Amiel MoĀhammed, a forĀmer freeĀlance footĀball writer with Wired868 and Pro League Club CenĀtral FC, has been apĀpointĀed the actĀing genĀerĀal secĀreĀtary of the T&T FootĀball AsĀsoĀciĀaĀtion (TTFA).
MoĀhammed has been perĀformĀing the duĀties of the genĀerĀal secĀreĀtary of the TTFA for the past months beĀfore SatĀurĀday night's anĀnounceĀment by FIĀFA-apĀpointĀed NorĀmalĀiĀsaĀtion ComĀmitĀtee chairĀman Robert Hadad. The apĀpointĀment means that he has ofĀfiĀcialĀly reĀplaced Ramesh RamdĀhan who was been susĀpendĀed back in SepĀtemĀber last year afĀter servĀing for about three months on the norĀmalĀiĀsaĀtion comĀmitĀtee.
The reĀlease said: "MoĀhammed has worked alongĀside the NorĀmalĀizaĀtion ComĀmitĀtee diliĀgentĀly over the last few months and has mainĀtained a high stanĀdard of orĀgaĀniĀzaĀtionĀal and footĀball-oriĀentĀed acuĀmen. He has the full conĀfiĀdence of the NorĀmalĀizaĀtion ComĀmitĀtee to asĀsist in the manĀageĀment of the GenĀerĀal SecĀreĀtariĀat and any othĀer role as manĀdatĀed by the TTFA ConĀstiĀtuĀtion."
Amiel, a gradĀuĀate of Queen's RoyĀal ColĀlege (QRC), told Guardian MeĀdia Sports on SunĀday that: "I have served as MeĀdia and ComĀmuĀniĀcaĀtions ofĀfiĀcer for loĀcal pro league club CenĀtral FC, ComĀmuĀniĀcaĀtions and LoĀgisĀtics OfĀfiĀcer for the 2015 Women's PreĀmier League, DigĀiĀtal MeĀdia and Web CoĀorĀdiĀnaĀtor for 2017 T&T SuĀper League in the TTSL SecĀreĀtariĀat, a freeĀlance jourĀnalĀist for Wired868 and Project CoĀorĀdiĀnaĀtor for nuĀmerĀous projects geared toĀwards sport and youth deĀvelĀopĀment and the inĀcluĀsion of the difĀferĀentĀly-abled comĀmuĀniĀty."
MoĀhammed, who was the asĀsisĀtant to the chairĀman of the NC since May 2020 said: "This is an inĀterĀim poĀsiĀtion so my obĀjecĀtive is just to supĀport as best as I can. There is a lot of work to be done and we all have to work toĀgethĀer, in a genĀuine manĀner, to get footĀball back to where it should be."
The reĀlease alĀso statĀed that: "For clarĀiĀty and conĀsisĀtenĀcy with the noĀtice datĀed 9 SepĀtemĀber 2020, TTFA GenĀerĀal SecĀreĀtary Ramesh RamdĀhan has been susĀpendĀed pendĀing an inĀquiry."
HowĀevĀer, RamdĀhan, who was apĀpointĀed by the William WalĀlace-led adĀminĀisĀtraĀtion afĀter its vicĀtoĀry at the NoĀvemĀber 2019 TTFA elecĀtion of ofĀfiĀcers, has been in the meĀdia spotĀlight afĀter isĀsues were raised about a two-year conĀtract that was givĀen to him by the then-presĀiĀdent WalĀlace afĀter the TTFA Board had agreed to a one-year conĀtract.
RamdĀhan told the meĀdia back in JuĀly that he was takĀing leĀgal acĀtion afĀter not beĀing paid for over six months while othĀer TTFA staff memĀbers were paid outĀstandĀing salaries by the norĀmalĀiĀsaĀtion comĀmitĀtee.
FolĀlowĀing the anĀnounceĀment by the NC, Guardian MeĀdia Sports made efĀforts to conĀtact RamdĀhan on SunĀday by both phone and Whats app mesĀsages but both proved fuĀtile.
"We alĀso take this opĀporĀtuĀniĀty to outĀline that the NorĀmalĀizaĀtion ComĀmitĀtee will be coĀorĀdiĀnatĀing meetĀings with TTFA MemĀbers to deĀterĀmine the inĀdiĀvidĀual chalĀlenges that clubs and AsĀsoĀciĀaĀtions are facĀing durĀing the coroĀnĀavirus (COVID-19) panĀdemĀic and in genĀerĀal footĀball matĀters. UpĀdates on the TTFAās fiĀnanĀcial health will be forthĀcomĀing at a GenĀerĀal MeetĀing which will be conĀvened in due course," the reĀlease conĀcludĀed.
The TTFA has been manĀaged by the NorĀmalĀiĀsaĀtion ComĀmitĀtee which alĀso inĀcludes atĀtorĀney Judy Daniel and reĀtired banker Nigel RoĀmano by FIĀFA since March 27, ten days afĀter FIĀFA took over the orĀganĀiĀsaĀtion.