Football Kenya Federation Premier League side FC Talanta are holding on hope that the Communications Authority of Kenya will come to their aid by renewing the partnership before the 2022-2023 season gets underway.Talanta, who are gearing up for their second season in the top flight have savored financial gains from the parastatal through shirt sponsorship deals and other engagements since 2012.##NAJAVA_MECA_6667981##According to the club’s Secretary General Douglas Ratemo, the communications’ regulator has advanced the club close to four hundred million over the years the two entities have been in partnership.Having ran out the deal back in June, the club is hoping that the ongoing negotiations will yield fruits before the much-awaited campaign that is projected to kick off next month.FC Talanta respond to player exploitation allegationsThe club has been struggling to make the ends meet since running out their deal with the Authority as well as the unceremonious exit of the other sponsor who helped shoulder the financial burden last season.”We are still at the negotiating table and hopefully, we will be able to reach an agreement before the league start dates. The Authority has supported us for more than ten years and it is our sincere hope as a club that, they will agree to renew the partnership again,” said Ratemo.Talanta who are currently representing the Authority in the ongoing KECOSO Games lost a couple of players in the recently concluded transfer window owing to the dire situation reported at the club.Kenyatta adds three more experienced players to rebuilding TalantaThe Kenneth Kenyatta coached outfit however, plugged in the gaps left by the erstwhile players by acquiring sixteen across the local tiers. Despite the mass player exodus witnessed in the past weeks, Ratemo reckons that the team will improve last season’s performance having already gathered experience in the top flight.”We will not be pushovers in the new season for the technical bench brought in equally good players. We punched above our weight in our maiden season in the top division and I feel that we will do well in the forthcoming one,” he added.
