Chiefs halt four illegal transfers
Friday, January 10, 2025 | 620 Views |
Transfer saga: Bakang Mpatane was one of the concerned players. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
However, the Kgatleng giants have moved swiftly to stop four player transfers that were done without the club's approval. Magosi have not had the best start to 2025 as they parted ways with investor and president, Jimmy Haskins Kereng of Prestige Funeral Parlour on January 5. It was a messy break-up, which threw the future of the players and technical staff into doubt, drawing vultures to immediately circle. But Magosi has swiftly moved to plug the gap created by Kereng's departure. Chiefs have inked a 15-year deal with Stanton Fredericks Sports Group.
Speaking to MmegiSport, Chiefs' spokesperson, Boraro Moseki, said the club was made aware that midfielders, Bakang Mpatane and Keitumetse 'Black-Ball' Samunzala were off to Township Rollers whilst Sua Flamingoes recruited the duo of Lebopo Moremi and Thami Zulu without Chiefs' consent. The quartet, however, remain contracted to Chiefs for at least until the end of the season but by Monday morning, their registrations were missing from the Chiefs' list in the FIFA Connect system. "We responded to the matter in a swift manner and we talked to both Sua and Rollers, and I am proud that the football lovers saw that they would not sabotage Chiefs in this manner. Sua has since cancelled the two transfers and Rollers have also returned the players and cancelled the transfers. It is an issue we have since reported to the BFA (Botswana Football Association) because we deemed the transfers as illegal and those involved did not even speak to the players. As things stand, we are waiting for the football leadership locally as to how they will react to this matter," Moseki said.
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