Ex-PSL star Cheslyn Jampies: ‘I lost my car, sold my bed – just to stay afloat'
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Former Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC defender Cheslyn Jampies is desperate to be paid what he is owed after being released by the club as far back as 2022.
He is reportedly owed almost R1 million by the club, which is no longer operating in professional football after being relegated from the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
"I'm still waiting for that money, it's been almost three years now. Apparently, there are some positives, and I'm currently in Cape Town," Jampies said, as per KickOff.
"There were discussions about me going to Durban City, but I don't know what happened; they never got back to me. I can't retire right now, I'm still young. I'm sure a lot of what is happening to me now is linked to my experience at TTM. There was no reason for it to go this far."
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Jampies, currently without a club, detailed that he was now facing financial difficulties, but was fortunate his wife was making enough money to support their family.
"It's clear that Lawrence Mulaudzi was not prepared to pay me. My car was repossessed, and I had to sell my bed, fridge, and TV just to get to Cape Town. It was a tough road.
"I have some income here and there, and my wife has a very good job, so she is taking great care of us with her earnings.'
As to whether he was ready to resume his career, Jampies said he was waiting for the issue with TTM to be resolved before moving on.
"This has taken a significant toll on me. I had a promising career in football for 15 years, and Mulaudzi destroyed it in less than six months.
"After what I've been through, what can I teach children who want to play football? I can't teach them to work hard behind the scenes when that hasn't helped me… The R750,000 is just one of the payments TTM were supposed to make – they actually owe me much more than that."
Kabelo Mashego, the club's lawyer, had bad news for Jampies, and said that since the club was relegated from the Motsepe Foundation Championship, they no longer existed as a professional entity, so there was no money to pay him what he's owed.
"According to my knowledge, the club no longer exists,' said Mashego, according to KickOff. 'Unless it's operating somewhere in Limpopo. The club is no more, so it's one of those debts you must just write off. You can't just run after a non-existing club for damages.
"Sometimes you must just accept. It's one of those things."
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