{"id":22912,"date":"2021-02-04T19:48:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=22912"},"modified":"2021-02-04T19:48:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:48:32","slug":"yanga-ease-fans-fears-on-fifa-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/yanga-ease-fans-fears-on-fifa-slap","title":{"rendered":"YANGA EASE FANS FEARS ON FIFA SLAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> YOUNG Africans have calmed the club\u2019s fans on shocking decision of the world\u2019s football governing body, FIFA to ban them from signing players unless they pay their former striker Amis Tambwe.<\/p>\n<p>World governing football body Fifa has banned Yanga SC from signing players for the next three seasons after they failed to pay their former player.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s Media Officer Antonio Nugaz though confirmed receipt of the letter from Fifa, urged club fans to stay calm as they handle the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst I want to remove fear from Yanga people about Amis Tambwe\u2019s issue, the issue has been received by the club\u2019s Secretary-General, Hajji Mfikirwa and he will work for it,\u201d Nugaz said as quoted by Viwanjani Leo. \u201cIf the player is supposed to be paid then he will be paid without any worries under the sponsorship of Sportpesa and Brand GSM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Burundian striker sued Yanga after they failed to pay him 43.5m\/- accrued from signon fees and salaries after his unceremonious exit from the Jangwani giants at the end of the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite Fifa ruling Yanga must pay the player, the club lodged a complaint with the Court of Arbitration of Sports in Zurich, who also supported Tambwe by insisting the player must be paid his dues.<\/p>\n<p>Tambwe then returned to Fifa seeking help and according to his lawyer Felix Majani, they have now been banned from signing players for the next three seasons until they pay him, failure to do so will mean they will be deducted points from the Mainland Premier League and also handed a fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am Felix Majani the lawyer of Amisi Tambwe, a former player for Yanga and it is very clear in the public domain that Yanga have not paid him his money, since he left the club in 2019, so we lodged a case with Fifa which Tambwe won,\u201d Majani told Kitenge TV on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, Yanga moved to the Court of Arbitration for Sports to protest Fifa\u2019s decision and they lost again but we moved back to Fifa, and they have now ruled since Yanga have failed to pay the player, they will remain banned from doing transfer activities for the next three years starting from June 2021 until they pay Tambwe. \u201cIf they don\u2019t pay him then they will be deducted points from the league and will be fined heavily and that is the message Fifa has just communicated to us and we are waiting to see whether Yanga are ready to pay Tambwe or they will sacrifice and go without signing players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The striker left Yanga in the 2018-19 season when coach Mwinyi Zahera dropped him for the season 2019-20, however, he left behind a debt of 43.5m\/- , a decision which Cas ordered the club to pay within 45 days from December 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development will affect Yanga\u2019s targets for this season as they had already set their sights on winning the league title and also the domestic Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Yanga are currently topping the 18-team league table with 44 points from 18 matches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: YOUNG Africans have calmed the club\u2019s fans on shocking decision of the world\u2019s football governing body, FIFA to ban them from signing players unless they pay their former striker Amis Tambwe. 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