Fredrick Moyo
Flamboyant Eastern Region division 1 outfit FC Wangu Mazodze has been granted free use of Mucheke stadium for training sessions two days per week and two hours per day by Masvingo City Council.
According to minutes of the proceedings of the meeting of Finance and General Purposes Committee held on April 21, 2022 at civic centre, council resolved that the flamboyant club be granted free use of the stadium for training sessions.
“Council has resolved to recommend that Wangu Mazodze Football Club be granted free use of Mucheke Stadium for training sessions two hours a day, two days per week.
“Consideration was given to the report of the Directors of Housing and Social Services on the application by L. Ndokanga of Wangu Mazodze Football Club, for free use of Mucheke Stadium to conduct training sessions,” read the statement.
Contacted for comment, FC Wangu Mazodze vice president Blessing Kwesha thanked the City Fathers for the kindly gesture from the as the stadiums they have been using for training are below standard.
“Indeed it’s a wonderful gesture from the city fathers and we would like to thank them for granting us permission to be training in Mucheke stadium. This will go a long way in making the boys feel at home and get used to the pitch and it will also help when doing trials since local boys can access the stadium easily and we are excited that finally we have enough training time.
“The training ground that we were using was not conducive for the team as the facilities are bumpy and they are not covered with lawn so players were getting injured and they could not play football with fluidity,” said Kwesha.
FC Wangu Mazodze Head Coach Takura Shariwa also applauded the move from council and also said training in the stadium will help improve the team tactically as they will be getting used to the ground they use for games.
“I really want to thank City Council for the kind gesture and hope they will not do this to FC Wangu Mazodze alone but to others who also need assistance as we want to develop the community through sport and as FC Wangu Mazodze our mantra is ‘Developing the Community through Sports’.
“This development will go a long way in improving the type of play we want and also getting used to our home ground as the grounds we used for training were sub-standard and players were prone to injuries,” said Shariwa.
Wangu Mazodze used Mucheke B arena or Mamutse ground near Sisk shopping centre as the process of securing Mucheke stadium for training seasons was taking too long to be approved.
