Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- Katsina United FC have paid five months of outstanding salary arrears owed to its newly recruited players and moved them onto the Katsina State Government payroll, club officials said on Monday.

The development followed the completion of biometric data capture for players and officials, a process the club said was necessary before integrating staff into the state salary system.

Speaking with journalists, the club's Chairperson and supervising coordinator, Surajo Malumfashi, confirmed that the affected players had previously gone unpaid for several months after joining the club.

He said the arrears were cleared after the Katsina State Government approved funds for the payments.

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