FIJI netball coach Melissa Walker and her team management have been sacked for insubordination.
Walker is in South Africa with the national team and has been "verbally" told of the decision.
It is understood the FNA council made the decision at an emergency meeting last Saturday.
National Under-21 manager Selina Kuruleca said she was notified by FNA officials that she and Walker were no longer needed.
It is believed their contracts were terminated following the team's decision to attend the Tri-Nations Series in South Africa despite a FNA directive not to take part because of financial constraints.
Walker, whose netball experience expands more than 20 years in New Zealand, signed a three-year contract with FNA last September.
She was brought in to replace former Silver Fern Vilimaina Davu and take Fiji to the top four in the world.
Kuruleca said she was told by the FNA executives not to help the senior team and to concentrate on the U21 side but that the national team management had asked for the help of the juniors in raising money for the South African tour.
She said she had notified Walker of the FNA decision.
"We have been reliably informed that there are some people on the management team who will be terminated. We are hoping that this termination can be averted," Kuruleca said.
After being told the tour SA was being called off because of a lack of money, the team management secured a $50,000 government grant to fund the tour.
That slap on the face was too much for the NF executives who had been kept in the dark about it.
Kuruleca said they had done no harm in trying to send the team to play competitive opposition.
"Yes, we are guilty that we did not respect their directives but we feel it was good and for the good of the players.
The executives even stated that going to the streets brought disrepute to the association but we were doing something good for the sport.
"We raised more than $50,000 in just four days while the executives say we do not have any money to send the team," Kuruleca said.
"People in the council need to be honest and if they can't do the job, they should step down. Our decision to go to South Africa was for the girls. They need to play against opposition that is ranked above us.
"To cast us aside for something that we haven't done, is not fair.
"The amount of money we raised is testimony of how much people support the team. We hope that they (council) reconsider their decision and reinstate Melissa because she has sacrificed a lot for this team."
Last night, FNA executives held a meeting and could not comment on the outcome.
FNA president Milika Munivai said a press statement would be released today.
