Sangoma turns muti on Magosi
Koketso Kgoboge | Tuesday November 14, 2017 18:35
He also used his expertise to enhance the club’s performance.”
Although the club has in the past denied that it utilised the services of the traditional doctor, High Court Judge Bengbame Sechele on Monday ruled in favour of Nkganetsang that indeed the 2011 league champions used supernatural powers to conquer their opponents.
When he issued the garnishee on Monday, Sechele said the club had red-carded itself from appearing in court as only the applicant’s attorney Collen Mudara was present in court.
Mochudi Centre Chiefs is currently languishing at the bottom of the BTC Premiership log with seven points from eight games only four points ahead of bottom placed Gilport Lions.
According to a local publication, Nkganetsang had threatened to put a curse on the team if they do not pay him consultation and associated works fees. If indeed the herbalist had no case against Magosi, the club could have defended itself from the lawsuit.
Justice Sechele ordered Centre Chiefs to pay Nkganetsang P87,000 plus costs of the suit.
In his suit, Mudara demanded that the garnishee be granted in the following terms: all emoluments or amounts accruing at the present or in future from the garnishee in the sum of P87,000, interest of 10% per annum calculated daily and capitalised monthly with effect from date of final judgement.
Mudara added: “The garnishee should not pay the judgement creditor’s attorneys in the sum of P87,000 on monthly basis until such time the judgement debtor’s gratuity and other terminal benefits are due.
They would be paid to the judgement creditor’s attorney in the settlement. The judgement debtor should be ordered to pay costs of this application.”
Justice Sechele’s judgement only compounds Centre Chiefs woes. The club recently hogged the headlines after it conceded that it owes its former coach Bongani Mafu P200,000 - an issue that is a key threat to their club licensing approval.
With only two weeks to the deadline of club licencing, the increasing burden of debts for the troubled Magosi are threatening their chances of full compliance.
According to FIFA Club Licensing Regulations, clubs should prove that they do not have outstanding debts before a club licence is issued.
FIFA club licensing regulations article 10.4 NO.F.03 demands that clubs must prove their respect to contractual and legal obligations with its current and former employees...it has no payables overdue towards employees and social/tax authorities as at December 31 of the year preceding the season to be licensed.
Centre Chiefs and a host of other teams that had not fully complied had been given an extension from the initial October 31 deadline to the end of this month to sort out submitted outstanding requirements.
Clubs that will fail to fully comply will have their provisional licences revoked despite having already participated in the league this season. Chiefs’ house is still not in order as the Kgatleng giants endured an odd start to the season that has left them in a precarious position in the league.