This archive report was first published on 24 November 2019.
AFC Leopards defender Soter Kayumba has gone AWOL, sparking fears that he may have ditched the club following a pay dispute.
According to sources, Kayumba has been missing since the team's 4-1 loss to Gor Mahia in the Mashemeji derby on November 10, 2019.
He had asked the club's management for permission to visit his native Rwanda during the international break, but never returned.
As a result, Kayumba has missed Leopards' 2-2 draw away to Bandari in Mombasa on Thursday and was also not in the squad to face Kisumu All-Stars in Machakos on Sunday.
Leopards have not paid its players' salaries for the past four months, ever since sponsors SportPesa pulled the plug on a Sh58 million jersey sponsorship deal.
“His manager has asked the club to pay him his pending salaries if they wish to have his services,” a source explained to Nairobi News.
