Moloi, Maposa decision today

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer | Thursday March 11, 2010 00:00

 

The two players terminated their loan contracts with the South African First Division side to return to Chiefs but their plans to play for Magosi have so far been unsuccessful.

PSC secretary, Tumagole Tumagole told Mmegi Sport that they should have taken a decision on Monday but they could not meet as some of the committee members were committed elsewhere. The committee had initially decided that the Premier League Committee (PLC) should register the two players to enable them to play for Chiefs this season. But it is said that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) advised the status committee to have a re-look at the matter. Tumagole however said it does not necessarily mean that they have to change their decision when they meet today. The players' loan spell at Bay United was supposed to end in May but the two decided to terminate their contracts after the team failed to gain promotion to the Premier Soccer League. A few days after the players terminated their contracts, the Port Elizabeth-based side was liquidated.

BFA legal advisor, Tebogo Sebego confirmed that he asked that the matter be given the attention it deserves. He said there was a letter from the PSC, which gave the green light to the players' registration. Sebego said the PSC will have to take a decision on whether the issue of the two players can be viewed as a special case. Under FIFA regulations, players cannot be registered with a new team outside the transfer window unless in special cases like when there is a dispute over the player's move during the transfer window. The player can be registered with a new team if the dispute drags beyond the transfer window. It is not clear whether the committee would view the two players' cases as special since they terminated their contracts prior to Bay United's liquidation.