AFC Leopards winger Jaffari Owiti has appealed to the management of the club to expedite the process of availing funds meant for his knee surgery. The speedster has been out of action for nearly two months after damaging his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) while in action against Tusker in a Football Kenya Federation Cup quarterfinal at the Ruaraka grounds.Owiti revealed that the club had been taking him circles leaving him a frustrated man. The former national U23 winger disclosed that the scans conducted earlier exposed a career threatening tear which requires at least Ksh 350,000 to be medically repaired.He painfully narrated that the management had kept him waiting oblivious of the fact that he hurt his knee while on duty and had promised to cater for medication. The player while responding to the question regarding his personal medical insurance said that the club had promised the secure all the players comprehensive covers but had delivered on the same.AFC Leopards trio of Robinson Kamura, Jaffar Owiti and Yusuf Mainge have renewed their contracts with the club.The three have recommited for the next two years.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/8dZpzjZOdO— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) January 13, 2021 “It is has been two months of wait but I am now losing my patience. The chairman has been assuring me that he will do something but no help has come out forth. The club told us not to worry about medical covers for they will take care of it. Time is not on my side and my career is at risk if I don’t go for surgery soon. The only obstacle standing in between is money which I am pleading with the management or well-wishers to help me raise,” he said efforts to hear from the club were futile.The former Chemelil Sugar player joined the den in 2017 and extended his stay for another two years at the start of the year. The player was caught in controversy after fleeing the club in May to attend to unsanctioned trials in Nigeria, a development which saw him sidelined for days upon return.Ingwe coach Patrick Aussems is not concerned with the absence of Jaffari Owiti and Marvin Nabwire who are reportedly back in the country after trials in Nigeria https://t.co/R9OoujKnJi— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) May 23, 2021 AFC Leopards have had to deal with long term injuries this season as their centre back Tedian Esilaba is recuperating from the dreaded knee ligament tear while their former midfielder Fabrice Mugheni is said to have undergone surgery before unceremoniously leaving the club.Efforts to reach the club officials for a comment were futile as calls and messages went unanswered.
