Tholang Masegela

Suspended trio Tholang Masegela, Aluwani Nedzamba and Simon Mamudzidi have terminated their contracts with DStv Premiership strugglers Marumo Gallants. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Suspended Marumo Gallants trio terminate contracts, demand salary payment

Suspended trio Tholang Masegela, Aluwani Nedzamba and Simon Mamudzidi have terminated their contracts with DStv Premiership strugglers Marumo Gallants.

Tholang Masegela

Suspended trio Tholang Masegela, Aluwani Nedzamba and Simon Mamudzidi have terminated their contracts with DStv Premiership strugglers Marumo Gallants. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Suspended trio Tholang Masegela, Aluwani Nedzamba and Simon Mamudzidi have terminated their contracts with DStv Premiership strugglers Marumo Gallants.

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The reason why the three players were suspended in the first place has never been disclosed by the club.

The trio have now terminated their contracts ahead of a scheduled disciplinary hearing, thought to be due to the non-payment of salaries for over three months.

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According to the South African Football Players Union spokesperson Calvin Motloung, the players have now approached the league demanding payment of their outstanding salaries.

“We wrote a letter to the club to give them 10 days to pay the players their outstanding salaries before they suspended them,” Motloung told Kickoff.

“The issue here is surrounding nothing else but money owed to the players.

“It’s very disturbing that after the players started to demand their money be paid, they were suspended.

“The players have been owed money for around seven or eight months. According to FIFA rules, if a player is not paid his salary for a period of two months, he is free to terminate his contract.

“The players have since terminated their contracts with the club and we have taken the matter to DRC regarding the money owed to them,” confirmed Motloung.

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The trio are not the only ones threatening to sue the club.

Former coach Sebastien Migne has reportedly also threatened to take legal action against Marumo Gallants after approaching FIFA following his firing.

Migne listed extraordinary details of what goes on behind closed doors at the club.

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Marumo Gallants, who were formerly known as Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC, are down in 15th place in the DStv Premiership standings with just two points from their five matches to date.

They have scored one goal in those matches and conceded six.

By contrast, in the CAF Confederation Cup which they qualified for by winning last season’s Nedbank Cup, Marumo Gallants are flying high!

They have scored six goals in just three matches to date and hold a 2-1 advantage after the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round tie against DR Congo side AS Vita Club.

The second leg will be played on Friday, 22 October at 16:00 SA time.

Prior to that, Marumo Gallants will be in action at home against high-flying Royal AM on Tuesday, 19 October at 15:30.

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