Bula FC remains silent on questions over appointments, contracts and funding

Questions sent to Bula FC management regarding the running of Fiji’s first-ever professional football club remain unanswered, despite growing public interest and concern.

Duavata News asked Bula FC to explain how Fiji Football Association (West) Vice President Nazia Ali-Krishna was appointed as Acting Chief Commercial Officer of the club.

We also sought clarification on the value of the playing contract awarded to team captain Roy Krishna, as well as details on how the club’s kit and merchandising contract was awarded to RK21, a company linked to Krishna.

Further questions were sent asking how much of the club’s operations are funded by FIFA, and for an account of how that funding has been utilised.

Duavata News also asked whether Ms Ali-Krishna’s nephews have been appointed to key positions within the club, including the role of team manager, and the general recruitment procedures at the club.

Additional questions were sent seeking clarification on who owns Bula FC, the club’s shareholding structure, and how the entity is governed.

Thousands of Fijians are now awaiting answers to understand how the club is being run, particularly given Bula FC’s frequent public messaging around patriotism and national pride. As Fiji’s first professional football club, questions of transparency and accountability remain central to public confidence in the organisation.

The Fiji Football Association has made their stance clear and have stated that Bula FC is managed seperately from the association.

Nazia Ali-Krishna is the founder of the former publication Mai Life Magazine and later emerged as a proposed political candidate for the now-deregistered FijiFirst Party, but had to drop out after she did not meet the requirements to contest the 2018 General Election under the FEO Act.

As of publication, no responses have been received from Bula FC management.

Please note, we are not suggesting that anything wrong has been done, but rather, we seek clarity in the name of public interest.