Mathare United will resume training on Tuesday morning in preparation for their Saturday league action against Posta Rangers at the Thika Sub-County Stadium and club CEO Jacktone Obure is calling on corporates to bail out the club.The Slum Boys opted out of the 2021/22 season midway due to financial challenges. The FKF Transition Committee then relegated them but last week they were handed a lifeline when FKF nullified the 2021/22 season. No team was relegated or promoted.##NAJAVA_MECA_6813643##Other clubs have been in pre-season for months but Mathare commence theirs on Tuesday and they will be hoping for a miracle when they face the Mail-men in Thika. Obure has now called on corporates and individuals willing to bail out them club to reach out.”We are currently sourcing for a sponsor and we urge anyone out there interested in supporting Mathare United Football Club to contact us. This team is a community club that has served Kenyan football for years and we have to revive it so that it can become competitive again. We are knocking at doors trying to source for a sponsor and I call upon corporates or individuals willing to support us to reach out, ” he told Mozzart Sport.Coach John Kamau left the club for Posta Rangers and according to Obure, the team will be under a number of coaches affiliated to the club and the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) as a whole.Reports indicate that Talanta FC players have been on go slow and haven’t been paid for months. Meanwhile, Mathare United players and fans are not sure whether the club actually ‘still exists’. Not good news for sportsmen. FKF-PL kicks off in a few days.— Nam (@ikhonga) November 14, 2022 “We have a team that begins training on Tuesday morning. The team is currently under a consortium of coaches who are ex Mathare United coaches and MYSA coaches. These are people who understand the club through and through and we are confident that they will do a good job,” he added.As they continue to look for a sponsor, the club is also restructuring and Obure says they are changing their recruitment policy so as to bring the wage-bill to a manageable level.”We are restructuring, we first have to bring the wage bill down to ensure that it’s manageable and that has also reflected in our recruitment because we are trying to get young talents who do not have big demands and we will have a good young team next season, watch out for Mathare United CF,” he added.Gor Mahia rope in highly rated defender Sylvester Owino
