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TFF: No new players for Yanga
By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 31st December 2010 @ 12:32, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 135
GIANTS Young Africans are beginning to pay heavy price for breaching contracts with their former player Ally Msigwa.
They have been restricted from recruiting new players by the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), unless they pay Msigwa 7.2m/- being a compensation for 36 monthly salaries.
TFF's Legal, Ethics and players Committee Chairman Alex Mgongolwa said yesterday that the committee meeting that sat in Dar es Salaam on Thursday found Yanga guilty after hearing from both sides.
"The committee was satisfied by the evidence produced by Msigwa, which showed that he had legal contract with Yanga basing on his first contract that was registered at TFF.
The reviewed contract that Yanga presented as evidence was actually not registered by TFF," said Mgongolwa.
Msigwa demanded to be paid his due monthly salary in accordance with his contract, which amount to 7.2m/-.
However, Mgongolwa clarified that Msigwa's case was different to that he lodged to Soccer Players Union of Tanzania, SPUTANZA.
Recently, Msigwa along with three other former Yanga players lodged an appeal to SPUTANZA pressing Yanga to pay 250m/-, as compensation to them following a breach of contract.
Others players are Steven Malashi, Wisdom Ndhlovu and John Njoroge. In his demand note to TFF, the Union Secretary General Said George expressed his disgust, saying they received complaints from the players, who are claiming for damage costs arising from breach of contract he described as of ‘huge magnitude' conducted by Yanga.
He said the players were contracted to play for the club up to the end seasons of 2010-2012. George said Malashi, whose contract was meant to run up 2012/13 season prays to be compensated a total of 37,500,000/- , while Malawian defender Ndhlovu who extended his contract with the club up to 2012 season is demanding 82,000,000/-.
He said Msigwa, whose contract was to end in 2012/13 season demands to be compensated some 89,700,000/- , and some 44,000,000/- had to be paid to Kenyan defender Njoroge whose contract with the club was to run until the end of the 2010/11 season.
"The breach of contract done by Yanga leadership to the players is a slap in the face to all forms and norms of professionalism in Tanzania soccer circles.
"It is a fact that the players were dumped by the club leadership who knew very well the regulations guiding the off loading of undesirable players.
They knew very well that according to set up norms by TFF they were already time barred but they still went ahead and cut off the players from the list," said George.
He added: "It should be noted that by not registering the four players contracted with the TFF offices does not mean that the contract were null and void, rather, that goes to show how Yanga leadership were into something fishy all the while.
George said that the Union wishes to remind TFF that the rights of players have been trampled right, left and centre.
"For many many years this is one case that its outcome will determine whether all of us stake holders are geared up to the much vouched professionalism in soccer or we are just there to preach something which we are not ready to practice," he said.
He told TFF that the players need to finalise this episode so that they start their new lives. He urged the federation to take necessary steps in order to finish the issue in an amicable manner.
By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 31st December 2010 @ 12:32, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 135
GIANTS Young Africans are beginning to pay heavy price for breaching contracts with their former player Ally Msigwa.
They have been restricted from recruiting new players by the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), unless they pay Msigwa 7.2m/- being a compensation for 36 monthly salaries.
TFF's Legal, Ethics and players Committee Chairman Alex Mgongolwa said yesterday that the committee meeting that sat in Dar es Salaam on Thursday found Yanga guilty after hearing from both sides.
"The committee was satisfied by the evidence produced by Msigwa, which showed that he had legal contract with Yanga basing on his first contract that was registered at TFF.
The reviewed contract that Yanga presented as evidence was actually not registered by TFF," said Mgongolwa.
Msigwa demanded to be paid his due monthly salary in accordance with his contract, which amount to 7.2m/-.
However, Mgongolwa clarified that Msigwa's case was different to that he lodged to Soccer Players Union of Tanzania, SPUTANZA.
Recently, Msigwa along with three other former Yanga players lodged an appeal to SPUTANZA pressing Yanga to pay 250m/-, as compensation to them following a breach of contract.
Others players are Steven Malashi, Wisdom Ndhlovu and John Njoroge. In his demand note to TFF, the Union Secretary General Said George expressed his disgust, saying they received complaints from the players, who are claiming for damage costs arising from breach of contract he described as of ‘huge magnitude' conducted by Yanga.
He said the players were contracted to play for the club up to the end seasons of 2010-2012. George said Malashi, whose contract was meant to run up 2012/13 season prays to be compensated a total of 37,500,000/- , while Malawian defender Ndhlovu who extended his contract with the club up to 2012 season is demanding 82,000,000/-.
He said Msigwa, whose contract was to end in 2012/13 season demands to be compensated some 89,700,000/- , and some 44,000,000/- had to be paid to Kenyan defender Njoroge whose contract with the club was to run until the end of the 2010/11 season.
"The breach of contract done by Yanga leadership to the players is a slap in the face to all forms and norms of professionalism in Tanzania soccer circles.
"It is a fact that the players were dumped by the club leadership who knew very well the regulations guiding the off loading of undesirable players.
They knew very well that according to set up norms by TFF they were already time barred but they still went ahead and cut off the players from the list," said George.
He added: "It should be noted that by not registering the four players contracted with the TFF offices does not mean that the contract were null and void, rather, that goes to show how Yanga leadership were into something fishy all the while.
George said that the Union wishes to remind TFF that the rights of players have been trampled right, left and centre.
"For many many years this is one case that its outcome will determine whether all of us stake holders are geared up to the much vouched professionalism in soccer or we are just there to preach something which we are not ready to practice," he said.
He told TFF that the players need to finalise this episode so that they start their new lives. He urged the federation to take necessary steps in order to finish the issue in an amicable manner.