Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Didier Zokora has been released by Semen Padang, the club said on Wednesday, becoming the second big foreign signing to be axed in Indonesia's new national league in just a week.
The Ivory Coast international, who only signed for the Padang based club four months ago, had his contract terminated on Aug. 2 financial reasons, club manager Win Bernardino said.
His departure comes after former West Ham United and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole was sacked last week after failing to find the net in four months with Persib Bandung.
Bernadino said Zokora had played well, but Semen Padang lost a major sponsor before the second round
of the inaugural Liga 1 kicked off this month. "We're talking about the club, the financial situation of the club, so that was the most rational way to save the club," Bernardino said. Zokora took to social media to bid his former club and fans farewell. "Thanks for everything. I never forget you (sic)," he wrote on Twitter.
AFP/ Jakarta
The Ivory Coast international, who only signed for the Padang based club four months ago, had his contract terminated on Aug. 2 financial reasons, club manager Win Bernardino said.
His departure comes after former West Ham United and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole was sacked last week after failing to find the net in four months with Persib Bandung.
Bernadino said Zokora had played well, but Semen Padang lost a major sponsor before the second round
of the inaugural Liga 1 kicked off this month. "We're talking about the club, the financial situation of the club, so that was the most rational way to save the club," Bernardino said. Zokora took to social media to bid his former club and fans farewell. "Thanks for everything. I never forget you (sic)," he wrote on Twitter.
AFP/ Jakarta
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