Gisagara VC gamers are reportedly contemplating backing teammates Ronald Muvara and Cedrick Ngaboyintwari, who had been suspended by the membership over what it described as misconduct.
Muvara and Ngaboyintwari had been handed three-month suspensions after the membership took disciplinary motion following Gisagara's elimination from the quarterfinals of the Genocide Memorial Volleyball Event by forfeit.
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The membership forfeited its quarterfinal in opposition to Police VC after arriving late at Petit Stade, permitting Police VC to advance routinely to the semifinals.
Nevertheless, sources near the membership have informed Occasions Sport that the suspensions stemmed from a dispute over unpaid salaries fairly than indiscipline, as initially communicated by administration.
In response to one supply, the membership had assured gamers that excellent salaries can be deposited into their financial institution accounts earlier than the match in opposition to Police VC. When the funds did not materialise, a number of gamers, together with Muvara and Ngaboyintwari, initially refused to take the court docket.
“All of us initially refused to play as a result of the staff had gone two months with out receiving salaries. On Saturday morning, administration knowledgeable us that the excellent funds had been deposited into our accounts,” a supply informed Occasions Sport.
“Muvara and Ngaboyintwari determined to not play after realising that no cash had been deposited into their financial institution accounts.”
The supply stated head coach Pierre Marchal Kwizera intervened in an effort to resolve the standoff. Finally, the remainder of the squad agreed to play, however Muvara and Ngaboyintwari maintained their choice to take a seat out the match, prompting the membership to droop them.
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Following the suspensions, the supply alleged that the membership settled the wage arrears of most gamers. Nevertheless, staff captain Sylvestre Ndayisaba, secretary-general Edmond Gatera, and the staff physician had been reportedly amongst those that had nonetheless not been paid.
The supply stated a number of gamers are sad with what they understand as selective punishment, arguing that all the squad had initially protested over the identical wage considerations.
“The staff feels it’s unfair that solely two gamers are being punished when everybody shared the identical considerations,” the supply stated. “If the matter just isn’t resolved, many gamers are contemplating standing in solidarity with Muvara and Ngaboyintwari.”
The event raises recent questions concerning the scenario throughout the membership because it seeks to handle each disciplinary and monetary points following its untimely exit from the match.
