DRC Leopards’ official dressmaker at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, KMSI, has just filed a complaint with the Congolese courts for refusal to execute the contract concluded regularly with the Congolese Football Association (FECOFA).

Indeed, this seizure of justice follows the failure to comply with the formal notice given to the President of FECOFA, Constant Omari Selemani, June 22 after the first game of the Leopards against Uganda, by the KMSI company boss, Seth Kikuni.

In this correspondence, the dresser lamented the apparently deliberate refusal of the President of FECOFA to provide him with information concerning the hosting of the national team, the sizes of players and the technical staff.

In order to respect its commitments, KMSI had to incur additional expenses to place the order with surplus, to forward the parcels, to deploy its personnel, and to hire a dressmaker on the spot in order to answer the requirements post-confection of the players in Cairo in Egypt .

« This uncomfortable situation compels me to draft this letter in order to comply with the strict respect of your contractual obligations for the meeting of June 26 against Egypt. In the event of your inability to comply with the valid contract, I advise you that I will hold you liable for damages caused by the breach of contract », warned Seth Kikuni, KMSI Managing Director.

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Speaking to the Leopards, in an authentic video circulating on social networks, Constant Omari Selemani seems to have not digested the words of Seth Kikuni in a tweet « assassin » after the defeat of the Leopards of the DRC.

He referred in particular to an internal conflict and the continued personal interest of the influential executives of FECOFA who will have created serious frustrations within the national team the day before.

Since justice is seized, it will be up to him to make all the light on litigation, to condemn the culprit and to authorize the repair of the losses undergone.

Agnes KAYEMBE

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