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Mohammed Anas has broken silence after TS Galaxy’s released him due to being cursed.
Anas only joined TS Galaxy at the start of this season from relegated Black Leopards, but has seen his stay cut short because of reports claiming that he brings “bad luck”. Anas will not even be able to make it through the halfway mark of the current DStv Premiership season according to the latest reports. The reason for the fall-out being the most bizarre ever.
It was claimed yesterday that Anas’ former teammates at TS Galaxy were complaining that the Ghanaian had brought bad luck with him to the camp. This is because they had examined his past and seen the clubs that he has played for previously which include the likes Leopards, Maritzburg United and Free State Stars had either been relegated from the DStv Premiership or escaped relegation by the smallest of margins.
“Yesterday, a friend from Ghana called me and asked me about being cursed, Because I’m not on social media I phoned my wife to check for me. I then said to myself, if TS Galaxy are telling me that I’m cursed, was I the only player playing for a team that was relegated? No. Is it because I’m a foreigner?” Said Anas
“Every team he’s (Anas) played for here (in South Africa) has either dodged relegation by a whisker or got relegated. He was at Maritzburg and they merely survived relegation that season. He was at Free State Stars when they were relegated and the same happened at Polokwane City.” Said a source.
“Last season he was with Black Leopards and the same thing happened. The players were worried that they are trying everything but the results are just not coming. He was quietly released by the club last week,” the source concluded on the matter. Anas is also of the impression that, if he is indeed cursed then as his teammates, the boys at TS Galaxy should’ve sought assistance for him instead of asking for his release from the club.
“If I’m cursed, as a brother, you must help me. I have no one here, I only have my wife and my kids. I don’t know why people are saying such things about me.”Now I’m losing my job because of this, I’m scared. How are teams going to sign me? I don’t know if I should stop playing football. What other job do I know? Football is what God gave me.” Said Anas.
“After hearing I was going to be released, I confronted the new coach. Even he couldn’t give me the reason why I’m leaving. When this coach came, they put me as a winger. I was desperate and even before the Maritzburg United match, I was still working hard. I trained hard that week. But then they told me we don’t want you anymore.” added Anas.
This would represent a rather unorthodox way for TS Galaxy to part ways with Anas, who joined the Rockets as the club is affectionately known as. Anas had joined the club with so much optimism, believing that former club assistant coach Shaun Bartlett was the perfect mentor to help him reach his 15 goal target. Both have now since left the club. TS Galaxy then denied that Anas was released because of bringing bad luck, when they were contacted
“There was nothing more to it really, After being assessed by the technical team, they felt the services of Mohammed Anas will not be needed going forward. A mutual agreement was reached between the two parties and they parted ways.” Said TS Galaxy.