Venga was banned by Football Association of Singapore for three years for "bringing the game into disrepute" when he filled in an All-England line-up on the team-sheet for his club during a Sembawang SC Islandwide League match between Delhi Juniors and Si Ling United.

This was because some players expected the match to be abandoned due to a heavy downpour and did not turn up, which prompted Venga to disregard the submission of the team sheet as he was told to only produce it during the interval.

The lineup of Delhi Juniors, which had been discarded in the dressing room, was recovered by officials from Sembawang SC and used in the subsequent disciplinary hearing, which led to Venga's suspension.

"[11] His snark remarks added much colour to the S.League in its early years and often led to amusing exchanges with opposing coaches and managers, generating much-needed publicity for a league still very much in its infancy.

The move proved to be a success as Woodlands Wellington managed to garner close to full house attendances for every match, including their pre-season friendlies.

[13] His entertaining comments led the editors of Kick Off!, a local football weekly that covered mostly S.League news, to give him a spot in the magazine which was named "The Public Diary of Vengaman".

[14] Venga made the headlines in March 2002 for reasons other than his controversial statements when a drunk fan leapt over a barrier and punched him after the final whistle was blown during the famed "Northern Derby" between Woodlands Wellington and Sembawang Rangers.

He remained in the team for the next one and a half years as the general manager until he decided to resign from his post on 12 May 2004 to join Tampines Rovers as their Director of Operations, causing a huge furore in the local football fraternity.

Due to Venga's influential presence, several other notable players such as Tan Sio Beng, Azhar Baksin and Shariff Abdul Samat also signed up with the squad prior to their 2012 NFL campaign.

[22] Admiralty FC also trounced Pioneer CSC with a 10 – 0 scoreline in June 2012, making huge waves in the NFL with their impressive performances.