Sofapaka CEO Ronald Okoth has admitted that the club has found itself between a rock and a hard place in trying to resolve the pending cases and arrears owed to players.Batoto ba Mungu have been facing financial difficulties in the recent past which have not only made the team struggle on the pitch but have also brought a fair share of legal tussles with players and service providers especially on matters of salaries.Gor Mahia ramp up CAF CL preparations with pre-season friendly win in TanzaniaOkoth who was appointed in April this year took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to lament about the situation that he finds himself in trying to solve past matters.”(I) Came into office when a lot had happened. I found plenty of cases to handle and I have even offered payment arrangements to clear in full in 3 months with the players/friends in question,” reads part of his post.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262454##Even with his efforts and persuasions the former Gor Mahia striker seems to have hit the wall. “None is willing to accept. Everyone needs to be paid millions on the spot. I have tried,” he concluded.Why Shabana will not sign players who stood out in KSSSA GamesJust two months ago, the club lost their bus over accruing arrears. Former players Paul Kiongera and Collins Wakhungu obtained court orders to auction the team bus which was valued at Ksh1 million to recover their unpaid salaries.The team was also grappling with a transfer ban over the breach of contract of their former player Moussa Omar.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262744##In a past interview with Mozzart Sport, Okoth revealed that they have put in place plans to acquire a new bus but that has not yet come to fruition.It is not yet clear which players and service providers are behind Okoth’s latest lamentations but with the recent history of the club, this is nothing new.Kenyan midfielder reveals differences between Kenyan and Tanzanian leaguesSofapaka are currently courting different partners in a bid to tie one to a deal that will help ease the burden on the club and even aid in improving the team’s performance in the coming season.
