Still the best in Zimbabwe Football!
In the latest clash between the two giants of Zimbabwean football, Dynamos FC won 1-0at Gwanzura Stadium to complete a 2-1 aggregated win over Highlanders in the 2008Charity Shield Trophy.
Nestle Zimbabwe sponsored the competition to a record $190 billion this season. Both Dynamos and Highlanders were guaranteed $12.5 billion each in appearance fees. Nestle Zimbabwe paid tournament expenses for both teams including flying Dynamos FC to Bulawayo for the first leg, and Highlanders to Harare for the second leg at Gwanzura Stadium.
Like everything else in the country, the Zimbabwe football situation has also been greatly affected by the state of the economy. The cheapest ticket for the Charity Shield game was $20 million (less than £1). Even though not much in foreign currency, I wonder how many people can afford such gate fees.
On the other hand, I think the day to day running of the teams in the Zimbabwean league is greatly affected by this lack of funding of the game and also the falling value of the Zimbabwean dollar against other major currencies.
A few weeks back Dynamos FC was struggling to raise US$30 000 for their Champions League game in Swaziland. Now there are reports that Highlanders FC is also struggling to raise US$40 000.00 for their trip to Mozambique for their game game against Ferraviario de Nampula in the CAF Confederation Cup.
Highlanders lead 3-0 from their 1st leg victory at Barbourfields two weeks ago. God knows how they will get finance for the next rounds, if they win in this round.
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Wed, Feb 27, 2008
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