Several months back, Mcdonald Mariga`s big money move to Manchester City fell through due to the failure of Manchester City to obtain a work permit for him. This was due to the provision the fact that Kenya was never in top 70 of the FIFA rankings. Since that time Kenya has fared even worse and is now positioned at rank 130.

It is this obstacle that Mariga`s brother now faces as his €1.1 Million transfer to Celtic hangs in the balance. However his soon to be new club is expressing confidence that they shall convince the appeal panel of the special circumstances in respect of Victor Mugabe as to allow for his issuance with a work permit.