FIJI Netball Association is mum over former national coach Melissa Walker’s appointment as the first Wales fulltime coach.

President Milika Munivai said the association “have no comments” on her new job.

Walker and FNA had been at loggerheads for some time during which she was sacked in May this year but brought back after an intervention from the Government.

A month after being reinstated, the national netball governing body stopped Walker from travelling to the Pacific Mini Games in Cook Islands due to her being pregnant.

Last month, the former Maori coach received another termination letter from Netball Fiji.

In reply, Walker filed a case against FNA over the non-payment of her salary and the breach of contract.

She was also subjected to a seven-day ultimatum to leave the country from the Immigration Department.

However, the department, after being informed about Walker’s case against FNA, gave her a temporary resident’s permit.

During the first hearing of the case on Tuesday, the FNA lawyer asked for more time. The matter will again be heard on December 18.
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The Melissa Walker/Netball Fiji saga has taken another twist with Netball Fiji today saying that they will decide at the Council Meeting on Saturday, whether to pay Walker or not.

It has been revealed by Netball Fiji Secretary Patricia Rokoua, that money owed to Walker, is not the $40,000 that she’s claiming but money owed before she was terminated after the South Africa Tour in July.

Rokoua adds this will all be discussed in their next Council meeting on Saturday.

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Rokoua adds that the public should understand that Netball Fiji terminated Walker’s contract straight after the South Africa Tour and they had nothing to do with her or her pay after this.

Meanwhile, Government intervened and re-instated Walker.

Netball Fiji then agreed to have her coach the team to the Pacific Mini Games in the Cook Islands, but then decided she was not allowed to travel at the 11th hour as she was pregnant and so feared for her safety.

However, Walker said she has no knowledge of the Council meeting this weekend, as there has been no correspondence with the Netball Fiji Executives, adding there is no need for the Council to decide on the money that should be paid to her.
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