Unbowed Matasi hints at missing 2022/23 season

The transfer saga between Patrick Matasi, his club Tusker FC and Kenya Police who are interested in his services appears to be far from over with the player now maintaining that he will not resume training with the club.The keeper has been trying to force a move to Kenya Police for the past two months after the club offered him an opportunity to join the police force. The Brewers on the other insist that the player’s one-year remaining contract has to be bought.##NAJAVA_MECA_6572666##With both players unwilling to cede ground, a truce appears to be far from over and Tusker have already served the player with a show-cause letter. Disciplinary action from the Brewers is likely to follow after weeks of absconding training by the player.Matasi has now reiterated his earlier position insisting that he will not show up at Ruaraka’s training ground. He added that he is willing to sit out of competitive football for the next season as he awaits for his contract with Tusker to expire so that he can feature for Police FC.“I’m back in Kakamega to engage in other things as I train with the local teams. My stand remains the same even if I will be out of active football. This is a job opportunity I have and never expected things to turn out this way,” he told the Daily Nation. Tusker ready to let Matasi go, but under one conditionThe keeper, who won last season’s golden boot after keeping 18 clean sheets in 25 games does not understand why Tusker cannot cancel the remainder of his one-year contract and let him walk out on the Bosman rule.“I have pleaded with Tusker to understand my situation because this is a job offer and my future. I have served the team diligently before and they have been there for me during hard times. Why not release me now when my future is at stake?’’

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