Sofapaka defender John
Njoroge who had sued Tanzania’s soccer Champions Dar Young
Africans(Yanga) to the world soccer body(FIFA) owing to breach of contract
has every reason to smile after the club cleared his outstanding bills.
The utility defender
demanded Tz 17 million (Approx.US $ 11,765) after the club terminated his
services without notice mid last year. According to the club website, the
Cecafa Kagame Cup Champions Young Africans (Yanga) , the club has settled
outstanding money along with other players who had also sued the club.
Njoroge had taken the club to FIFA
last year after they released him without compensation for premature
termination of his two year contract. FIFA in turn directed that Yanga pay the
player all the monies amounting to 18 Million Tanzanian Shillings
(Approximately 1 Million Kenya Shillings).
“The Yanga management wishes to
state that we have finished paying off our former player John Njoroge whom we
owed money for breaching his contract two years ago. The management cleared the
remainder of the debt yesterday (Wednesday)” said the statement on Yanga’s
official website.
Yanga Secretary General Lawrence
Mwalusako confirmed to the website that Njoroge’s debt had been settled.
“We had started by paying him 4
Million Shillings and yesterday we finished off paying him 14 million
shillings,” Mwalusako says.
Njoroge had been snapped up by Yanga
in 2008 where he signed a two year contract. After the first contract expired,
Yanga added another two years to his contract but they parted ways before
conclusion.
Meanwhile Nairobi City Stars Chairman Peter
Jabuya has attributed his teams dismal performance owing to the departure
of speedy striker Dan Sserunkuma and other key players in the middle of the
League season.
Other key players that left
the club purely ‘ naked” include Donald Mosoti,Oscar Mbugua all to Gor
Mahia and Levi Muaka who left to Belgium unceremoniously.Also in the
departing list was key striker George Odary who went to Juba in
South Sudan after landing a lucrative job .Since then, the club according to
Jabuya has been struggling to find their replacement
"Losing quality players in the middle of the season was a bitter pill to swallow.We have been struggling even without any financial backing and that hindered the team’s progress” said Jabuya.
"Losing quality players in the middle of the season was a bitter pill to swallow.We have been struggling even without any financial backing and that hindered the team’s progress” said Jabuya.
The former Gor Mahia
secretary conceded that the club had learned a great lesson from
the previous two seasons and are hoping to instill proper
management in the team to avoid a situation where they find themselves
fighting for survival in the Kenya Premier league.
City Stars who gained
promotion into the top flight league as World Hope eight years ago survived
relegation on the final day of last season and again this
year they get themselves in the middle of another dogfight
He said it was mandatory for the club in in future to ensure they have finances to keep their best players in the team to avoid them being snatched by other clubs.He reiterated that the club is engaged in talks with several potential sponsors
"We really need to put up structures within the club that will stabilize the team for years to come. That plan must forestall the departure of key players from the team and also provide a launchpad for the future success of the club both on and off the pitch"said Jabuya
Since severing ties with Ambassador In Sports,the Kawangwrae based club have not gotten on board a sponsors.They have largely been depending on money received from the Kenya Premier league gate collection and Supersport live broadcasting money.
City Stars lie 13th in the league standings four points from the drop zone currently occupied by their
weekend opponents Rangers At the same time Jabuya has called on the Football Kenya Federation to intervene and ensure that their player Levi Muaka did not sign for another club when he went to Europe
Jabuya said the former international winger who had a contract with City Stars until December next year traveled to Belgium without their blessings and they are not sure if he is playing for another club something that will be against Fifa Rules .
He said it was mandatory for the club in in future to ensure they have finances to keep their best players in the team to avoid them being snatched by other clubs.He reiterated that the club is engaged in talks with several potential sponsors
"We really need to put up structures within the club that will stabilize the team for years to come. That plan must forestall the departure of key players from the team and also provide a launchpad for the future success of the club both on and off the pitch"said Jabuya
Since severing ties with Ambassador In Sports,the Kawangwrae based club have not gotten on board a sponsors.They have largely been depending on money received from the Kenya Premier league gate collection and Supersport live broadcasting money.
City Stars lie 13th in the league standings four points from the drop zone currently occupied by their
weekend opponents Rangers At the same time Jabuya has called on the Football Kenya Federation to intervene and ensure that their player Levi Muaka did not sign for another club when he went to Europe
Jabuya said the former international winger who had a contract with City Stars until December next year traveled to Belgium without their blessings and they are not sure if he is playing for another club something that will be against Fifa Rules .
”We want the federation
to pursue the matter and ensure that the player did not sign for another
club without our permission as he is still in our contract”he said
Muaka had been an instrumental part of the City Stars team and earned a big money move to Tusker last year but he failed to find his footing at the Ruaraka outfit and promptly returned to captain his hometown club
Muaka had been an instrumental part of the City Stars team and earned a big money move to Tusker last year but he failed to find his footing at the Ruaraka outfit and promptly returned to captain his hometown club
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