ZURICH,
Switzerland
World governing
football body Fifa has banned Yanga SC from signing players for the next
three seasons after they failed to pay their former player Amisi Tambwe.
Former Yanga player Amisi Tambwe
The Burundian striker sued Yanga after they
failed to pay him Tsh43.5 million accrued from sign-on fees and salaries after his
unceremonious exit from the Jangwani giants at the end of the 2018-19 season.
However, despite Fifa ruling Yanga must pay the
player, the club lodged a complaint with the Court of Arbitration of Sports in
Zurich, who also supported Tambwe by insisting the player must be paid his
dues.
Tambwe then returned to Fifa seeking help and
according to his lawyer Felix Majani, they have now been banned from signing
players for the next three seasons until they pay him, failure to do so will
mean they will be deducted points from the Mainland Premier League and also
handed a fine.
“I am Felix Majani the lawyer of Amisi Tambwe,
a former player for Yanga and it is very clear in the public domain that Yanga
have not paid him his money, since he left the club in 2019, so we lodged a
case with Fifa which Tambwe won,” Majani told Kitenge TV on
Wednesday.
“However, Yanga moved to the Court of
Arbitration for Sports to protest Fifa's decision and they lost again but we
moved back to Fifa, and they have now ruled since Yanga have failed to pay the
player, they will remain banned from doing transfer activities for the next
three years starting from June 2021 until they pay Tambwe.
“If they don’t pay him then they will be
deducted points from the league and will be fined heavily and that is the
message Fifa has just communicated to us and we are waiting to see whether
Yanga are ready to pay Tambwe or they will sacrifice and go without signing
players.”
Yanga Media Officer Antonio Nugaz has confirmed
receipt of the letter from Fifa and urged club fans to stay calm as they handle
the issue.
“First I want to remove fear from Yanga people
about Amiss Tambwe’s issue, the issue has been received by the club’s
Secretary-General, Hajji Mfikirwa and he will work for it,” Nugaz said as
quoted by Viwanjani Leo.
“If the player is supposed to be paid then he will be paid without any worries under the sponsorship of Sportpesa and Brand GSM.”
The striker left Yanga in the 2018-19 season
when Coach Mwinyi Zahera dropped him for the season 2019-20, however, he left
behind a debt of Tsh43.5 million, a decision which Cas ordered the club to
pay within 45 days from December 1, 2020.
The latest development will affect Yanga’s
targets for this season as they had already set their sights on winning the
league title and also the domestic Cup.
Yanga are currently topping the 18-team league
table with 44 points from 18 matches.
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