RANGERS star Fashion Sakala and his wife have been celebrating the arrival of a baby girl, Ibrox boss Michael Beale has revealed.
It comes after the Scottish Sun told of how the forward had been the subject of an alleged plot to BREAK HIS LEGS and end his football career.
Linetty Kaoma, an alleged ‘ex-girlfriend’ of Sakala’s has been slapped with a warning over claims she offered her brother £850 to carry out the attack on the Gers ace.
But her brother Ngosa Kaoma refused and instead notified the cops.
Linetty is suspected of enticing her sibling into an alleged plan to ‘permanently disfigure’ Sakala – the plan claimed to have been hatched in December.
The Scottish Sun had previously revealed how Sakala, 25, and Linetty were involved on a court row over X-rated photos.
The Rangers star was accused of being involved in online trysts with Kaoma during a ‘four-year relationship’ that ended in May last year.
She took Sakala to court seeking an injunction to stop him invading he privacy and from circulating alleged obscene material.
The player himself hasn’t addressed the matter publicly, but away from the drama, he’s been celebrating some happy news, as revealed by his manager Michael Beale.
Sakala, who’s been in great form for Rangers in recent weeks, was left out of the starting line-up for Saturday’s 2-0 win over St Johnstone.
But it was for a very good reason, as Beale divulged.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow night’s clash with Hearts, the Ibrox gaffer said: “Fashion missed out at the weekend. His wife’s just had a little baby girl.
“Sometimes people read a bit much into things.
“People do have lives outside of football, so congratulations to him.”
Neither Sakala nor his wife Violet Zulu have confirmed the happy news publicly.
They are already parents to a little girl, who recently turned five.
On her birthday, Sakala told on social media how she had “brought so much love, joy and happiness into our lives and it’s a big celebration for the family.”
He’ll be hoping to be restored to the Gers starting XI for the mid-week clash with Hearts.
Beale has hinted he could go with a front two at Tynecastle.
While that would likely point to the rarely-seen pairing of Antonio Colak and Alfredo Morelos being used, the Gers boss also talked-up Sakala’s ability as a centre-forward.
He said: “I know you guys don’t always see Fashion Sakala as a no.9, but he was recruited as one.
“He’s been moved wide but he was a no.9 in Belgium, played in a front two, so I see that as something.”
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