teams, referees, legal committees, and others.

The new electoral system gives the candidate for the position of President of the Union the freedom to choose the list of candidates for the membership of the Board of Directors.

According to the new electoral system, professional league clubs will be given five seats in the membership.

Three seats are allocated to First Division clubs, and three by appointment include a female.

The positives of holding a federation election in the unified list system

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Giving the candidate for the position of President of the Federation the opportunity to choose a working group that is consistent and understanding with his vision and ideas.

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It enhances the possibility of the disappearance of problems and differences, which were occurring within the Federation in previous periods.

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Professional clubs give more board seats than amateur clubs.

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The President of the Federation shall bear full responsibility before the General Assembly, in cases of success or failure in managing the affairs of the Federation.

The negative point of the new electoral system is that people are chosen to be members of the Board of Directors who may not be of the required level of competence.

According to the new electoral system, professional league clubs will be given five seats in the membership.

Three seats are allocated to First Division clubs, and three by appointment include a female.