As per the club, Peris’s contract, which was signed in May this year, had been terminated earlier on mutual agreement and she received all her dues before her exit.
It has, however, been reported that her time at the club was cut short after it was discovered that she allegedly had a relationship with one of the leaders at the club, and she, as a result, got pregnant.
The letter, written by Fountain Gate Princess FC Acting CEO Japhet Makau, also mentioned that as per the club’s internal investigation policy, the hierarchy wrote a letter to the unnamed accused person questioning the incident, in which a counter response was offered to deny the said claims and allegations.
“The club has immediately suspended the accused person from his role, paving the way for investigations to take place,” the communication read.
It revealed: “We are resuming our negotiations with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) and the affected family to figure out the necessary steps needed to solve this matter."
“We will continue to offer our support until the truth is identified, and action taken against the party involved,” it said.
Peris, a former Kenya’s Nakuru City Queens player, had in June 2022 signed a two-year deal with Fountain Gate Princess FC, a team famed for its football academy that has branches in four regions- Dodoma, Morogoro, Geita, and Dar es Salaam.
“We want it to be understood that our club is against any form of this behaviour, and has been working alongside several human rights agencies in offering seminars to both players and the team’s leadership while establishing free communication between the two should matters concerning either abuse or blackmailing occur,” the statement added.
The statement said: “Our players are also offered good security and are manned by female team matrons whether in or outside team camp.”
Even while admitting that some isolated cases between individual players and club leaders might be hard to track, Fountain Gate Princess’ leadership believes that the truth regarding Peris’s case will be brought to light, with action being taken against the guilty party.
Peris, who was also captain of Kenya’s U-20 and U-17 teams, made her debut for Fountain Gate Princess in a friendly encounter against Simba Queens last year.
She guided her team to defeating Simba Queens 1-0 in the friendly match played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
She was also the second Kenyan to play in the Mainland Tanzania Women’s Premier League after Harambee Starlets midfielder, Corazone Aquino, who plays for Simba Queens.
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