Foreign clubs are once again threatening Natio players over representing Suriname. This was announced by General Manager Brian Tevreden of the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB) on Tuesday during a press conference. Tevreden said that, due to the passport scandal of the past period in the Netherlands, many players are hesitant to represent Suriname. Although talks have been held with them several times, they have been informed about everything and involved in the process, many footballers still have doubts.
As a result, there are many young men who want to represent Suriname, but still want to wait a while. For the time being, the national coach cannot call on these players. “This has set us back in the process we were engaged in with Suriname. But that does not mean we will not get to where we are supposed to be.”
Tevreden further stated that over the past three years, he has had good cooperation with the clubs that must release players to Suriname during FIFA periods. However, there were certain football clubs that made things very difficult for the Surinamese players. The clubs threatened the players and were unwilling to release them. “This is now happening again and the clubs are once again making it very difficult for us.” He said he would have no problem if they contacted him or the national coach if they did not want to release players, but that does not happen.
The General Manager further stated that representatives of certain football clubs are very rude and act as if Suriname’s officials are not competent or professional enough. “Because of this, we will enter different waters, end up in a conflict, and we will no longer accept this.” Tevreden understands that the players belong to the clubs, but during the FIFA period they are allowed to represent their countries. “What is happening now is unacceptable.”
