Hapoel Tiberias to Release Foreign Player Sambinha Due to Financial Issues
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Tiberias will release foreign player Sambinha in the coming days because the club cannot afford to pay the 800,000 NIS required to register his contract. The team's financial restrictions, following the appointment of a trustee, prevent the registration. Sambinha's agent is pushing for his release as a free agent before January, citing the player's unpaid salary and pregnant wife.
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- Hapoel Tiberias will release foreign player Sambinha due to financial inability to register his contract.
- The club needs 800,000 NIS to register Sambinha, a sum it cannot currently afford.
- Sambinha has not been paid for three months and his wife is pregnant, according to his agent.
- The player has been training with the team but has not played this season.
- Sambinha is a 34-year-old Guinean defender who joined Tiberias in 2022.
Hapoel Tiberias is set to release its foreign player, Sambinha, within the coming days due to the club's inability to register his contract. All attempts to have his contract approved by the budget control committee have failed. The club informed Sambinha's representatives that they cannot finalize his registration, allowing him to seek a new team. Sources involved in the discussions indicate the process is amicable, with Tiberias not wishing to pursue arbitration. The budget control requires a payment of 800,000 NIS, a sum the club cannot currently afford. Since the appointment of trustee Liza Hadash, the club is restricted from making payments beyond its existing financial framework, leading to a "system-wide reduction phase," according to club officials. Sambinha, a 34-year-old Guinean defender, has been frustrated for months, training with the team but not playing since his suspension in a separate affair concluded. His agent, Adv. Shahar Greenberg, stated, "Ultimately, this is a foreign player signed to a contract but unable to play, with a pregnant wife, who hasn't received a salary for three months. Tiberias must be accommodating and allow him to become a free agent and find a new team before January." Sambinha joined Hapoel Tiberias in 2022 after three seasons with Reina, making 29 appearances for Tiberias last season.
