FC Talanta finally secured their long awaited chance of playing in the top flight after winning The Betika National Super League. Talanta now have yet another task and it's mostly financial given that they require between Ksh 50million to Ksh 60million to effectively participate in the 2021/2022 Football Federation Premier League season.
Club board secretary, Douglas Ratemo said the Nairobi based side has been surviving on Sh25 million per season from Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) during their stay in the just concluded Betika championship, but noted that the amount was very little to pay salaries' and allowances.
"We have previously struggled financially before Betika came on board, especially when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, forcing us to rely on well-wishers." Said Ratemo. Club chair-lady Wanjiru Mahihu also echoed Ratemo's sentiments with regards to their current financial situation. "We are currently looking for a safe partner ahead of the new season, one who would enable us to promptly pay our players' salaries. Our first priority is to make our players happy and Sh25 million is very little for any team playing in the top-flight league," said Mahihu.
Talanta, who secured promotion fortnight ago, earned a walk-over at GEMS Cambridge School on Sunday to finish the league on 72 points as the second tier league came to an end after 37 rounds.