Sunday Times reports that Tim Sukazi, the owner of Premier Soccer League outfit TS Galaxy, has been accused of not paying the January salaries of some of his players, and technical and supporting staff.
This after Sukazi took the first team and some members of his family to Turkey in December where Galaxy played friendly matches. The trip caused unhappiness among Galaxy players and staff as they “were compelled” to sacrifice at least 10% of their November salary for the club to afford their 18-day stay overseas. The only Galaxy employees paid their full January salaries are said to be coach Sead Ramovic and his assistants Adnan Beganovic and Mustafa Kodro and the players who featured in the club’s 4-0 win over Lamontville Golden Arrows last Sunday. Salaries at Galaxy are normally paid on the 28th or 29th of every month, but those who didn’t receive them in January were left with nothing to pay for their expenses. “Last season around the same time the same thing (unpaid salaries) happened. The supporting staff were not paid for two months. He (Sukazi) has not even bothered to explain the situation, everyone is in the dark. Sukazi opted against addressing his staff because he is afraid that this might get to the media. This has left the workers in the dark,” a source within Galaxy commented. The saga of salaries has left the staff puzzled because it happened in a week when their boss announced that Galaxy had acquired the status of Vasco da Gama in order for their women’s side to compete in Safa’s Super League.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sazi Hadebe at Sunday Times (subscriber access only)
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