Malawian attacking midfielder Peter Banda has reported Tanzanian Premier Soccer League side Singida Black Stars to Fifa for breach of contract.
The Flames midfielder reportedly signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Singida after the end of his short-term deal with FCB Nyasa Big Bullets in December last year.
However, the 23-year-old winger did not feature for the Tanzanian club due to injuries. Some media outlets in Tanzania reported this week that Banda is claiming that Singida failed to pay him the signing-on-fee amounting to $70,000 (about K127 million) out of the agreed $80,000.
On top of that, Banda is also claiming that the club did not pay him salaries for five months.
“Peter Banda’s agent and team of lawyers are set to report Singida to Fifa. For almost five months, the club refused to pay Banda his salaries. They also do not answer his calls or messages,” reported one of African football journalists Micky Junior.
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His uncle and manager Mayamiko Mwinjiro confirmed that they are planning to report the club to Fifa on the matter.
“Peter Banda signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Ihefu FC (now changed to Singida Black Stars). The contract was signed on 15th January 2024. Peter received $10,000 out of the $80,000 signing-on-fee.
“Ihefu FC breached the contract that was signed between the team and Peter Banda.
Our lawyers took up the issue some months ago following Fifa regulations and we can confirm we already started the process of lodging our claim at Fifa. Ihefu FC tried to lodge their own complaint and Fifa rebuffed them
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“Out of the breach of contract, the contract was terminated from our side and Peter is now free to join any club,” Mwinjiro said.
Fifa rules and regulations state that in the case of a club unlawfully failing to pay a player at least two monthly salaries on their due dates, the player will be deemed to have a just cause to terminate his contract, provided that he has put the debtor club to fully comply with its financial obligations.
Singida Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Kassano did not answer his phones on several attempts.
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Compliance and Transfer Matching Manager Casper Jangale was also not available.
At first, Banda moved to Tanzania when he signed for Simba Sporting Club on a three-year deal.
He was released last year due to injuries.
Former Bullets midfielder Dalitso Sailesi also reported Zambian Club Lusaka dynamos to Fifa for breach of Contract. Then, he was demanding about K95 million as compensation.
Sailesi then accepted $11,000 (about K19 million) as compensation.
