Trouble seems to be looming at Tafic Sporting Club after it emerged that the club has suspended three of their senior players this week. The trio is βRocky Nkwe, Buyani Kgomotso and Captain Uyapo Tibathuwe βwho received their suspension letters on Wednesday evening. However, the number is likely to increase to six if news from sources close to the developments is anything to go with.
Though other two names are still withheld some high profile names keeps on cropping in relation to the suspension. According toΒ Β a letterΒ Β whichΒ Β thisΒ Β publicationΒ Β isΒ Β in possessionΒ Β of TibathuweΒ Β has been suspended from work until furtherΒ Β noticeΒ Β pendingΒ Β Β investigationsΒ Β whichΒ Β theΒ Β club saysΒ Β theyΒ Β areΒ Β embarkingΒ Β on . DueΒ Β Β to the suspension the captain is further barred from attendingΒ Β Β the training sessions of the club.
βTo be honest I donβt know exactly what I have done wrong because nobody has ever called me for a hearing or complained about anything or any bad behaviour. I was just handed the letter on Wednesday evening after training so Iβm just left with assumptions,β said Tibathuwe narrating the ordeal .When quizzed if he is going to appeal the suspension Tibathuwe said he is not going to do that because he already feels unwanted at the team.
βNoΒ Β Iβm not going to appeal, clearlyΒ Β Iβm notΒ Β wantedΒ Β at the club .WhatΒ Β I just wantΒ Β is for themΒ Β to pay meΒ Β all myΒ Β duesΒ Β thenΒ Β I will seeΒ Β whatΒ Β to do. If thisΒ Β was justΒ Β a suspension I couldnβtΒ Β haveΒ Β Β beenΒ Β Β toldΒ Β to return theΒ Β training kit so I thinkΒ Β theyΒ Β haveΒ Β a planΒ Β and Iβm beingΒ Β pushedΒ Β out,β he said.
Of late trouble has been brewing at the Francistown based club ranging from unpaid player salaries and players boycotting training sessions in cry of poor welfare. Late last year a group of Tafic players came together and penned a letter to the management complaining of their poor welfare and unpaid salaries. Ever since then things have never been the same for Machimenyenga.
βThings changed last time when as players we wrote a letter to the management complaining. After thatΒ Β I neverΒ Β played even a single game, evenΒ Β duringΒ Β trainingΒ Β I was leftΒ Β out orΒ Β used in an off position butΒ Β Β without any communication asΒ Β ifΒ Β everythingΒ Β was fine. ThatβsΒ Β Β whenΒ Β I realizedΒ Β thatΒ Β thereΒ Β was anΒ Β issue aboutΒ Β Β us players who wereΒ Β instrumentalΒ Β inΒ Β writing the complaint letter. The managementΒ Β Β calledΒ Β few playersΒ Β and asked themΒ Β about the letter and myΒ Β assumption is that thoseΒ Β playersΒ Β revealedΒ Β ourΒ Β names and sharedΒ Β that we were theΒ Β mastermindsΒ Β behindΒ Β theΒ Β letter,β saidΒ Β theΒ Β 33year old.
When reached for comment Tafic spokesperson Benjamin Raletsatsi confirmed the suspensions but was not willing to divulge more details to the issue.
βWe have three players being Rocky Nkwe, Tibathuwe and Buyani Kgomotso who are suspendedΒ Β Β pending disciplinaryΒ Β Β hearing. I canβtΒ Β discussΒ Β the issueΒ Β Β furtherΒ Β becauseΒ Β It is a matterΒ Β ofΒ Β employee andΒ Β employer relations ,βheΒ Β said.
According toΒ Β Β Raletsatsi,Β Β theyΒ Β have furtherΒ Β terminatedΒ Β the contractΒ Β of previous coachΒ Β Saul ChaminukaΒ Β becauseΒ Β they were not happy with hisΒ Β performanceΒ Β andΒ Β have ropedΒ Β Β in StanleyΒ Β MwaangaΒ Β whoΒ Β signed aΒ Β three yearΒ Β contract.
In other news Forster Machola has also resigned from his position in the club as secretary general to focus on his businesses.