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Raymond Jaravaza .
WARRIORS midfielder Ovidy Karuru is a man whose football life is currently a tale of good fortune and bad omen.
While he is still basking in the glory of a fruitful two-game encounter against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the Warriors jersey, the same cannot be said about his club — AmaZulu FC.
The brutal reality that his good fortune in Warriors colours does not translate to the green and white of AmaZulu FC will sink in this Saturday.
What really went wrong at AmaZulu FC, the Absa Premiership side that resuscitated his career two years ago after he had been dumped by Kaizer Chiefs?
What started off as a boardroom decision to terminate a player’s contract turned into a protracted battle that ended up spilling into the corridors of Fifa offices.
In 2014 AmaZulu terminated the contract of Namibian player Phineas Nambandi when he still had three years remaining on his contract.
Nambandi then took the club to Fifa with the help of the South Africa Football Players Union.
And it was only in August this year that the world supreme football body ruled that the decision to fire Nambandi was unlawful.
For their crime the club was docked six points and left languishing at the bottom of the Absa Premiership log.
“It’s a difficult period for the team right now as we find ourselves at the bottom of the league, not as a result of playing badly but because a decision was taken by Fifa.
“We (players) can only do our part and win as many matches as possible to catch up with the other teams,” Karuru told B-Metro Sport.
AmaZulu play Cape Town City on Saturday and will be hoping to pick maximum points to close the gap with the other teams in the bottom half of the log standings.
derick.khumalo