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Philip Chiyangwa cancel Caps United, Chicken Inn game
19 May 2017 at 05:57hrs | Views
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa has ordered the Premier Soccer League to cancel the Castle Lager Premiership game between CAPS United and Chicken Inn scheduled for Luveve on Sunday.
Chiyangwa says Caps United should be given enough time to prepare for their CAF Champions League showdown against USM Alger of Algeria next week on Wednesday in Harare.
Caps United lost to ZPC Kariba on Thursday.
"The position is very clear. CAPS United will not be playing any game other than the one they played today (yesterday). That has been my instruction to the PSL.
"CAPS United need the support of everyone. They need to prepare for this match. I don't want CAPS United to lose at home or to fail in their campaign.
"They are representing this country and we need to be seen to be helping them wherever possible so that they can fight as best as they can" said Chiyangwa as quoted by the Herald.
That was after PSL chief executive Kenny Ndebele had turned down Caps United request for a postponement of the match against Chicken Inn.
"We acknowledge receipt and thank you for your letter dated 15 May 2017.
"Please be advised that we are not in a position to postpone the above fixture due to congested league and international calendar programmes "Ndebele wrote to CAPS United chief executive Cuthbert Chitima.
According to the Herald, Caps United would be back in Harare today from Kariba, then leave for Bulawayo tomorrow 'without holding even a single session, for the match against Chicken Inn on Sunday'.
It added "They would then have travelled back home on Monday and would only train, as a unit, on Tuesday on the eve of their match against USM Alger".
Chiyangwa says Caps United should be given enough time to prepare for their CAF Champions League showdown against USM Alger of Algeria next week on Wednesday in Harare.
Caps United lost to ZPC Kariba on Thursday.
"The position is very clear. CAPS United will not be playing any game other than the one they played today (yesterday). That has been my instruction to the PSL.
"CAPS United need the support of everyone. They need to prepare for this match. I don't want CAPS United to lose at home or to fail in their campaign.
"They are representing this country and we need to be seen to be helping them wherever possible so that they can fight as best as they can" said Chiyangwa as quoted by the Herald.
That was after PSL chief executive Kenny Ndebele had turned down Caps United request for a postponement of the match against Chicken Inn.
"Please be advised that we are not in a position to postpone the above fixture due to congested league and international calendar programmes "Ndebele wrote to CAPS United chief executive Cuthbert Chitima.
According to the Herald, Caps United would be back in Harare today from Kariba, then leave for Bulawayo tomorrow 'without holding even a single session, for the match against Chicken Inn on Sunday'.
It added "They would then have travelled back home on Monday and would only train, as a unit, on Tuesday on the eve of their match against USM Alger".
Source - Herald
