Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter

Boxhill

Embattled Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Crenston Boxhill is expected to officially announce his future intentions to the organisation's board of directors in a special meeting scheduled for this Sunday.

Boxhill, who took over as head of the JFF in November 2003, surprisingly announced last week, that he would not contest the upcoming elections.

"Board members have only heard about his intentions not to seek re-election through the media; a meeting wasn't called to discuss it or anything so we'll have to wait until Sunday," explained South Central Confederation (SCC) chairman, Dale Spencer.

"He hasn't had a chance to tell us what his feelings are as yet, so we will basically be discussing that formally for the first time when we meet," Spencer added.

Recent rumours had suggested that the president might be forced to vacate office before the November elections, but the SCC boss does not believe this to be the case and further denounced it as highly impractical.

Conscience

"I can't say for sure, but I don't think there is a movement, there is no need to muster up all of this now for him to move. I think it would be left to the conscience of the president," Spencer explained.

"If he is not going to seek re-election and senses that he has no support in the board, he may take himself out of the picture in the interest of football. Like I said though, we haven't met formally so I don't know his thought process. We'll just have to wait and see," he said.

Meanwhile JFF general secretary, Burchell Gibson, while admitting that it would be possible for the board to ask the president to resign, was also unaware of the issue being on the cards.

"This Sunday's meeting is set to discuss election process and procedure and a couple other federation-related matters. There is nothing of that sort on it so far, but it has not yet been finalised," Gibson said.

"It is possible for the board to ask him to resign but it wouldtake a majority vote," he added.

Should Boxhill step down at Sunday's meeting, in accordance with the JFF constitution, active duties will fall to second vice-president, Linnel McLean, who is currently the president of the Trelawny Football Association.

This is because George Evans, who was elected first vice-president, vacated that position.