FKF Premier League side Sofapaka has announced that its transfer ban has finally been lifted by the world football governing body, allowing the players they recently recruited to feature in the league from this weekend.Batoto ba Mungu had been under both local and international transfer bans since the beginning of the year due to breaching contracts with three former players: Burundians David Nshimirimana, Fiston Razak, and Moussa Omar. As a result, Sofapaka played their season opener against Tusker FC with just 13 players from last season’s squad, narrowly avoiding a heavy defeat.##NAJAVA_MECA_8326043##Yesterday, FKF released the list of confirmed transfers, but Sofapaka’s “ins” column remained blank due to the ban. However, the club has since settled the outstanding payments owed to the trio, paving the way for the registration of their new recruits.This development was confirmed in a club statement, which means Sofapaka can now field their new signings in Saturday’s league match against FC Talanta.”Our FIFA ban has finally been lifted. All the sleepless nights of administrative work, finding solutions, and countless emails have finally paid off. God will always be the greatest,” the club’s statement read.Former international calls for an end to over-reliance on captain Michael OlungaTwo weeks ago, Sofapaka CEO Ronald Okoth had indicated that they were in the process of finalizing the payments to lift the ban. “We anticipated the first game would be challenging, but we are on track to clear the debts by next week, allowing us to lift the ban,” Okoth had said. “By then, we expect to register all the new players, strengthening our squad for the next match.”He also expressed confidence in the quality of their new signings, believing that the team would perform well this season. “We have signed well and prepared the team in the best way possible. I believe we are going to have a good season,” Okoth concluded.The club now has until the 30th of this month to settle remaining debts owed to former local players Paul Kiongera and Collins Wakhungu to avoid the revocation of their license.Nairobi City Stars CEO explains limited activity in concluded transfer window
