AFC Leopards National Executive Committee have dismissed allegation there is a division and have insisted that there will be no change in management till June 2019 when club elections will be held.
On Thursday, Goal reported that chairman Mathews Opwora had taken over the club’s management. He claimed that had taken over the club on an interim basis after the current office, led by chairman Dan Mule failed to hold elections in accordance with a directive by the Sports Registrar, who gave them 90 days to convene fresh elections.
According to Opwora, the interim office was constituted by AFC Leopards’ extraordinary meeting held on October 20 at the Railways Club. But in a statement released, AFC Leopards said:
We wish to assure members that the National Executive Committee is intact despite the purported take over by criminal elements.
The group consists of individuals who are not fully paid members of the club and are intent of destabilizing the club for selfish gains. The purported chairman is well known of embezzling funds. Him, together with others ‘stole’ one million and eight hundred thousand (1.8) from the club coffers during the tenure of at the Interim Management Committee. This is still fresh in the minds of members and no Ingwe member would like them near the club. We condemn the action by the said busybodies in the strongest term possible and wish to inform the public not to be duped by the same self-seekers.
We also wish to members that the matter has been reported to the police as the imposters masquerading as officials with intentions of defrauding the club, its membership, and the general public. We intend to make sure they face the full force of the law.
TAKE NOTE THAT the next Elections will be held in June 2019 as per the club’s constitution.
We urge our members to be vigilant and ensure that the hard-earned stability is maintained at all costs.
