Talanta Fc players will soon be smiling all the way to the bank after the team owners concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its sponsors.The MOU according to a former Talanta official is what was standing between the team receiving money from Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) which has agreed a Sh23million sponsorship deal with the team.The official who did not want to be named said, the deal had been agreed on last October but had not been effected because officials at the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) who own Talanta had dragged on signing the MOU.##NAJAVA_MECA_7041308##“We signed the deal in October last year and CAK were willing to release the money as soon as possible but they could not do it without the MOU. That has already been signed and the players should be paid this week,” said the official.The official also disputed claims by Talanta Fc coach Ken Kenyatta that the players have not been paid for the last ten months.Tanzanian Boxer Karim “Mtu Kazi” Mandonga to face Kenyan Boxer Wanyonyi in anticipated rematch“They were paid December salaries but since then they have not received any money. However, that will be now a thing of the past and the players should be comfortable going forward,”.Two weeks ago, Talanta coach Ken Kenyatta speaking after his side lost 6-0 to AFC Leopards claimed the team’s players and technical staff have not been paid for ten months and do not have a standard ground to train from.’We can’t win every game’ K’Ogalo coach content with Ulinzi draw”There are so many things affecting the team. We don’t have a field, we have not been paid for 10 months and recruitment is a big problem because you cannot convince someone to come to this team and they don’t pay,” he complained.Kenyatta said the players were not motivated at all and therefore easily lose matches.“Sometimes I have had to dig deep inside my pockets to take care of the players’ welfare,” said the coach.
