Masiya: Baroka FC upset with Masilela over Mamelodi Sundowns clause claim

Baroka FC chairman Khurishi Mphahlele will not be impressed with Mamelodi Sundowns legend Joel ‘hearth’ Masilela, who lately made claims about his son, Thamsanqa Masiya.

Masilela lately said there’s a clause on the speedy winger’s contract with Baroka that provides Sundowns first desire to signal him again. 

Masiya was nurtured within the Sundowns academy together with the likes of Sphelele Mkhulise, Percy Tau and Keletso Makgalwa and he was promoted to the primary workforce in 2015.

Mphahlele has now slammed Masilela’s ‘reckless’ statements and made it clear that they may by no means agree to incorporate a primary refusal clause in a participant’s contract. 

“There have been reviews that we now have signed Thami Masiya with a clause that claims Sundowns is getting first desire to signal him first,” Mphahlele mentioned on Far Post.

“Apparently we can’t promote him to any workforce apart from Sundowns due to that clause. We need to make clear that’s false and we are going to by no means do such a deal that restricts us from doing our enterprise elsewhere.

“Thami’s father made a reckless assertion as a result of the assertion is learn by all people from the supporters, sponsors and companions. Folks learn that assertion that mentioned Thami should go play for Sundowns someday.”

Masiya spent two seasons with Mbombela United within the Nationwide First Division (NFD) on mortgage from Sundowns, earlier than shifting to Swallows FC after being launched by Masandawana in July 2019.

The 24-year-old moved to Baroka in January 2020 and he has impressed along with his blistering pace and mesmerising abilities on the Limpopo-based aspect.

“We’re competing with that workforce that they are saying he should go play for. I don’t like a state of affairs whereby Thami makes a mistake and all people begins saying, ‘Yeah it’s as a result of he needs to go to Sundowns'”, Mphahlele added. 

“It’s a harmful assertion which we need to refute. We don’t want that assertion. The boy is at present on kind. He’s enjoying all of the matches and we don’t need that distraction,” added Mphahlele.

Thamsanqa, who makes use of his mom’s surname, Masiya, has made 5 appearances within the league for Baroka this season.