Marumo Gallants chairman Abram Sello has revealed how many millions they spent in the CAF Confederation Cup and gave clarity into their player strike. SLSiya Read more:
Marumo Gallants chairman Abram Sello has revealed how many millions they spent in the CAF Confederation Cup and gave clarity into the player strike leading up to their semi-final second leg clash against Tanzanian giants Young Africans last week.
Gallants were knocked out of the semi-finals last Wednesday and then had to endure the pain of relegation in the DSTV Premiership a few days later, losing 2-0 to Swallows FC on the final day of the season. The last few months were so busy for the club, juggling domestic and continental football, only for it to end in heartache."It was not easy. You can understand. My home man used to say football will kill you. You have to be strong. You can't commit suicide because you lost.
"I've been financing the club myself and closing the gap where necessary and much more traveling through Africa. Imagine. You do it yourself and get reimbursed later. We spent between R12 and R18 million, because countries differ. Remember an away game is even better than a home game. Because with a home game, you have to finance every official - the referees, match commissioners. You book them hotels, book their travel, you hire Avis cars and all those kinds of things.
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"Most people misinterpreted this one. The players said let's make an arrangement of when we get to the final, we will do this. Or wherever we stop , sign what we may get. We are talking percentages. It disturbs and you can see the impact it had. You are not sure if you lost or it's because of that particular incident. They wanted us to sort it out in writing and we have not received that money yet. But they said 'sign it'. But you respond.
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