Katsina United management through the Secretary of the club Alhaji Sani Tinau have debunked the story flying through different social media especially WhatsApp that "Katsina United is owing it players a lump sum of seven month salaries.
The long serving secretary of Katsina United FC while speaking with Katsina United Media Department disclosed that it's true that the club is indebted to the players but its only four month.
"I wish to state here that Katsina United FC is not owing the players seven months as stated in that malicious article, we are only owing them four months. He disclosed
"We are already working on how to pay all the outstanding salaries as the government have already given us the approval and I am sure the players and officials salaries will be paid very soon. He assured
Sani Tinau continued by faulting Covid-19 pandemic and some other insecurity cases such as Banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping faced by the state as the major reasons behind players' salaries delay.
"It's obvious that the State government have been busy solving the continuous cases of banditry, kidnapping, Cattle rustling and Covid-19 Pandemic thereby making it difficult for them (government) to attend to us.
"The governor in his magnanimity has finally treated our files despite his busy schedules and approved that all the outstanding salaries be cleared. Tinau admitted.
"We are now working on how to turn the approval to cash and pay our players and officials.
On plans to stage a protest at the government house as mentioned by some players, the Secretary said
"I will advise that there is no point staging a protest as the government have already approved their salaries despite having some other important projects to finance.
"We are working very hard to ensure that we pay them any moment from now.
The astute administrator concluded saying "the management feel their (players and officials) pains, perseverance and endurance, we will definitely pay them very soon.
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