FOOTBALL: Sofapaka ordered to release Asike

Sofapaka have been ordered to release defender Eugene Asike following a hearing at the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) independent complaints committee. In its ruling made on Friday, the committee found Sofapaka guilty of breach of contract for failing to pay the player his salary for three months. The one-page ruling also supported Asike’s decision to terminate his contract on January 5,2015. “This committee found that the respondent indeed breached the employment contract that it had entered into with the claimant by failing to pay the agreed monthly salary for the months of March , November and December 2014,” read part of the statement from KPL.

FOOTBALL: ‘Standard Group’ face Radio Africa

A do or die battle is looming between arch-rivals The Standard Group and Radio Africa Group in the Road to Anfield 5-a-side football tournament at Kenya School of Monetary Studies(KSMS) this morning. The teams will clash in the round of 16 knock-out tie, which pundits and organisers have christened as the ‘mother of all battles’. Standard Group, who are the tournament’s defending champions, lost the opening tie 5-0 to a well-oiled Postal Corporation composed of former internationals . However, the Standard Group bounced back to earn 2-0 wins against Pop Metal and Security Group before sealing their last 16 place with a 2-0 victory against KSMS.

— FP Reporter