Mist over Nyasa 100% takeover of Bullets
Some former Nyasa Big Bullets FC officials, trustees and fans have demanded a copy of the Memorundum of Understanding (MoU) which some executive committee members dubiously signed with the sponsors Nyasa Manufacturing Company’s (NMC) for the takeover of the club as they want to legally challenge the 100 percent shareholding in the club.
According to the MoU, NMC will take full control of the club for the first five years after which they will list it on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) and own 70 percent shares while the remaining 30 percent will be offered to any supporter, investor or public.
Other conditions for the takeover include purchasing a team bus (already done), settling the team’s debts, acquiring or constructing a stadium, training ground with indoor facilities, three club houses (one in each region) and regional offices.
It also includes setting up an academy, distributing 10 percent of the club’s shares to supporters at nominal value, inclusion of directors appointed by the supporters in the board and allowing other partners to invest in the team.
But some section of Bullets supporters and former officials are against the 100 percent stake, opting that Nyasa should be given 60 percent and that the rest should be on open bid.
Those protesting the takeover bid plan to legally challenge Nyasa Manufacturing Company’s .
The former officials and supporters have instructed private practice lawyer Lusungu Gondwe to apply for an injunction restraining the cigarette manufacturing company from proceeding with the takeover on the grounds that “it was done dubiously”.
The People’s Team former general secretary Harold Fote—who is the group’s spokesperson—claimed that, among other grounds, the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) which endorsed the takeover did not meet the constitutional requirement as only 48 out of over 300 registered members attended the meeting.
“The attendance was less than a third of the registered members. This is based on the attendance of an AGM [annual general meeting] held in Zomba earlier this year. In fact, the motion to change the club’s ownership was defeated at the Zomba AGM and the EGM does not have powers to overrule a decision made by the AGM.
“Another thing is that an EGM can only recommend to the AGM for ratification of a proposal. A decision regarding management of the club is also in the hands of a legitimately elected executive committee which is not the case with the current set-up as it is only an interim committee that was appointed by the supporters committee,” he said.
Fote also faulted the procedure that was used to offer the team to NMC, arguing that it should have been in form of an open bid, “as this was against the fair trade act and it has denied the club an opportunity of getting the best deal on the market”.
Bullets general secretary Albert Chigoga described the protest as sabotage of the commercialisation process, saying “they are fighting a losing .”
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Please please I as one of nyansa support sindikugwirinazo za 100%lets make 50% awa azatisiya pazuwa tikuvaso kuti bus ndi ya Hired for 6month
Mbava kulimbirana. Kkkkkk mudulana makosi. Kugulitsa team . Chimene chimafunika ndi good management basi. Bullets ndi yakale kale.
Buluzi, inenso ndine true supporter wa BB koma sindikugwirizana ndi maganizo oti Nyasa ikhale ndi 100% stake zimenezo sizabwino, chifukwa zikatero iwo akhala ndi mphamvu zonse kotero akhonza kumapanga ziganizo zina zosakhala bwino pazakhala palibe owatsutsa. a Nyasa chomwe akufunira kuti akhale ndi 100% shares ndichani mmalo mopereka mpata kwa anthu ena kutenga nao gawo poyendetsa timu? Nyasa ilore nthu ena kubwera kuzathandiza kuyendetsa timu zoti aziyendetsa okha sizabwino tizazizimuka asiya kuthandiza osauza munthu kumaona patali mapale anzanga.
nyasa should take full ownership of the club, in that way the club will surely excel
Kodi achina ndi anzawo vuto lawo ndi chani? Atiuze chomwe panopa chikuonongeka chifukwa choti a Nyasa atenga team. Kodi iwowo afunsa ndani a Bullets ngati masapota omwe sakukondwera nazo? Wapatsa mphamvu imeneyo ndi ndani? Nanga meeting yake anakapangira kuti komwe anapatsidwa mphamvu yoti atenge injunction? Who are they representing? Za dyera ife ai. Komanso zomangofuna kubweretsa kukangana nthawi yoti team izigula ma player ife sitikufuna. Masapota tonse kupatulapo, Harode, Kondi, Rahim, Tewesa tili pambuyo pa a Nyasa kutenga ndi kuyendetsa team ngati yawo. Ndipo pano zinthu zikuyenda bwino kwambiri, ma player akulandila ndalama zawo mu nthawi yake, bus yagudwa kale,… Read more »