By Stanley Ugagbe
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has again been rocked by monetary issue as former Harambee Stars coach Sebastian Migne has accused the body of failing to settle his dues.
The Frenchman has threatened that if by August the payments are not made, he will escalate the dispute to football’s world governing body FIFA.
Delineating on the development, the coach, in an interview with Switch TV said “No, they have (FKF) have told me it is a process (to receive payments) so soon maybe I will go to Fifa (to lodge a case). I have left some time for FKF to regularize the payments or else I will go to Fifa this summer”
Migne, who is now in charge of the Equatorial Guinea national team, also says he is yet to receive his bonuses for leading Harambee Stars to a win over Tanzania at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Recall that Migne was sacked by FKF last August following a string of poor performances, including an average show at the Nations Cup and loss to Tanzania in the qualification matches of the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).
Reports have it that the former Republic of Congo coach and his crew were earning up to Sh2million a month and FKF announced at the time it agreed at a payment plan to compensate the remainder of his three-year deal.
We recall that FKF president, Nick Mwendwa had last December said “We have an agreement to pay Migne his monthly salary up until the time he gets another job. Now that he has got an opportunity in Equatorial Guinea, we will stop paying him”.
Official records have it that Migne is the third coach to get involved with a pay dispute with the current football tenure.
We recall that Belgian Adel Amrouche recently won a Sh109 million compensation case against Mwendwa’s FKF and now the nation risks losing the opportunity to compete at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification if the body doesn’t settle him as soon as possible.
Records also have it that another former Stars coach Bobby Williamson was awarded Sh55 million by the Employment and Labour Courts in Nairobi after it ruled he was unprocedurally dismissed from his position in 2016.
