Ghost Mulee threatens to auction Harambee Stars’ 2002 trophy over unpaid Ksh4.8M
By Mustafa Juma, August 13, 2025Former Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has issued a stern warning to football authorities, threatening to auction the Castle Lager Cup Kenya won in 2002 unless he is paid Ksh4.8 million owed to him by the previous Football Kenya Federation (FKF) regime.
Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on the night of Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Mulee said that he is still owed Ksh4.8 million from a trophy he won for the national team in 2002.
Castle Cup
Mulee had carried the Castle Lager Cup trophy to the TV studio, which was won by Harambee Stars at the third attempt, beating Uganda Cranes 3-2 on penalties after both teams tied 1-1 in 90 minutes, in a match that was played in Tanzania.
Kenya had lost to Uganda in 2000 and then in 2001 to Taifa Stars of Tanzania.
He noted that he unsuccessfully tried to claim his money, forcing him to keep the trophy at his home.
“We won this trophy in 2002 in Tanzania. Previously, Uganda had won it, and then Tanzania won it, and we in Kenya won it in 2002, but after winning this trophy, I am still owed Ksh4.8 million by the previous regime. That was the normalisation committee under Kipchoge Keino,” Mulee stated.
“I tried to claim my money, and the trophy has been home, so I just said, ‘Let me bring it along so that people don’t keep on wondering where the Castle Cup is.’ It should be in FKF custody, but now it is still at home. Hii ata sio shida. Kuna ingine tena ya 2013 nilikuwa technical director sijalipwa lakini the good thing is after Hussein Mohammed came in, he promised that he was going to pay me my money,” he added.
Auctioning the trophy
Mulee, who guided Kenya to victory after a tense 1-1 draw against Uganda Cranes in regular time and a 3-2 win on penalties, made it clear he is ready to put the historic silverware under the hammer.
“Hii kikombe (Castle Cup) naeza auction, and I am very serious. Naeza ipeleka kwa auction muanze kuangalia, and the highest bidder aende nayo. I will just price it at what they owe me, Ksh4.8 million, so anyone who comes with a figure close to that, I will sell it to them,” Mulee declared.