THE Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) faces contempt of court proceedings after failing to follow through on its earlier undertaking that it would sue its former special adviser, Works Minister Jack Warner, to recover financial accounts pertaining to funds raised during the 2006 World Cup campaign.
Yesterday, the TTFF's case versus 13 members of the 2006 Trinidad and Tobago World Cup team resumed before Justice Devindra Rampersad at the Port of Spain High Court.
"We are next going to bring contempt of court charges against both (former TTFF president) Mr Oliver Camps and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation," players' representative Brent Sancho said yesterday after the Federation failed to deliver on an earlier promise to the High Court.
"That should come in May, because this is about the third time that the TTFF had failed to abide by the court's ruling."
On February 17, the TTFF had indicated an intention to sue 2006 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairman Warner, who the Federation argues was the sole person able to provide a financial record of funds raised during the 2006 qualifying campaign, which saw Trinidad and Tobago successfully qualify for the World Cup in Germany.
The footballers' case is that Warner promised them a half share of the estimated US$40 million raised and they have pursued a long court process to gather the funds.
Sancho reported yesterday that Justice Rampersad was very upset when the TTFF indicated it had failed to follow up on an earlier promise to sue Warner and the players stated that the next step in their legal dispute was to bring contempt charges against the TTFF and its former president Camps.
The TTFF sent a brief release last night stating: "At the Port of Spain High Court Hearing Room POS 25, the matter between the TTFF and the 13 2006 World Cup players came before Justice Devindra Rampersad. The case management conference has been adjourned. The TTFF will not comment further on pending litigation."
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