Disgraced former CONCACAF chief Jack Warner has accused Caribbean officials who attended a recent FIFA meeting of caving in to president Sepp Blatter. The officials included Cayman Islands Football Association president Jeffrey Webb.
Warner, who resigned as FIFA vice-president following the fallout from the cash-for-votes scandal that tore apart the Caribbean Football Union, also claimed FIFA was attempting to take control of the regional footballing body.
The allegation comes after FIFA hosted a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, attended by the 30 member nations of the Caribbean Football Union as well as Blatter where a normalisation committee was formed.
However, Warner believes the committee, which has been tasked to restore the functions of the CFU to normalcy over the next five months, violates the CFU’s rules and labelled it a “farce beyond epic proportions”.
“In one fell swoop, the Caribbean football leadership has now undone its struggle of some 33 years and has disrespected the entire region,” Warner said. “The FIFA president must not be allowed to continue the demeaning of people of colour without someone raising a voice to tell him enough is enough.
The mandate of the normalisation committee includes appointing an interim general secretary, as well as a legal, finance and football committee.
Larry Mussenden, the Bermuda Football Association president, was appointed to the committee last week along with Yves Jean-Bart (Haiti), Luis Hernandez (Cuba), Victor Daniel (Grenada), Webb, Ronald Jones (Barbados), Everton Gonsalves (Antigua and Barbuda), Rignaal Francisca (Curacao) and Captain Horace Burrell (Jamaica).
Warner, who resigned as FIFA vice-president following the fallout from the cash-for-votes scandal that tore apart the Caribbean Football Union, also claimed FIFA was attempting to take control of the regional footballing body.
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