Sankoyo, kit supplier standoff continues

 

Botswana Football Association (BFA) regional coordinator Setete Phuthego has confirmed that they have procured an alternative kit for Sankoyo Bush Bucks to use this weekend, in case their supplier repeats the first leg antics.

A week ago, Sankoyo was forced to play in an alternate kit against Sua Flamingoes in Francistown. 90 min Plus, their supplier was said to have failed to deliver well on time. Phuthego said that Simon Ramosweu of 90min Plus when reached, told them that he was currently out of the country and will be returning on Thursday. “We could not trust that he will come back and give us the kit, lest we find ourselves in an impossible situation, we could not afford to let the matter disrupt the games for the second time,” he noted. The team is scheduled to play Jwaneng Galaxy in Maun this coming weekend.

According to Sankoyo Spokesperson, Thato Molosi, they are in the dark about the whereabouts of their supplier who they say is not even answering his phone when contacted. “We are running around looking for alternatives and the possibility is that we will play using a kit not from our supplier 90min Plus,” Molosi said. It seems there is an ugly standoff between Sankoyo and 90min Plus. In fact, BG Sport can reliably confirm that Sankoyo are looking into terminating their contract with 90min Plus. The contract was only signed in January 2019 and already both parties feel frustrated.

Ramosweu when contacted said that he does not want to share his grievances with the media and will only channel his concerns to the right stakeholders being Orange and BFA. Meanwhile, the unimpressed Orange Public Relations and Social Media Specialist Mosarwa Molema washed his hands clean from the matter, saying it is a team-supplier issue. Molema said that there is something cooking between Sankoyo and 90min Plus.

“We cannot be entangled in teams and their supplier issues, the two parties have answers to this and I actually blame Sankoyo for trusting 90min Plus with the responsibility of delivering the kit,” he said. Molema expressed worry that should Sankoyo once again come to the field of play without the kit, it would negatively affect the brand. He said it was worrisome that a team comes to compete not properly dressed and if the Francistown scenes come to play once again, the possibility of Sankoyo forfeiting the game would not be a far-fetched option.