TTM to challenge Mulenga’s AmaZulu switch claiming to have signed him first
AmaZulu FC might soon find themselves involved in a legal battle with new DStv Premiership side, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila who have claimed to have a signed contract with Zambian striker, Augustine Mulenga who was announced as Usuthu's newest member on Monday afternoon.
Augustine Mulenga of Orlando Pirates (Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix)
The former Orlando Pirates player was last week announced by TTM as one of their players ahead of their first season in top-flight football but was nowhere to be seen when they played their first game at the weekend.
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The club said at the time that they couldn’t register all their players on time which led to them having just three substitutes on the bench for their MTN8 quarter-final fixture against SuperSport United on Saturday.
They lost the match 3-2, but did well to come back from 3-0 down at half time to make the scoreline more respectable.
Speaking to Polokwane-based Energy FM, TTM chief executive officer (CEO) Sello Chokoe claimed to have a signed copy of Mulenga’s contract with him. It is, however, unclear if they will take the legal route to force the player back or demand compensation from Usuthu.
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Speaking to the media after he was unveiled by the Durban side on Monday, Mulenga denied having signed with the Venda side.
“About TTM, I don’t know what to say because I was also surprised about hearing that they mentioned my name when they announced their new signings,” Mulenga said.
“But for me as I am here, I am so happy to be here at AmaZulu. I want to thank my family for helping me to make this decision because it was not easy to choose AmaZulu because there were a lot of teams that were wanted me,” he added.
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