Jacobs and BA await conciliation JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA Namibia Premier League club Black Africa and their former coach Woody Jacobs will meet at the labour commissioner’s office on 15 December for conciliation.
Jacobs dragged his former club to the labour commissioner after the club terminated his contract and gave him a new one in June, with 12 months to go before the old contract would have expired.
Jacobs argues that he was unfairly treated and demands to be compensated for the way he was treated.
The coach left the club in acrimonious circumstances, stating that the new contract he had been offered was not better than the previous one.
The conciliation was slated for 1 December, but BA requested an extension to 15 December.
“I am doing this because I was not respected and therefore have been demanding an apology from Black Africa,” Jacobs said.
“The club showed that it already had someone else in mind and that is why it treated me the way it did.
“Clubs must learn to honour contracts because it is totally unfair, the way they treat players and coaches when it comes to contracts.
“It is terrible that Namibian football has been failing to transform into greater standards, which makes things difficult for players,” Jacobs said.
If conciliation fails, the case will proceed to arbitration, from where it can move on to the labour court if no solution is found between Black Africa and Woody Jacobs.
Black Africa officials could not be reached for comment before this newspaper went to print.
Stars issue settled
Jacobs also revealed that another former club, African Stars, have settled the debt they had owed him since he left the club after the 2014/2015 season.
The two parties last met in September, where African Stars compensated the outspoken coach.
“African Stars handled the thing professionally even though we had issues at the start of the discussions.
“I like the way things went between us and I can confirm that they gave me enough,” Jacobs said.
“It was not all that I needed, but it was satisfactory in the manner that we went about to conclude the problem.”
Jacobs had previously coached Ramblers, Monitronics and Tura Magic before he made his big-money moves to two of Namibia’s most decorated clubs.
Jacobs is currently employed as Orlando Pirates FC first team coach.