Fresh controversy strikes Cricket Namibia

CRICKET Namibia has been hit by allegations of favouritism, nepotism and a lack of development and transformation following recent resignations, according to an anonymous seven-page letter sent to the media.

At the time of going to press, Cricket Namibia (CN) had not replied to questions, but CN board member Laurie Pieters said the allegations were completely uninformed and "a laugh a minute". According to the letter, national under-19 coach Norbert Manyande was fired along with the national strength and conditioning coach, Clint Henry, while the national women's coach Gareth Cloete resigned from his post last week. It said that Manyande was fired three months ago and replaced by Robby Joseph, an English coaching consultant, without the post being advertised. Manyande was very successful with the under-19s, and guided them to their best performance yet at last year's Junior World Cup, where they finished seventh to qualify automatically for next year's tournament. Manyande, however, could not be reached for comment.