Unpaid coach to finally dump TAFIC?

CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer | Thursday June 6, 2013 00:00

The fresh faced Dominic Changwe reportedly survived on hand-outs from club officials in lieu of his salary.Reports reaching Mmegi Sport are to the effect that after enduring months of frustration without getting his salary, Changwe is throwing in the towel and probably heading back home to Zambia.In January this year, the coach failed to send his family back home on time after the Christmas break because he was not paid his monthly dues.

It is said that Changwe, who is contracted to the Machimenyenga boys until the end of the coming season, will leave the country if he does not get suitable offers from local clubs. Yesterday Changwe confirmed that he has not been paid, but downplayed reports that he was on the verge of leaving the club. 'It is not only me who has not been paid. Even the players are yet to get their dues. I am waiting patiently to get my dues. I want to go back home and sort a few personal things and return for pre-season. 'However if the right offer comes my way, locally or elsewhere, I will not mind leaving TAFIC,' he said.

Changwe also downplayed talk that the three West Africans who he signed on short term contracts earlier this year have been deemed surplus to requirements by the club. 'For now I am yet to sit down with the management to decide which player is staying, or who is leaving but the three players have shown glimpses of promise since arriving at the club. If funds are available, I would like to keep them,' Changwe said.The three West Africans are; Nigerian national- Innocent Levinus Eze, Pascal Adong- a Cameroonian Adong Kevin and Abu Outtar from Ivory Coast.

Only Eze and Outtar have featured, albeit less prominently since arriving at the club. Adong is yet to taste action because TAFIC submitted his application for registration to the Botswana Football Association (BFA) late. This has raised speculation that players are not of expected standards. TAFIC manager, Master Mbulawa, said he was aware of the rumours that Changwe may leave the club.'We are aware of rumours linking Changwe with a move away from the club, but such rumours (players and coaches being linked with moves away from the club) are normal in football, especially at the end of the season. 'We owe the coach, but I cannot disclose the number of months he has gone unpaid. It is not only the coach who is owed-even the players. We are expecting to have finalised the coach's payment by next week so that he can go back home and return early for pre-season,' he said.