Amiel Mohammed, a former freelance football writer with Wired868 and Pro League Club Central FC, has been appointed the acting general secretary of the T&T Football Association (TTFA).
Mohammed has been performing the duties of the general secretary of the TTFA for the past months before Saturday night's announcement by FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee chairman Robert Hadad. The appointment means that he has officially replaced Ramesh Ramdhan who was been suspended back in September last year after serving for about three months on the normalisation committee.
The release said: "Mohammed has worked alongside the Normalization Committee diligently over the last few months and has maintained a high standard of organizational and football-oriented acumen. He has the full confidence of the Normalization Committee to assist in the management of the General Secretariat and any other role as mandated by the TTFA Constitution."
Amiel, a graduate of Queen's Royal College (QRC), told Guardian Media Sports on Sunday that: "I have served as Media and Communications officer for local pro league club Central FC, Communications and Logistics Officer for the 2015 Women's Premier League, Digital Media and Web Coordinator for 2017 T&T Super League in the TTSL Secretariat, a freelance journalist for Wired868 and Project Coordinator for numerous projects geared towards sport and youth development and the inclusion of the differently-abled community."
Mohammed, who was the assistant to the chairman of the NC since May 2020 said: "This is an interim position so my objective is just to support as best as I can. There is a lot of work to be done and we all have to work together, in a genuine manner, to get football back to where it should be."
The release also stated that: "For clarity and consistency with the notice dated 9 September 2020, TTFA General Secretary Ramesh Ramdhan has been suspended pending an inquiry."
However, Ramdhan, who was appointed by the William Wallace-led administration after its victory at the November 2019 TTFA election of officers, has been in the media spotlight after issues were raised about a two-year contract that was given to him by the then-president Wallace after the TTFA Board had agreed to a one-year contract.
Ramdhan told the media back in July that he was taking legal action after not being paid for over six months while other TTFA staff members were paid outstanding salaries by the normalisation committee.
Following the announcement by the NC, Guardian Media Sports made efforts to contact Ramdhan on Sunday by both phone and Whats app messages but both proved futile.
"We also take this opportunity to outline that the Normalization Committee will be coordinating meetings with TTFA Members to determine the individual challenges that clubs and Associations are facing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and in general football matters. Updates on the TTFA’s financial health will be forthcoming at a General Meeting which will be convened in due course," the release concluded.
The TTFA has been managed by the Normalisation Committee which also includes attorney Judy Daniel and retired banker Nigel Romano by FIFA since March 27, ten days after FIFA took over the organisation.