Case of stranded Ghanaian players in Zimbabwe gets nasty

The case of four Ghanaian players who have been left to their own fate in Zimbabwe has taken a different twist after the agent who led them to the South African nation denied any wrong doing.

According to the Cameroonian agent, Olivier Urieley, of African Management Football, who worked with Tinashe Gomba to bring the four Ghanaians to a non-existent team in Chiredzi, he gave his partner US$1 000 for rentals and upkeep of the players during their trials in Zimbabwe, which he misused.

“I don’t have time to waste with Gomba because he is a crook. I don’t want any agent who cheats players. Those are professional players and they should report Gomba to the police. I gave him a lot of money for the upkeep of the players, but I am told they never got anything. I gave him over US$1 000,” he told Zimbabwean portal NewsDay.

“I thought Gomba was a genuine agent until I started to hear all these stories. I am a businessman so I don’t want to be involved in deals that tarnish my image.”

The four players– Peter Tibila (24), Francis Adjetey (23), John Adu Poku (22) and Nelson Adenyo (23) – are holed up in the Makondo area of Tshovani suburb with their fate unknown.

The players arrived in Zimbabwe on January 16, 2020 but are now clueless of their next step especially after the Zimbabwean government announced a prolonged lockdown due to Coronavirus.