NAFPU upsets PiratesKahiriri wants Pirates miserable – Auchamb Orlando Pirates football club has paid almost 50% of the money it owes its players. FNB Orlando Pirates chairman Axab Auchamb says he does not understand why the Namibia Football Players Union (NAFPU) is still pushing for players'' payment even after the club signed a settlement agreement with the players.Olrando Pirates had lost a labour court case against eight players whom it had owed money.
The club was given ten days to settle the N$122 000 payment. The club was also ordered to pay the applicants'' legal fees.
The club was represented in court by Auchamb, while the eight players were represented by NAFPU.
Players Union secretary-general Olsen Kahiriri this week showed Namibian Sun a letter to the sheriff from the labour commissioner office.
“You are hereby directed to attach and take into execution goods of Orlando Pirates, the above-mentioned respondent of Erf 4551, Dollar Street, Khomasdal, to be put on public auction to the sum of N$122 000,” the letter reads.
However, according to Auchamb the club has already paid the eight players.
“We all know that football in this country does not have money and therefore we had to gather money to pay some of the funds we owed to the players.
“The players agreed that they will wait for the remaining money and this was signed on paper.
“I actually do not know what Kahiriri still wants from us even after everything we have tried to do. He wants us down maybe.
“He even came to us asking for the N$2 000 which was the extra charges we were ordered to pay by the labour court,” Auchamb said in an interview.
He said he refused to pay the N$2 000.
Auchamb said he was organising a meeting with the labour commissioner, NAFPU and the eight players to settle the dust that Kahiriri has been creating on social media.
Kahiriri maintained that he has nothing against the club or individuals.
“Our aim is to make sure that the players are fully paid and are happy with what NAFPU has done for them.
“We are not here to make anyone look bad, nor are we here to create any havoc,” Kahiriri said.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA