Striker faces freeze:
DeMbare warn striker he could be frozen out for the year
CAMEROONIAN forward Christian Epoupa risks being frozen out of action for the rest of the year after Dynamos yesterday indicated they will not budge to his demands to push for a release from his contract amid indications his head has been turned by Ngezi Platinum.
Epoupa, who has been trying to force his way out of the Glamour Boys in recent days, yesterday did to report for duty again when Lloyd Mutasa and his players resumed preparations for their next assignment against Yadah Stars coming up this Sunday at Rufaro.
DeMbare had expected him back at work after it was revealed that his manager Gilbert Sengwe had been misrepresenting facts that the club owed him in excess of $16 000 in signing-on fees and oustanding salaries sponsors called a press conference at the weekend where they explained that the player was paid a total of $18 125 this year.
Since then, Epoupa and his manager have literally gone into hiding with Sengwe, who persuaded NetOne to postpone the media briefing from Saturday to Sunday, nowhere near the function when the parties addressed the media.
He, however, had attended a meeting called by the Dynamos sponsors on Friday evening where the Glamour Boys leadership were also present where the sponsors made it clear they had fulfilled all their requirements having Sengwe told has the to now the media been Cameroonian previously left exposed forward. that after his
client had changed bank accounts when his salary was being loaded into his OneMoney bank card. “Epoupa opened a new bank account with FBC Bank so that he could be able to access his money in US dollars and he notified the club twice about the account to deposit his money, but they still went on to deposit it into the old BancABC account,” said Sengwe. “Now the player cannot even access his money because he changed passports and
BancABC want the old passport for him to withdraw his money. ‘’Dynamos are just so unco-operative, they don’t want to sit down and talk to the player and he has since lost trust in the club executive now.” However, revelations that NetOne have been loading the player’s salary into the OneMoney card, and so far this year they have paid more than $18 000, appeared to suggest that Sengwe might have been economical with the truth in this whole saga. Reports have also emerged that Epoupa has been turned by interests from Ngezi Platinum Stars who have promised him a better deal than the one he has been getting at DeMbare. Ngezi Stars also tried and failed to lure CAPS United captain Stephen Makatuka, who chose to rejoin the Green Machine on his return from South Africa.
But Dynamos president Kenny Mubaiwa yesterday said DeMbare have no plans to release the striker and they were prepared to have him sit on the sidelines until the end of his contract. That could mean that the Cameroonian will have to sit out of the game until the contract expires since he cannot play for any other club, either in Zimbabwe or outside the country, without first getting clearance from DeMbare.
Mubaiwa said they needed Epoupa to beef up their misfiring attack.
“He didn’t come today and there was no communication from him and his manager. I think his manager is now getting it wrong,’’ said Mubaiwa.
“This guy is employed by Dynamos and