Football Kenya Premer League (FKFPL) side AFC Leopards find themselves on the wrong side FIFA yet again after the forward, who terminated his contract late last year reported the club to FIFA for not honoring contractual obligations.According to a reliable source, the player opted to terminate his contract after the club failed to pay him for five months. He then reported the same to FIFA and a ruling was made, banning the club from signing any new player before they clear his dues.”AFC Leopards still cannot sign any players as there’s a transfer ban in effect. Shaka is owed around Ksh 4 Million and that has to be paid before the ban is lifted. The FIFA ruling is out and the club is aware.” The source exclusively revealed to Mozzart Sport. Efforts to reach the club over the same proved futile as calls went unanswered.Ingwe can however breathe a sigh of relief as another contract termination row pitting them and former defender Soter Kayumba has ended, according to a statement released by the club.The versatile Rwandese defender rushed to FIFA after controversially leaving the den in December 2019 seeking to have the club compelled to pay him Ksh. 1.8 million and would be granted his prayers last year.##EDITORS_CHOICE##However, it is understood that the player was dissatisfied with the formula in which Leopards wanted to employ in order to pay him his dues. The club apparently wanted to pay in instalments against his wish of the club remitting a lump sum of Ksh 1.6 million and pay the remainder in installments thus resulting to the stalemate.Sources from the den indicate that the player was advanced Ksh 600,000 and had to knock the Zurich doors again after a prolonged delay in receiving another installment. FIFA responded by slapping the club with a ban to register new players in the mid-season transfer window that concluded last week.Ingwe had acquired four players in John Makwata, Josphat Lopaga, Cliff Nyakeya and Victor Omune but coach Patrick Aussems will not have the luxury of fielding them owing to the club’s presence in FIFA’s red list.FIFA freeze six AFC Leopards signings after yet another payment defaultAccording to the club, they had struck a deal with the former Sofapaka man to clear with him but he reneged and went back to FIFA forcing them to mount defense and would emerge victorious. The club in a statement says, they won after the player failed to submit his response on time.“Arising from this dispute, the matter was referred to FIFA for arbitration which resulted in our club being banned from registering or signing new players. The office initiated talks with Kayumba to have the matters settled amicably and after an initial agreement, he later reneged on the agreed terms and changed conditions leading the matter to be referred back to FIFA. The Club submitted its defence to the arbitrator and Soter was given a set time to respond. However, the player failed to submit his response in time. The Club has hence been cleared of the case as communicated by FIFA to both parties,” read part of the statement.
