Kaduna United FC players on Monday staged a protest over the non-payment of their 12 months salary.
The players told newsmen in Kaduna that they had not been paid any salary this year and the outstanding of last year’s salary.
One of the players who spoke to journalist on condition of anonymity said the protest was to appeal to the state government to pay their salaries and allowances to enable them survive.
“This protest is an appeal and we are not fighting the government. We have been working without pay, how do they expect us to survive?
“Most of us have families and we are the bread winners of our various families, so, we have to survive.
“We have been in debt for the past 12 months and still we have to keep our lives going,’’ he said.
The players attributed the club’s poor performance in the current league where they are placed at the bottom of the log on lack of motivation.
“Since the beginning of the league, Kaduna United has not scored any away goal and this has affected our position in the league table.
“We just won our game yesterday with five nil to enable us move away from relegation zone,’’ the player said.
The club is currently 15th on the league table.
Meanwhile, the captain of the club, Emmanuel Ambrose, said the players would not stop attending their training sessions.
“We will continue to go for training, but if there is no response by Friday, the players will not honour the upcoming matches.
“We appeal to the state government to make necessary arrangements for the payment of our salary,’’ Ambrose said.
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