Shaw refutes $5m missing from KSAFA

Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) is being accused of allegedly misplacing $5 million by the Shortwood United Football Club, which outgoing president Wayne Shaw has dismissed as individuals being disingenuous.

The letter is being widely circulated on social media and, according to Shaw, it is being orchestrated by Shortwood, one of the 10 clubs that was suspended by KSAFA for non-payment of fees.

According to Shaw, KSAFA had a budget of $11.72 million for the recently concluded season and the $5 million that is being bandied about was a shortfall.

"The person is talking about $5 million missing but we had a budget of 11.7 million and we got no money from anywhere else and everybody knew that was the case.

"We got $1.9 million from the clubs, $2.1 million from Campari and $2.5 million from SDF (Sports Development Foundation). So in all, we collected 6.5 million," he revealed.

He said the shortfall in the budget is the main reason they are late with prize money for the clubs, however, he assured he is working on getting the funds before his time in office expires in two weeks.

"Now the competition is done everybody wants their prize money and we are trying to deal with that. I am in negotiations to get the money to pay the clubs because I do not want to leave office and the clubs do not get paid," Shaw said.

He noted that this is not the first the association is being late with prize monies and that the author of the letter is only trying to manipulate the issue.

"I don't know why somebody will be trying something like this. Mr (Rudolph) Speid (Cavalier sporting director) said all we have to do is give them a credit note because this is not the first competition to be played and payment is late," Shaw stated.

He again dismissed claims that clubs were being forced out of Tuesday's meeting, which the letter states was to discuss the prize money, but an unsuccessful attempt was made to make it about reaffiliation, which it claims was a diversionary tactic.

"When I read the letter, the person wasn't even at the meeting. There were six unaffiliated clubs at the meeting (and not 10 as stated by the letter). We don't push anybody out. If they are a KSAFA club why can't they attend the meeting?

"The agenda had everything on it. The prize money was on the agenda and the reaffiliation matter was to come after prize money. So whoever wrote that is trying to be disingenuous," Shaw said.

Meanwhile, the association will hold a special general meeting (SGM) on November 12 to decide on a new president after Shaw announced his resignation yesterday.