Former AFC Leopards custodian Benjamin Ochan has called on Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) side AFC Leopards to honor its promise of clearing his outstanding salary arrears amounting to close to Ksh 3.5 Million.The shotstopper left Ingwe late in 2021 after two seasons at the den and rejoined KCCA. In an exclusive interview with Mozzart Sport, he revealed that AFC Leopards owes him 22,000 USD (approximately Ksh 3.043 Million) in arrears from his first season and Ksh 420,000 from the second season.Benjamin Ochan has announced that he’s leaving AFC Leopards after two years at the den. A couple of teams in Uganda are eyeing the experienced shot-stopper.Ingwe have lost a very good goalkeeper. #FKFPL pic.twitter.com/2mZsnXSavB— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) September 4, 2021 The soft-spoken keeper also reveals he has been in talks with the club management, specifically club chairman Dan Shikanda, trying to find a way to solve the impasse but will head to FIFA if they don’t pay him as promised.”The team is stabilizing and I would not like to put them under the same problems they had before with other players. I only hope they come up with a payment plan that they will honor. If they don’t, I will have no option but reporting the case to FIFA.” Ochan told Mozzart Sport. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7340220##Ingwe were dragged to FIFA by former players Vincent Habamahoro, Soter Kayumba, Bienvenue Shaka among others over pay disputes as well as former coach Andre Casa Mbungo.This was among the hotly-debated issues by members during the club’s AGM earlier today with Chairman Dan Shikanda at pains trying to explain how the club found itself in the situation and why they are yet to sort it out.FIFA orders AFC Leopards to pay ex-player Ksh 1.8 millionMembers also wanted clarity on how an entity known as Taifa Stars was given rights to operate the club’s youth team in an alleged Ksh 10 Million deal. There’s also unrest within the club’s National Executive Council (NEC) over an alleged Ksh 5.5 Million commission owed to the club’s Commercial Director Enos Mutokah who negotiated the club’s Ksh 60 Million sponsorship deal with a gaming firm.AFC Leopards coach leaves the country as row over contract extension escalatesAFC Leopards achieves remarkable financial growth in 2022 – revenue surges as expenditure decreases
