Former Kenya Police FC goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has accused the club of betraying him and derailing his career, claiming it failed to honour a promise to recruit him into the National Police Service after helping the team win the 2024 Mozzart Bet Cup.Matasi, who represented Police between March 2023 and January 2025, says the club approached him while he was at Tusker FC with an offer to join the police force, promising to facilitate his recruitment if he helped them win a major trophy.##NAJAVA_MECA_10077510##"I was at Tusker for one and a half seasons. That's when I got into an accident. While I was there, the police gave me an offer. I didn't know what kind of an offer it was," he recalled.The goalkeeper says the arrangement was conditional on him helping Police win either the league title or the Mozzart Cup, a target he claims he fulfilled in 2024."They told me, 'Come, we'll join the forces.' I told them that I had finished with Tusker in the right way.I went to the police, and they told me that if I helped them win a major trophy, either the Mozzart Cup or the league, they would give me the offer. Which I did. I delivered."Akonnor pinpoints tactical flaws behind Gor Mahia’s first season defeatMatasi says he honoured his part of the agreement by helping Police lift the 2024 Mozzart Cup at the Ulinzi Sports Complex."In 2024, I gave them the Mozzart Cup at the Ulinzi Complex," he said.However, he claims the relationship deteriorated during the 2024/25 season, when the club decided to part ways with him despite his performances."Then came the new season, the 2024/2025 season. We were competing in the league, and I performed well. Then they came up again. They asked for someone to sacrifice. I prayed, and they sacrificed me."Why South Africa-based Kenyan striker is backing Harambee Stars to shock Bafana BafanaHe further alleges that his departure was handled in a manner that damaged his reputation."I left the team because they didn't give me what they had promised. They showed Kenyans that I was no longer supposed to be in that team, and that I was no longer supposed to be on the pitch."Matasi subsequently joined Kakamega Homeboyz, who were competing with Police for the league title at the time. He says he wanted to return to his home region and help the club achieve success."At that time, Homeboyz and Police were competing for the league title, occupying the first and second positions. I said, 'No, why should I remain in Nairobi? It was high time I returned to my home team and gave them something to celebrate.'"Stars abroad: Erick Ouma provides assist in Raków comeback win as Wilson suffers defeatHis move to Homeboyz, however, was followed by another setback. The goalkeeper was suspended in February 2025 over suspected match manipulation. More than a year later, the case remains unresolved, leaving him out of competitive football.Matasi maintains that his experience at Kenya Police remains a major source of bitterness, insisting that the club's actions negatively affected his career."That's why every day I'll say and repeat that I won't forgive the police because what they did was very wrong in terms of my career."He declined to divulge further details about the alleged fallout, saying: "I don't want to talk about it."FIFA throws spanner in works as Mariga’s planned FKF meeting is declared invalid
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