Sunday 05 / May / 2024
Muscat: Oman Football Association (OFA) chairman Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi did not disclose his candidacy for a fourth term as the OFA board elections are due to he held on September 29.
Sayyid Khalid in his remarks to a local newspaper after a session in Saham, said this was not the time to speak on the forthcoming elections and his candidature.
"There will be another opportunity to talk about the elections," he said.
Sayyid Khalid was first elected chairman of the Omani Football Association on August 30, 2007 and his second term began on August 25, 2011.
However, he faced some trouble and the administrative court overturned the issue and in the following election he was once again elected on August 16, 2012.
He contests again in September it will be the fourth time.
Polls on Sept. 29
Meanwhile, OFA announced that candidate applications for the next elections will be opened on August 1 to 14. The elections will be conducted on September 29 at the Hormuz Hotel.
The elections shall be held on the basis of commitment to the principles of the independence of the electoral process in accordance with the principle of separation of powers in OFA, and transparency in the exercise of the electoral process.
Meanwhile, the OFA Board has issued Administrative Decision No. 48/2016 on formation of the elections committee and the appeals committee.
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Hadhrami Chairman of the OFA Discipline Committee is the chairman of the elections committee and Salim Mohammed Al Sinani representative of the OFA appeals committee as vice-chairman of the elections committee and membership of Mohammed bin Saif Al Rashidi (representative of the OFA disputes settlement committee) and Ibrahim bin Ali Al Akhzami representative of the OFA football court and the three with good experience who are Talal Al Mamari (Al Rustaq Club), Tareq Al Hashmi (Chairman of Al Kamil Wal Wafi Club) and Mohammed Al Shukairi (Itifaq Club) and their substitutes are Hilal Al Busaidi (Chairman of Al Rustaq Club), Dr. Mohammed Amer Al Ameri (Mirbat Club) and Ahmed Salim Al Busaidi (vice-chairman of Fanja Club).
Ismail bin Ahmed Al Balushi is the chairman of the appeals committee, Talal bin Ahmed Al Busaidi (chairman of OFA appeals' committee) as vice-chairman and membership of Saleh Sulaiman Al Salmani from Al Rustaq Club, Talib Al Wahaibi ( Chairman of Ahli-Sidab ) and Sheikh Amer Said Al Alawi (chairman of Yanqul Club) as substitutes.
