AFC Leopards Chairman Dan Shikanda has revealed how he convinced striker John Makwatta to choose the club over Gor Mahia.
The striker was seemingly destined for K'Ogalo after returning from Zambia following an unsuccessful short stint with Buildcon FC. The former Ulinzi Stars player had agreed to join the 18-time Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions but the inevitable happened as the Ingwe administrator explains.
"Makwatta was close to joining Gor Mahia, everything had been agreed on apart from signing the contract," Shikanda told NTV.
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"We were struggling financially so we could not give him a huge sign-on fee.