Yohanis Musa Puok, the President of Nasir FC Juba who resigned on Friday - August 25, 2023 - Eye Radio/Moses Awan

The President of Nasir FC Juba has resigned and warned that many senior officials might follow to exit over the mismanagement of football activities in Juba.

Youhanis Musa Puok on Friday resigned from his position as the president of Nasir FC, a Juba-based club citing the suspension of football activities in Juba.

He also attributed disputes arising among associations in South Sudan.

Puok called on Sports fans across the country not to mix football with community issues.

He says id if the situation continues football in Juba will lose many cadres as the impact of mixing community issues with football management.

He calls on the real footballers in the state and within the capital of South Sudan to rescue the future of football in Juba.

Pouk says the will of football officials and fans was kidnapped by a small group he did not name.

“Football must be separated from the community, football should remain as it was before in Sudan without tribalism,” Puok told Eye Radio in an inclusive interview.

“Since I came to this country from North Sudan, I have found the Secretary-General was somebody from the north even after independence, I have seen our Sports fraternity is not the same,” he said.

“People are mixing community issues with football. For us to move forward as a country I’m urging all the concerned authorities to do more just like those days, but if this situation continues Juba football will lose a lot of football cadres.”

Puok’s disappointment came after the Juba Local Football Association suspended football activities in Juba.

He says the suspension forced him to resign as President of Nasir FC in Juba.

Puok says he cannot continue wasting his time and money on a business that has no clear vision and future.

“First, there is a dispute among the associations, second, the issue of the suspension of all sport-related activities by the suspended Juba FA. Third, the clubs don’t know what the future holds as well,” said Puok.

“These are the three points that I look at so that I reach the point that it will be difficult for me to continue in a such situation, Although we have tried a lot to avoid such a situation,”

“It looks like there are small groups who worked hard for this situation to continue. so, the continuation of this situation is a waste of money.”

“I can’t continue wasting time and money on a business that has no clear vision and future.”

“The main vision of clubs is to compete and to reach where El-Merreikh Juba is now, you’ll end up staying for good years in vain.”