Exclusive: Sarpong speaks out on being sacked from Rayon Sports

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00:00 [Music]

00:03 [Music]

00:11 It's obviously, I'm so sad because I wasn't expecting this at the beginning.

00:16 It's like a big blow to me because I was trying to protect myself and talk about my wages from the club.

00:25 It turned out to be in a bad way. But it's all good. I've got good faith to move on.

00:33 [Music]

00:38 No, I didn't insult him. He was saying that in the media that he and the players have agreed that we will not take our salaries from February and March.

00:48 They interviewed me and asked me if it was true. But I told them it's not true because the president has never called me, never tested me about that argument.

00:58 They didn't call Witanga for that. So nobody knows about that. So it's not true.

01:03 I didn't insult him. I didn't say anything bad. I was trying to care for myself. That's it.

01:10 [Music]

01:15 No, it wasn't true. They wanted me to come back to play for Reinspor because they didn't allow me to sign for the club in Norway.

01:22 So he has to pay for my tickets from Norway back to here. I don't have to pay that.

01:26 They get my point. So he has to pay for my tickets from Norway to Rwanda. I don't have to pay that. I'm the player. I can't pay that.

01:33 They are owing me my signing fee, my three months salary from February, March and April. I've not paid my salary.

01:39 So if I'm owing you, take your money and give me my balance back. It's simple. Transfer fee is almost $5,000.

01:46 And they are owing me match bonuses from first round. Six matches. They've not paid me bonus.

01:53 But they feed all the players. They are owing me salary from February, March and April.

01:58 [Music]

02:04 I still have love for Reinspor. I love the fans. I love the club itself. I think about the club so much.

02:10 That's why I did the interview. Because I was defending the club. I want to see the club better than me myself.

02:17 And it turned out to be this way. So for me, I think about the club first.

02:22 So if the president says he doesn't want me again, it's fine. I'll just find another club and just continue my career.

02:30 [Music]

02:35 They write the letter in French. I don't read French. I don't speak French.

02:39 So I told them, "Please make it in English so that I can read and reply." But they never put it in English.

02:45 So I can't reply in French. I don't speak French. You know, I don't speak French.

02:50 When I was signing my contract, I signed it in English. I didn't sign it in French.

02:54 So it's logical here. They have to understand me. I want it to be in English. I don't want it to be in French.

03:00 I don't speak French. I don't really write French. So I don't know if I read French.

03:04 [Music]

03:08 Sorry to the fans. If I have done anything bad, they think I've done anything bad.

03:11 But for me, I didn't do anything bad. I was just keeping my rights.

03:16 Because nobody works without a three-month salary and it's okay, right?

03:21 If you work for three months and don't get a salary, how can you survive? I have families at home.

03:25 I've rented a place. I pay my rent myself. So how can I live without salaries?

03:30 So I was just saying that because the President first went to the media.

03:35 He could have called me and talked to me like a general brother, but he never talked to me.

03:40 He went to the media. So me, I'll go to the media. That's what we're supposed to do.

03:44 But if he had called me and talked to me on the phone, I would also call him on the phone and talk to him.

03:50 So I'm sorry to the fans. If they think I've done something wrong.

03:54 But for me, I know I was defending my rights.

03:57 So I really appreciate all their efforts and their love for me.

04:02 I really love them. I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for this. It's a blow to me too.

04:08 [Music]

04:13 We have to just sit down and plan what to do in our next step.

04:18 But the future is bright. I still hope for the best for my career.

04:22 My career will still go on, but with the grace of God.

04:26 Everything will be fine.

04:28 For now, they've already sent me the letter. So I've accepted the situation.

04:34 I have to move on with my life. Find another club with peace and with sound mind.

04:41 [Music]

04:44 Yeah, because they took me to China and it was a mess in China.

04:49 They took me to China for a very bad deal. Everything was messy in China.

04:54 So I had to defend myself. I had to come back to Ghana.

04:57 Even when my mother was sick, I asked my president to give me money to take care of my mother.

05:02 He didn't give me. I was asking for my salary from December. He never paid me.

05:07 So I just took care of my mother myself and I went to Norway.

05:11 I was thinking about the club actually. To get the club, a very good money.

05:15 But I went to Norway and the president was mentioning big money.

05:19 The club in Norway. They said, "No, it's too much. They can't buy me for that money."

05:23 "The transfer wants me to sell me."

05:25 So Sadat said that if that, he said I come back to Rwanda or they will pay the money they want to sell me for.

05:34 So he said I should come back. He said I should come back to Rwanda.

05:38 I asked him, "How can I come back to Rwanda?" He said, "Come back. I'll pay for a ticket for you."

05:42 That's why I came back.

05:43 Nothing. They didn't call me to ask me how I'm about to do. They didn't call me.

05:50 When I was in China, he was asking me how is the team there.

05:57 The team is bad. And he said to me that he has the club for me in Saudi Arabia.

06:02 I should come back to Rwanda so that they can take me to Saudi Arabia.

06:06 I've always had a good personal relationship with the president.

06:10 He's good to me and I would never want to leave Renspoor.

06:14 On this note, I always want to leave Renspoor in a good note where the fans are well.

06:20 Everybody will be happy with me going. Like, wish me well and all that kind of stuff.

06:23 I didn't see today coming, honestly.

06:25 And me and the president have always been in close contact.

06:29 Even the China deal, he called me personally.

06:31 He said, "Sapon, I want this deal for you. I know you can do it."

06:35 So, we've always been good. I don't know what happened suddenly.

06:38 Things changed.

06:40 Never, ever, ever. He has never contacted me ever since this lockdown happened.

06:45 My life has really been memorable here.

06:51 I really appreciate the moments I've had with the fans, with my teammates, the playing buddy.

06:56 Technical team and everything. I'm so happy.

07:01 I have to have a journey here, have a career here.

07:05 I love the fans, their support and their love, their passion for the team.

07:12 It's so amazing.

07:14 I wish them the very best and I wish I could still be here and do much more for them.

07:19 But, unfortunately, this has happened.

07:22 I wish the club the very best of luck in everything that they do.

07:26 I wish them so many good wishes to the club.

07:30 I thank them so much for everything.

07:32 Rwanda is very nice. Rwanda is like a home to me, like a second home to me.

07:37 I'll never forget it. I might be coming here once in a while to visit.

07:42 It's like my second home. There's always a place for me here.

07:45 I will for sure miss everything here.

07:48 Rennes is the best club in Africa at the moment.

07:52 I miss the fans so much.

07:54 I would like to come back and watch their games to see them play.

07:58 Maybe, let's see, if I get an offer.

08:04 I think it's a good offer. I'll accept it.

08:07 It has to be an offer with a good deal.

08:14 Every game is a very good game to me.

08:22 Every game is special to me.

08:24 The moment I will cherish is my penalty goal against AP.

08:29 That goal was so memorable to me.

08:32 The worst match is when...

08:35 I've never had a worst match.

08:41 When I missed the penalty to Kachungbi.

08:45 No, Kasoji.

08:47 That was the worst game I've had so far.

08:50 I'm in this position at the moment.

08:58 I thank the Rennes Sport fans so much.

09:01 Not only Rennes Sport fans, all the fans in this, all the fans from Beize.

09:05 All the teams in Rwanda.

09:07 I thank them so much for this opportunity.

09:09 I thank everybody who has come back with my career.

09:12 I love them so much and I always have a blue heart for them.

09:16 I thank them so much and God bless them all.

09:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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