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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Cuca Tops FC has been accused of poaching players for their women\u2019s team from Buffalo Horns Academy, a claim they vehemently shot down yesterday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Buffalo Horns president Julius Simbombo wrote to Cuca Tops chairman Herculano Mwenyo on 31 August, calling out their rivals over inappropriately approaching the former\u2019s players.<\/p>\n

According to the letter, which The Namibian has seen, Tops allegedly used Buffalo\u2019s players to participate in a recent tournament without their consent.<\/p>\n

The 21 players played under the Cuca Tops banner as part of plans to assemble their women\u2019s team for the upcoming season in line with winning promotion to the Namibia Premier Football League.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are disappointed in the conduct of Cuca Tops FC under the leadership of Mr Mwenyo Herculano, its chairperson and a senior civil servant, whom we believe should uphold good governance. Instead, they stooped to promoting player poaching without following proper procedures,\u201d Simbombo wrote.<\/p>\n

His academy is willing to assist Cuca Tops to set up their women\u2019s team procedurally, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as we understand that your promotion to the top-flight league requires you to establish a women\u2019s team, this shouldn\u2019t come at the expense of Buffalo Horns Academy without proper engagement,\u201d Simbombo said.<\/p>\n

Responding to the allegations, Cuca Tops\u2019 chairman for sport, Christian Mukuve, denied the claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no, no, no. We are not involved in player poaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI received this letter on my desk yesterday. After going through it, I even had to ask around to find out where this team, Buffalo, is,\u201d he said, adding that Cuca Tops has always had several lateral teams, including a women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been in existence for over 40 years as a club, so we know the regulations when it comes to registering players. We have always had our A team, an under-17 team, and also a women\u2019s soccer team,\u201d Mukuve said.<\/p>\n

He suggested that the misunderstanding may have arisen after Cuca Tops held open trials for players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sent out an announcement through social media last month, calling for trials. This is standard procedure in football. We have to give opportunities to new players who want to join. Perhaps the confusion came from players attending those trials,\u201d the Cuca Tops senior official explained.<\/p>\n

When asked if Cuca Tops would formally respond to the allegations, Mukuve confirmed that they would, but also expressed disappointment with how Buffalo Horns handled the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a formal correspondence, and I believe it\u2019s already in the hands of our chairman. We will definitely respond. However, I wish Buffalo Horns\u2019 management had spoken to us directly before escalating the issue to the media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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