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Gilbert Banda ditches Highlanders, signs for Platinum
14 Dec 2011 at 06:11hrs | Views
LONG-SERVING Highlanders captain Gilbert Banda, who has since joined FC Platinum together with Louis Matawu, donated $7 000 owed to them back to Highlanders.
Banda was reported to have dumped his manager, Omega Sibanda, after being coerced by the Moneybags to sign an affidavit to that effect as a condition for the club to sign him after an initial deal fell through.
FC Platinum secretary general Phillimon Muwengwa, while denying that his club dangled that carrot at Banda, said his club will sign all the players they need tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, Highlanders chairman Themba Ndlela said it would be inhuman for anyone to cry foul about why Banda was allowed to join the Midlands side.
Ndlela said all over the world players nearing their retirement age would always maximise on those last few years to make the most and Bosso supporters should just understand that Banda has done his part at the club as a player and might return in future wearing a different jacket.
He said it was not a way of avoiding the debt as the club was still looking forward to having Banda wearing the famous black and white stripe together with the armband but had to put a human face to the whole issue.
Banda was reported to have dumped his manager, Omega Sibanda, after being coerced by the Moneybags to sign an affidavit to that effect as a condition for the club to sign him after an initial deal fell through.
FC Platinum secretary general Phillimon Muwengwa, while denying that his club dangled that carrot at Banda, said his club will sign all the players they need tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, Highlanders chairman Themba Ndlela said it would be inhuman for anyone to cry foul about why Banda was allowed to join the Midlands side.
Ndlela said all over the world players nearing their retirement age would always maximise on those last few years to make the most and Bosso supporters should just understand that Banda has done his part at the club as a player and might return in future wearing a different jacket.
He said it was not a way of avoiding the debt as the club was still looking forward to having Banda wearing the famous black and white stripe together with the armband but had to put a human face to the whole issue.
Source - TC
