By Itai Muzondo
Masvingo based volleyball club Rujeko Marlins has expressed that the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association (ZVA) is not doing enough to accommodate every team in the national league.
The club claims that teams outside Harare were not being given full attention they deserve. The allegations were basing on the argument that all national games were being played in Harare.
Rujeko Marlins spokesperson Richard Maipisi said his club felt sidelined by the association. Maipisi added that besides being neglected by the association, his club was facing a lot of challenges that included financial problems.
“We would want to join the national leaguebut the main challenge is that we cannot sustain ourselves, we need a sponsor.
“The biggest challenge however is that Zimbabwe Volleyball Association is not doing much to accommodate every team as the national league is centralized in Harare, only teams in Harare have an open chance. If only they could rotate the matches we could manage playing in the competitive league as well”, said Maipisi.
ZVA president Fredrick Ndlovu was however of a different view saying the league is based on standard than balancing ratios.
“The league is not all about accommodating everyone but more of playing on standards than balancing ratios that every province gets a chunk in the league.
“For a team to be eligible for national league they must prove it in the pre-season play offs so if they do not come forward or if they are beaten, how do they expect to compete in the national league”, said Ndlovu.
