Nzoia Sugar FC chairman Evance Kadenge has refuted claims that the club will be dissolved following the withdrawal of financial assistance from the parent company.Reports of the club closing shop have been circulating on social media but Kadenge has come out to assure fans that the team will not fold. The chairman revealed that the Nzoia Sugar Company Limited, who finance the team, will no longer be the sponsor due to financial constraints.##NAJAVA_MECA_8424494##The administrator, who returned to the club last month replacing Yappets Mokua, said the decision not to disband the team was arrived at after well-wishers, fans and football stakeholders pledged financial support. He further, said the management was empathetic enough to hold on in the interest of the career of the players currently attached to the club. Kenyan international and Manchester United target pens new deal in Sweden”We will not fold the team as it has been reported in the media. The company will no longer be sponsoring us due to lack of money. We will however not cease operations as well-wishers have promised to come to our rescue. We also don’t want to ruin the careers of our players by denying them a platform,” he cleared the air.Meanwhile, Kadenge disclosed that the team will be in need of at least Ksh1.8 million per month to survive and secure a return ticket to the top tier.Nzoia were relegated to the National Super League (NSL) at the end of last season after finishing rock bottom of the log. They sunk to the second tier alongside Muhoroni Youth.History as Rising Stars qualify for 2025 AFCONKadenge, who is a running mate to FKF presidential aspirant Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino conceded that it was expensive to honour NSL assignments as compared to top-tier ones.”We need at least Ksh1.8 million per month for salaries and logistics. There is a lot of travelling in the NSL and we also want to make our players comfortable so as to attain the set objective,” he added.
