Sofapaka FC captain Michael Kibwage has confirmed that he wants out of the club over salary payment issues and other unresolved matters with the club hierarchy.The defender, who joined Batoto ba Mungu at the start of the season says he has not received his dues for the last four months and has already notified the club of his intention to terminate his contract that runs until October 2022.“I have not been paid for the last four months and things have not been easy on my end, there are also other issues that have not been addressed and I think it’s time I parted ways with Sofapaka amicably. I have already given them notice of termination because I feel it’s time we went separate ways” the Harambee Stars defender told Mozzart Sport.Eli Asieche is the new Sofapaka captain, he takes over from George Maelo.New signing Michael Kibwage will serve as one of his assistants.Kibwage is the immediate former KCB captain, he was made captain immediately he joined the Bankers from AFC Leopards.LEADERSHIP pic.twitter.com/Fdy3seAaRO— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) October 26, 2020 The relationship between the two parties has deteriorated to an extent that the player opted to resign as captain and the club responded by relegating him to the junior team.“I am no longer the team captain, I officially tendered my resignation last week and as we speak I have been banished from the first team. I am now training with the under 20 side,” he added.Kibwage wants the association between him and the 2009 champions to end amicably and is requesting for the termination process to be fast-tracked.“Football is meant to bring us together and when two parties can no longer work together then it’s important to part ways amicably. I want to leave Sofapaka in a good way because you never know, we could work together again but for now, all I want is for them to release me so that I can pursue other things, I do not intend to use legal channels and a process that will result to bad blood between me and the team,” he concluded.KCB captain Michael Kibwage is set to join KPL rivals, Sofapaka.Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards and a struggling Zambian side were also interested in the central defender.He is a Kenya U23 regular and has two senior national team caps.#KPLTransfers pic.twitter.com/LGu7pcs3Ro— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) September 8, 2020 The towering defender started his top-flight career with AFC Leopards in 2017. After two seasons at the den, he moved to KCB where he played for two seasons as well and served as captain before moving to Batoto ba Mungu in October 2020. When Eli Asieche left Sofapaka in February 2021, Kibwage was named team captain.Sofapaka have struggled in the league this campaign and they are currently 13th on the FKF Premier League table with 24 points from 21 rounds of league matches. On Wednesday they will play Western Stima in Nakuru.
