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Khuda goes Awol, risks disciplinary action

 

Moyale Barracks FC want-away striker Khuda Muyawa risks disciplinary action after going absent without leave (Awol) for over three weeks.

But the forward says he is ready for the consequences of his action, accusing his employers Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and his club Moyale Barracks of unfair treatment.

Muyawa, who was one of the Northern Region giants’ most outstanding players last season, accused his club of blocking his prospective move to a Mozambican club.

Missing in action?: Muyawa

He also said he is bitter after being left out from the list of officers deployed to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

But Moyale Barracks liaison and marketing officer Bob Phiri said the player never presented his grievances to the club.

“Khuda is better placed to say what his problems are. He never presented them to us so that we can help him. What we know is that he has not been attending training sessions for the past three weeks,” he said.

But the player has slammed his employers, saying he is ready to be fired.

Ndipo mwachita bwino mwandichotsa ntchito because ndakana kumenya team yanu m’malemelesana nokhanokha ine nde ndikhale wotchuka chabe dzina koma ndilibe kalikonse..not me. Ine ntchito yanga ndiyosewera  mpira [It’s good that you have fired me because I have refused to play for your team. You enrich yourselves while I am suffering, I will not have it. My job is to play football],” Muyawa vented his anger on his Facebook page yesterday.

But Major Gilbert Mitawa, who is also Super League of Malawi (Sulom) legal adviser, said the player needs counselling as he is misinformed on the issues he has raised.

He said: “I have had preliminary reports on the issue surrounding Khuda Muyawa. My initial assessment is that the lad is being confused. He does not know exactly what happened with his failed deal to Mozambique. It is rather unfortunate to claim that Khuda was denied opportunity to play professional football .

“I personally, demanded a contract for him and after scrutinising the contract, it was wanting in many areas and we could not as an institution deploy Khuda into the frontiers where his rights were not clear.

“We requested the club to address a number of issues, one of them being medical insurance in case of career-threatening injury or death. They never reverted. Should Moyale or MDF be blamed? I don’t think so?”

Muyawa  is not short of controversy. Last year, he slammed Football Association of Malawi (FAM) after he was left out of the 2017 Cosafa Cup squad.

He vowed never to play for the national team, only to reverse his decision. He was part of the initial squad that RVG picked for this weekend’s Uganda friendly. n

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