Tag: CIFA
![New York judge cuts ex-CIFA official’s jail time New York judge cuts ex-CIFA official’s jail time](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Costas-Takkas-1-150x150.jpg)
New York judge cuts ex-CIFA official’s jail time
(CNS): The former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association, Costas Takkas (61), has had his jail time cut by ten months after a federal judge in New York credited the ten months he spent behind bars in Switzerland toward the fifteen-month term handed down in October for his part in the FIFA corruption […]
![CIFA votes in new boss after tight election CIFA votes in new boss after tight election](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Alfredo-Whittaker-150x150.jpg)
CIFA votes in new boss after tight election
(CNS): The beleaguered local sports body, the Cayman Islands Football Association, has voted Alfredo Whittaker as its new president. A well-known senior referee, Whittaker won a tight ballot 8-7 after Renard Moxam dropped out of the running, which included incumbent president Lee Ramoon, after four rounds of voting. In a statement about his election, Whittaker […]
![CIFA breaks silence and supsends Blake CIFA breaks silence and supsends Blake](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CIFA-headquarters-150x150.jpg)
CIFA breaks silence and supsends Blake
(CNS): The beleaguered Cayman Islands Football Association has suspended its vice president, the association announced Monday in its first comment about his arrest last week by anti-corruption investigators. The inquiry relates to specific cash transactions in CIFA bank accounts, but it is understood “that the association itself is not under investigation”, the release stated. However, CIFA […]
![Football refs strike after violent incident at match Football refs strike after violent incident at match](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/football-150x150.jpg)
Football refs strike after violent incident at match
(CNS): Cayman’s football referees have “withdrawn their services” until the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) takes action to deal with violence against these officials at local games. On Saturday a referee was assaulted during the Senior Men’s FA Cup Semi-Finals Match at the Ed Bush field between Future and Alliance FCs. With a scoreline of […]
![Ramoon promises change as new CIFA chief Ramoon promises change as new CIFA chief](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lee-Ramoon-President-Cayman-Islands-Football-Association-150x150.jpg)
Ramoon promises change as new CIFA chief
(CNS): Lee Ramoon has been elected as the new CIFA president and has promised to regain the trust of the members, sponsors, the public and government, but he said it would take time to turn the association around. “Everyone wants to see change and it is about to happen, but it will be baby steps,” […]