Dephistara's move to Bosso hits a snag

TAPIWA Dephistara's move to Highlanders has hit a snag as Chiredzi FC are adamant that the 21-year-old striker is still their player.

The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) basement side claims he was not properly cleared by some executive members of the Lowveld club which has been riddled by infighting, led by fired coach-cum-director Moses Chunga.

Dephistara signed a two-year contract with Highlanders and was unveiled at the Bulawayo giants' clubhouse on July 22, but new Chiredzi FC head coach Gishon Ntini yesterday said as far as he was concerned, the young player belonged to Chiredzi and he was expecting him at training.

Ntini yesterday said information at hand was that the clearance given to Dephistara by some members of the executive had been reversed and Highlanders last week had contacted Chiredzi making frantic efforts to have the player cleared for registration with the PSL.

"What we want is justice. As it stands, Dephistara is 100% Chiredzi FC until proper registration is done. I know he is in Bulawayo, but I am expecting him to at training. You can talk to Muchatukwa and he will tell you exactly what I have just said."

Highlanders' chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede yesterday said as far as he was concerned, they had registered Dephistara with the PSL, but the club vice-chairman Mgcini Mpofu, who is based in Harare, had been told by the league to wait before they could use the player.