"Words from someone who is frustrated" - Namibia journalist responds to Florentino Perez

Rodri's Ballon d'Or triumph is still a big issue. One of the last to speak out on the matter was Florentino Perez, who criticised the voting system to choose the winner and claimed that Vinicius would have won had it not been for Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland.
"The UEFA statement said that his entry had had no impact on the voting system. Wow! Well, in order not to have it, I'm going to tell you: they have altered the voting system (from 5 players to 10), also the number of points (from 6 to 15) and it is surprising that being football something so global, journalists from countries with as many people as India and others with less than a million, yes, vote. And nobody knows them!", said the president at last Sunday's Assembly, who singled out four countries.
"Without Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won the Ballon d'Or. On top of that, these countries didn't give Vinicius any votes (laughs). None! The Finn, at least, has resigned. He said he won't be on the jury again. Look, I appreciate that. You would have to ask the organisation what the criteria are, but obviously they can do whatever they want at no cost. I would ask ‘France Football’ and ‘L'Equipe’ whether it makes much sense to get together with UEFA just now. The Ballon d'Or should be an independent trophy and voted for by recognised people," he explained.
Well, the answer to Florentino was not long in coming, and it came on Monday from Namibia. El Larguero' contacted journalist Sheefeni Nicodemus, who represents his country in the Ballon d'Or voting, and he replied to the Madrid president: "Basically, I suspect these are the words of someone who is frustrated.
"Mr Perez feels that the people of my country and the other countries mentioned do not have a meaningful vote because we are inferior people. I would just like to know, if I were from the top football nations and I didn't agree with his opinion, what would his argument be?" said the professional, who defended himself against Florentino's remarks.