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Bakili Bullets captain Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda has signed for Zimbabwean Premier League leaders Caps United, a confirmation that he is finally set to part ways with the people’s team.
Mponda’s latest adventure has taken the Bullets by surprise and admitted on Thursday they were not aware of the move.
The skilled defender-cum-midfielder did the paperwork last week, beating the Zimbabwean flagship league deadline and is set to get US $5,000 (about K550,000) signing-on fee.
Caps’ representative Felix Ngamanya Sapawo confirmed the development on Thursday saying: “It’s true Peter has indeed signed for Caps until the end of the season in November.
“Both Peter and his manager Chris Kandulu are very happy with what is on offer and he will be travelling to Harare to finalise everything immediately after his return from Nairobi, Kenya, where he is with the national soccer team.”
Sapawo said apart from the half a million kwacha signing-on fee, Mponda has also been offered a hefty monthly salary, a furnished flat and will go for trials in Belgium later this year courtesy of Caps’ European agents Euro Club Services.
“Euro Club Services is a sports management company which oiled the wheels for Caps’ and Zimbabwe’s goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro to a top team in Israel,” said Sapawo.
Caps, who are popularly known as Makepekepe in Zimbabwe, are currently at the pinnacle of the league enjoying a seven-point difference, and have lost only one match to second placed Highlanders from as many games.
But Bullets’ vice general secretary Ibrahim Patel expressed surprise with the development.
“It’s really news to us. How can he sign without our knowledge? He is defaulting on the whole contract that runs up to September next year. What he is forgetting is that he will need a clearance from us and Fam. Anyway we wish him well,” said Patel.
The skilful defender quit Bullets in a huff recently allegedly because the people’s team was failing to meet contractual obligations and owes him over K1 million ($9,259).
But Patel dismissed the player’s claim on Thursday saying he was paid all his dues upon arrival from Canada.
“It is not true that we owe Peter that much. He was paid by our chairman Hassam Jussab K250,000 signing on fees, K300,000 compensation for terminating his Canadian contract and K800,000 salary for eight months, now which money is he talking about?” queried Patel
Asked if the player will be released, Patel said: “I think we have to sit down and plan on what action to take.”
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