Kibera Black Stars will not honour their Sunday National Super League match against Migori Youth Club, club chairman James Okeyo has confirmed.Kibera were supposed to visit Migori but according to Okeyo, the players failed to assemble and travel for the duel and therefore, they will issue their first walkover in the season.Okeyo revealed that the disgruntled playing unit turned down their pleas to avail themselves for the match and save the club’s image.##NAJAVA_MECA_7312223##He disclosed that an unkept promise to clear outstanding rent arrears made to the players triggered the boycott that, will certainly be welcome in the Migori camp as the promotion hopefuls will bag freebies in points and goals.“The patron (Luc Lagouche) had promised to give the players some money meant to pay their rent. That did not happen and we suspect it is the reason as to why they did not assemble and travel,” said Okeyo.The administrator further faulted the players for failing to honour the game despite their pockets flowing in plenty following the cash awards the team got in their clash against Shabana.Migori Youth hotshot Kevin Hagai itching for top flight promotionThe match that was played last weekend, was attended by dignitaries among them is former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Kisii governor, Simba Arati.Okeyo said the team was gifted Ksh.250, 000 despite losing 1-0 to the promotion hopefuls, Shabana.“The players cannot complain that they are flat broke as they were gifted some cash last weekend,” he added.Sources at the club indicate that the management pocketed Ksh.100, 000 with the players sharing the rest.NSL: Shabana eye bragging rights and revenge in Gusii derbyThe slum boys were promising in the early days of the campaign and even appeared ripe for promotion but faded off when it mattered most in the second leg.Their march to promotion was punctured by the withdrawal of one of their shirt partners. Kibera had been enjoying financial backing from two entities for the better part of the campaign.A player who sought anonymity revealed that the club had not remitted salaries in the last four months. The technical bench had to make do with nine matches in their match against Mwatate United played in April.
