Open letter to Mr President I hope this letter finds you well. Mr President I know a lot has been written about the funding crisis affecting sport in our beautiful country. The sporting sector is facing the mother of all crises. Most of our national team''s international participation is hanging in the balance, while football authorities have already withdrawn the national men''s U/20 from the Cosafa Cup starting next month in South Africa. The NFA can''t afford N$1.2 million to send the boys to South Africa at this stage. In addition, the NFA has furthermore resolved to withdraw the women''s U/20 side for the Region Five Games slated to take place in Angola. Again the poor girls were told to quit camp and return home, because as there was no money to send them to Angola. Gymnastics have withdrawn from participating at this event, while basketball and athletics will leave behind some members in Luanda next month. When the Brave Warriors won the Cosafa Cup for the first time in 2015, our hearts were swollen with pride as the win came with the promise of a new beginning for our national pastime. Fast forward to November 2016 and no one can even recall when last the Brave Warriors featured in an international match. The less said about the NPL, the better, because even members of your cabinet remain glued to the TV watching the English Premier League over weekends. Mr President please note that this is a desperate cry for help, nothing else. After many years of promoting the local game, there is now deafening silence on your part, Mr President. Things are not going well and current goings on gives credence to assertions that the authorities treat sport like its stepchild. There is currently no leadership that inspires these young men and women to fulfil their dreams. We can''t send athletes abroad because they cannot find a few thousand dollars to represent their country – what does this say about the Namibian nation? Are you happy to lead a nation where sportsmen and -women feel dejected and left out? Where is Harambee?Open letter to Mr President I hope this letter finds you well. Mr President I know a lot has been written about the funding crisis affecting sport in our beautiful country. The sporting sector is facing the mother of all crises. Most of our national team''s international participation is hanging in the balance, while football authorities have already withdrawn the national men''s U/20 from the Cosafa Cup starting next month in South Africa. The NFA can''t afford N$1.2 million to send the boys to South Africa at this stage. In addition, the NFA has furthermore resolved to withdraw the women''s U/20 side for the Region Five Games slated to take place in Angola. Again the poor girls were told to quit camp and return home, because as there was no money to send them to Angola. Gymnastics have withdrawn from participating at this event, while basketball and athletics will leave behind some members in Luanda next month. When the Brave Warriors won the Cosafa Cup for the first time in 2015, our hearts were swollen with pride as the win came with the promise of a new beginning for our national pastime. Fast forward to November 2016 and no one can even recall when last the Brave Warriors featured in an international match. The less said about the NPL, the better, because even members of your cabinet remain glued to the TV watching the English Premier League over weekends. Mr President please note that this is a desperate cry for help, nothing else. After many years of promoting the local game, there is now deafening silence on your part, Mr President. Things are not going well and current goings on gives credence to assertions that the authorities treat sport like its stepchild. There is currently no leadership that inspires these young men and women to fulfil their dreams. We can''t send athletes abroad because they cannot find a few thousand dollars to represent their country – what does this say about the Namibian nation? Are you happy to lead a nation where sportsmen and -women feel dejected and left out? Where is Harambee?