Rollers conflict can throw football into turmoil

Out of every major conflict, there are always opportunistic elements waiting to pounce or to escalate such conflict for their benefit.

Such is the case with Premiership outfit, Township Rollers, which is at war with itself. Opportunistic elements are fuelling the rift between Jagdish Shah and Sommerset Gobuiwang who have been running the club as directors. Gobuiwang, a long-time majority shareholder of Township Holdings, is the one who invited Shah to come and help run the club.

The story of Shah joining Rollers is that he was first approached by TAFIC, but somehow some people advised him to team up with Rollers instead. That however is a discussion for another day but the million-dollar question is, what is it that Shah and Gobuiwang are fighting for?

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