FAM suspends BB’s kajoke

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has suspended Nyasa Big Bullets striker Hassan Kajoke for sneaking out of Flames camp at Mpira Hotel at Chiwembe, Blantyre on Sunday night.

The player returned to camp on Monday morning after spending a night with his family, according to a letter which FAM has written his club.

The letter, which we have, seen reads in part: “The Football Association of Malawi [FAM] hereby wishes to inform Nyasa Big Bullets FC of the suspension of Mr. Hassan Kajoke [football player] from camp training with immediate effect.

“The reason for the suspension is that, on the evening of Sunday, 28th February, 2021, the football player left the training camp at Mpira Village in Chiwembe for home without the consent of the team manager and or head coach contrary to Article 14 of the National Team Code of Conduct: Respect for Rules During Camp. The football player only resurfaced on the morning of 1st March 2021 without providing any plausible reason of his absence.”

The letter, signed by FAM general secretary Alfred Gunda, further states that Kajoke is suspended from the national team until further notice and calls for Bullets to counsel the him.

The player and Bullets officials were not available for comment, but FAM competitions and communication director Gomezgani Zakazaka confirmed the development in an interview yesterday.

“After undergoing Covid-19 test, the players are not supposed to leave camp without consent from the technical panel,” he said.

“By sneaking out, he has put himself as well as the other members of the team at risk of the Covid-19.”

Malawi is preparing for African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against South Sudan away in Khartoum, Sudan on March 24 and Uganda on March 29 at Kamuzu Stadium.

The Flames are third in Group B with four points from a win against South Sudan and a draw against Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso lead the group with eight points; Uganda is second with seven while South Sudan is at the bottom with three points.

Group winners and runners-up will qualify for the final to be held in Cameroon next year.