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Article: Players go on strike at top club.(Sports)

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March 15, 2007
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BYLINE: CHARLES BALOYI

Mvela Golden League big spenders FC AK are a club in crisis. The players have gone on strike saying they haven’t been paid and some of their early season stars like Sailor Tshabalala (Silver Stars), Lucky Qaba (PJ Stars), Mandla Zwane (Black Leopards), Dennis Lota (AmaZulu) and Thabang Stemmer (Black Leopards) have already moved on to other clubs.

New FC AK coach Walter Rautmann also seems to be caught in the middle of the storm.

He is angry with the players because he feels they are letting down the club, who are fourth in the standings and in with a chance of winning promotion.

Rautmann has just taken over at FC AK after ...

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