Black Leopards are reportedly interested in inviting their Malawian target Christopher Kumwembe for trials, but there is a problem.
The striker does not have a passport for him to travel to South Africa; his club, Civil Service United’s general secretary Ronald Chiwaula has confirmed the development. He was expected to be in the country on Saturday.
“We are having some challenges on the passport because the player hasn’t got a passport yet, so we are still struggling; still working hard…because he is supposed to be in South Africa by Saturday [July 16 2022],” Chiwaula told Radio 2 FM in Malawi.
To make matters worse, the Immigration Department in Malawi has stopped printing passports due to what it calls a technical problem; hence the forward is still waiting in vain in Lilongwe.
Chiwaula said they were still keeping fingers crossed on the striker’s trip to South Africa.
“We are working hard so that at the end of the tunnel, we might see light. Sometimes miracles happen, so we expect a miracle to happen that Kumwembe should travel because this is a chance in a lifetime.”
FARPost has since established that Kumwembe was still without a passport by Friday and that Civil had asked Leopards for a few more days to sort out the travel document.
In a related development, Malawian defender Gomezgani Chirwa was sent back from OR Tambo International Airport earlier this month after losing his passport while checking in when trying to connect to Durban with Malawi squad to participate in the Cosafa Cup.
Leopards are looking to beef up their squad to mount a challenge for the Motsepe Foundation Championship title. They are currently assessing former Orlando Pirates attacking midfielder Augustine Mahlonoko.
Lidoda Duvha have made it clear they are holding onto their goal poacher Tiklas Thutlhwa. He scored 16 goals last season and won the First Division top goalscorer award.
