Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) vice-president Raymond Tim Kee, who runs his own self-titled insurance company, today officially announced his candidacy for the post of TTFF president, which will be contested on 11 November 2012.
Tim Kee is one of two candidates who applied for the top administrative post in local football. And, in a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium VIP room today, he stressed his intention to bring empowered, independent auditors to the TTFF and to transform the sporting body into a transparent, people-oriented organisation.
The other nominee, Wired868 understands, is Colin Murray, who is Carib Brewery’s sponsorship and events manager and the Queen’s Park CC marketing and promotions chairman.
Tim Kee, who is in his 60s, was nominated by the Eastern Counties association and seconded by Central, while the 56-year-old Colin Murray was nominated by the North zone. Wired868 was unable to ascertain Murray’s seconder by publication time.
The TTFF constitution permits only zones to nominate and second candidates although “properly constituted bodies” can vote at the elections.
The six zones are: North, South, East, Central, Eastern Counties and Tobago. The properly constituted bodies are: the Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees’ Association, the Pro League, the Secondary Schools Football League, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Football Association and the National Primary Schools Football League.
The constitution also recognises the Trinidad and Tobago Football Coaches Association and the National Association for Youth Football although both bodies are believed to be defunct now and are not expected to vote.
Each zonal body has five votes while the properly constituted bodies has two votes each.
Tim Kee and Murray’s successful applications leave present interim president Lennox Watson struggling for a backer before nominations close tomorrow on Friday 26 October 2012.
Watson, a former high-ranking Prisons officer, was believed to be interested in contesting the elections. But only two from South, Tobago and East are potentially free to support a candidate and he would need to woo them both.
Eastern Football Association (EFA) chairman Wayne Cunningham confirmed that his zone would decide tonight whether it will nominate Watson or stand behind Tim Kee or Murray.
Two EFA members were present today at Tim Kee’s launch while Central FA president Brian Layne introduced the presidential nominee as: “the person who will bring transparency, accountability and success to Trinidad and Tobago’s football.”
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