AfricaPress-Tanzania: TANZANIA Premier League Board (TPLB) has expressed its discontent over low turnout of general secretaries of Premier League clubs to a one day seminar held in Dar es Salaam recently.
The board’s chairman Stephen Mguto said the low attendance was not a good gesture as the workshop contained very important topics which are critical towards smooth running of the clubs.
According to him, only six general secretaries out of twenty invitees attended the seminar describing the situation as unwelcoming and unacceptable. “It should be known that general secretaries are the ones directly involved in day to day operation of clubs. In other words, they are the ones answerable when things are not right in their clubs. “They are accounting officers of their clubs such that no amount from the club can be released without their knowledge. No trips a club can make without their consent that is why we invited them basing on key roles they do in their respective clubs,” Mguto said.
He added that as long as a budget of the club has been passed, it solely becomes the task of general secretaries to make sure that it is properly used as recommended in the budget.
“Some clubs let their chairmen control everything in terms of all operations something which is not encouraged because, as the board, we need to have one person we can directly face in case of any problem which may emerge. “The knowledge we imparted during the seminar like finance, law and media are very important for club general secretaries to understand so as to simplify their works,” Mguto said.
He therefore narrated that the board will send all their complaints of low turnout to chairmen of the concerned clubs for them to take measures on the absentees.
In another development, TPLB has commended strong support they get from government saying the good relationship they receive has to a large extent propelled for success in running the football leagues.
“Government is doing a great job to uplift sports in the country especially football hence, as we cherish for our achievements, the roles played by the state cannot go without appreciation,” said the board’s Chief Executive Officer Almas Kasongo.
