Phiri was recently suspended as the entire Spencer Mmui-led executive committee was dissolved and replaced on an interim basis for alleged abuse of office.The Township Rollers chairman, Mmui, and former Extension Gunners boss William Maboane, who resigned after the league suspension, are alleged to have abused their positions as members of the committee when they loaned themselves funds from the league's coffers in October last year without authorisation from the board. Allegations were that Mmui and Maboane were given cash advances of P12, 000 and P20, 000 respectively.
Phiri, being the third member of the committee, was also ousted despite not taking any cash advance. It has since emerged that the BMC chairman, Phiri, was against the cash advances but his refusal was not enough to stop his senior, Mmui, from going ahead.The league's board wrote a letter to the NEC on January 28 asking for counsel on how to handle the matter.In a response dated February 5, the country's football mother body absolved Phiri and said he must be reinstated with immediate effect. Part of the letter, which Mmegi Sport has in its possession, reads: "The allegations against Mr Phiri were vague and flimsy to warrant action from the National Disciplinary Committee."
