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Bakili Bullets executive members have engaged a extra gear in their quest to convince their adamant players to get a 50 percent share of the K6 million Super League championship prize money instead of a 60 percent cut.
Bullets vice general secretary Ibrahim Patel told Nation Online on Monday the executive has commissioned club treasurer Isaac Mkuwu and general secretary Ophman Kondowe to meet the players either on Wednesday or Thursday to reason with them.
“We have asked the treasurer and general secretary to talk to the players on the issue and we hope we will reach a compromise.
“We know they want the money but they should also look at our side especially the debts we have with several creditors,” he said.
Patel said his major concern was that if the club gets less and fails to sort out all the creditors, the new executive committee may refuse to take responsibility over the debts and evade payment.
Bullets treasurer Isaac Mkuwu confirmed in an interview on Tuesday that a meeting has been organised.
“We have decided that the technical panel, executive and the players themselves be involved in the meeting. We will also involve our trustee [Yusuf Matumula].
“But I don’t think the players will get the 60 percent they are demanding but at the meeting, we will reach a figure where they will be happy and we will also be able to pay our debts,” he said.
But the players said through their captain Petros Mwalweni they have kept their hands crossed until the meeting takes place.
“We are just waiting for the meeting. The 50 percent which the executive are talking about was not in black and white when we were signing forms at the beginning of the season,” said Mwalweni.
Bakili Bullets coach Kinnah Phiri said he supported the players’ stand.
“This is not the only money coming to Bullets. We will also get the Caf money so I think the players deserve that amount,” he said.
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