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| Kenneth Tumusiime and Company: Image Courtesy |
As Reported by Kawowo Sports: Nairobi City Stars have suspended two Ugandan players, Bruno
Sserunkuma and Kenneth Tumusiime for a period of 720 hours (1 month),
without featuring for the Kawangware-based team over gross
indiscipline.
The duo missed club training for training one week after
the team resumed preparations for their Kenyan Premier League matches,
following the two weeks break they had granted as Kenya played two world
cup 2014 qualifiers against Nigeria and Malawi.
City Stars chairman Peter Jabuya said that the club was forced to
drop the two on disciplinary grounds and pointed out that their conduct
is wanting.
“We released the duo during the international break and they promised
to be back by last week but one week later we have not seen them and
neither had they communicated about their where-bouts. We cannot
tolerate this kind of behavior because it is affecting our plans,” he
said.
Bruno Sserunkuma, a former Kasenyi F.C and Aurum Roses F.C player,
and Kenneth Tumusiime, who once featured for City Lads, Express and
Entebbe Young football cubs are both residents in Entebbe Municipality.
The two, Kawowo Sports asserts were sighted in Entebbe during the said period they went missing at their club.
When Kawowo sports spoke to the
suspended players, they pleaded innocent and never remorseful to club
management. "How can i apologise for no wrong done, i had domestic
problems back home and i communicated to the officials, 30 days is no
big big deal, i will serve them to return a better player", Tumusiime, a
former St Mary's Kitende Student spoke to Kawowo Sports as he was doing gym work in Nairobi.
Having already missed the goalless draw against Ulinzi stars in
Nakuru last weekend, they are set to sit out this weekend's home game
against Mathare United at the team's 5000 sitter Hope center stadium in
Nairobi and the return leg fixture at Nyayo Stadium against the same
opposition a week later.
The stars face a torrid time after their Gambian head coach, Bye
Wadda departed back to his native nation, following the expiry of his
contract. But Jabuya, the club chairman insists the whole house will be
put to order as soon as possible. "We have people willing to take over
from Wadda, and we shall ensure continuity of this great club, he says.
Wadda has been since replaced by Kenyan native, Charles "Korea" Omondi.
He is reportedly said to have commenced official club duties on Monday.
Joel Ssebuliba Kayongo and Jimmy Bageya are the other Ugandans featuring in the same side.