According to the latest instruction issued by the lame footed and revengeful Kuwait Indian Football Federation, a player playing in the tournaments conducted under Indian Football Federation Kuwait will not be allowed to play in the tournaments conducted by KIFF because any player playing in IFFK tournaments will be treated as suspended from KIFF. “Xabas” KIFF, you show that you are not only bodily owning the Indian players in Kuwait but you are also owning them soully. By passing such strictures KIFF instead of promoting soccer amongst us, KIFF is killing soccer. Some of the rascals in the KIFF earlier wanted to punish me for writing critical articles on KIFF “dadageri”. When I passed my message to them saying “You will have to sell your wives and mothers and also your concubines to punish me”, then they remained silent. I don’t know what KIFF thinks of itself. Good that KIFF is a toothless body as it is unknown to any local authority since it is NOT RECOGNISED BY KUWAITI AUTHORITY otherwise KIFF under arrogant administration would create havoc for IFFK and the players participating in IFFK conducted tournaments. Good that IFFK started having parallel tournaments under their domain otherwise IFFK boys would never get a chance to play soccer in Kuwait.
JP D’Mello was not only a high ranking soccer administrator but more than that he was a high thinker. He loved Goa, he loved Goan unity in Kuwait. He wanted every Goan and Indian player in Kuwait to play and fulfill his ambition. He did not like splits among Goans and suspension of active soccer players but unfortunately KIFF Goans are become impotents to bring about unity. Never in my life I noticed such a division amongst Goans in Kuwait as it is now, all because of KIFF “dadageri”. Because of this division many Goans started hating other Goans.
KIFF now is conducting JP Memorial League tournament but by doing this they are killing JP’s principle of unity. Those who trample under their feet JP’s vision and love for fusion among all soccer players, they are the enemies of JP and as such they have no moral right to promote JP’s image distortedly. JP stood for unity of Goans while those who are promoting JP’s image by organising a memorial tournament in his name are doing injustice to JP’s memory. JP would never accept such a “tamasha” done in his name to honour him while his principles are killed by the very people who fakingly honour JP. I cannot understand why not a single Goan forcefully raises his voice against what KIFF is doing.
Earlier KIFF alone was organising our tournaments and as such all Goans used to assemble together to watch these matches. But now since KIFF has created division amongst us, Goans are splitted into two factions thereby affecting our unity too much for which only the Goans in KIFF will be responsible. History has been created by KIFF Goans by not supporting reunification of IFFK and KIFF and this history will be kept written in BOLD BLACK CAPITAL LETTERS.
KIFF purpose when established was to bring about unity amongst all the clubs and players but during the last two seasons there is nothing but disunity amongst us created by KIFF inefficient anti-Goan management. If KIFF was good the disunity in the first place would never occur. The KIFF management has failed miserably to bring about patch up between the two factions and as such KIFF alone should be held responsible for this disunity which is very much affecting Goan unity. Now it is known to everyone who are the enemies of Goan unity. In the past because of our unity we managed to create wonderful work for the cause of Goan community namely Cancer Hospital Dona Paula, Direct Flight from Kuwait to Goa, Konkani movement especially Novem Goem movement, Gulf Goan Hotels Co., Sour Ground Soccer, Goa Kuwait Solidarity Center movement and many more. All these movements we started and initiated because none of the KIFF Goans were involved with us deeply otherwise they would destroy all our movements as they are doing for KIFF. By the way, what good one can expect from the “Bebdes” and those who cannot control their own wives and bring about patch up with their wives?? These Bebdes want Kuwait for making money only but not to support Kuwait during the invasion of Kuwait. During the invasion of Kuwait when we were organizing our movement in support of Kuwait, these Bebdes where busy drinking liquour in the Tavernas in their localities. Such people are a disgrace on Goa and Goans. While starting and proceeding further with the above mentioned movements we faced lot of obstacles and difference of opinions but we never surrendered, on the contrary we cautiously used our brains and patience to avoid clashes even by giving advantages to our opponents. KIFF currently is not ready to yield an inch and by acting thus KIFF is promoting IFFK and its activities which also going on very well. If today IFFK is existing it is only because of KIFF arrogance.
KIFF feels it is omnipotent body having control over all the Indian and Goan players. It failed to accept its flaws which are plenty. Time will come if there is no brake on KIFF “dadageri”, IFFK personnel will have to obtain written permission from KIFF even to sleep with their wives. For me, all those who are involved in KIFF management are one eyed men among the blinds. Good that these persons are in Kuwait and working well and God forbid, if they are thru the power of Tsunami thrown out of their jobs, in Goa not even a “Kuddo Mus” will look at them, leave aside in Goa in general but not even in their own villages and Vaddos. Most of them are stupid Goans and because they are such they are in KIFF because intellectual Goans are not joining KIFF. KIFF is not a place for Goa lover Goans and intellectual Goans
When we started our competitive football at Sour Grounds in 1979, lot of young Goan boys got employment. This is very good outcome. Recently one young Goan boy playing in IFFK tournament got a nice job provided by one team member registered in KIFF. Football is not our priority in Kuwait but job. Now because of KIFF arrogance as indicated above this young Goan boy cannot get opportunity to play in the KIFF tournaments because this young Goan boy is already under automatic suspension for playing in IFFK tournament. In the bargain he lost the chance of getting a job. Poor young boy is now cursing KIFF management and even their wives and children. For the loss of this job, Law of Nature will surely work. A very good chance is lost for the young Goan boy to earn his livelihood. Who is responsible for this? Is it not KIFF? KIFF came into being to help the boys and not to destroy their job prospects. I don’t blame non-Goans in KIFF to act in favour of Goans but I blame our own Goans only who got no marbles to bring about patch-up for the sake of Goan unity. And on top of it, these Goans are Catholics going to Church regularly. Externally they act saintly while internally they are the first class Lucifers. These Lucifers are responsible to create division amongst us in the community.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
