Gor Mahia On Why They Had To Terminate Contract With Dennis Oliech

Gor Mahia FC have terminated the contract of striker Dennis Oliech over alleged serious and persistent cases of misconduct, the football club made the announcement on its official website on Tuesday night.

“The player’s poor performance on the pitch and serial absence from training without permission from the club have led to his premature ouster from the record Kenyan champions, just months into his two-year deal.” read the post

The club states attempts to reach out to Oliech did not bear fruit leaving them no other alternative. “The club officially wrote to the player informing him of the step to end his contract and promised to settle his dues.”

Below is a continuation of the letter:

“In pursuance of the provisions of Clause 6 of your Player Agreement Contract entered into with Gor Mahia Football Club we hereby write to advise you that we have terminated your contract with immediate effect on grounds of Just Cause as also stipulated in FIFA Article 14 Regulations of the Statues and Transfer of Players. The grounds supporting the just cause are:

1. You are and have been guilty of serious misconduct and continued poor performance on the field of play especially you have without reason therefore and without prior permission from the Head Coach, the Team Manager or any other duly authorized Club Official absented yourself on numerous diverse days from training thereby denying the club the opportunity to field you as a striker.
2. You have offered yourself as a candidate for popular political elections, a move that is likely to potray the club in bad light, cause disaffection among club’s supporters and fans, a step that is inconsistent with and inimical to your standing as the club’s football player. Further, you have posted a photograph of yourself in the social media donning the clubs jersey indicating your political intentions,”

K’Ogalo also cited Oliech’s performances as one of the reasons why they decided to end their association with the former Harambee Stars captain

“It was the best way to part ways. We had no other option because his conduct in recent weeks had reached another level.” Gor Mahia CEO Omondi Aduda told Goal

Coach Steven Polack claims he had never seen the striker since he penned a contract to coach Gor Mahia, saying he didn’t even know if Oliech was a Gor Mahia player or not.