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Is Kaindu's courses Highlanders' demise?

Highlanders Bosso Tshilamoya of Zimbabwe lost a championship by goal difference twice in succession after firing Mohamed Fathi of Egypt and hiring Kelvin Kaindu of Zambia. After the near misses, the former Bosso speedy winger decided to eq…

Published: 01 Apr 2014 at 18:02hrs | 9 | by Tse Ndex

Highlanders, Bulawayo football needs Delma Lupepe

They destroyed him, and the whole Southern region killed his passion and desire. They murdered football when they chucked out Delma Lupepe out of football and we danced. It was an emotional and miscalculated move borne out of selfish motiv…

Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 19:04hrs | | by Tse Ndex

Highlanders wolves in sheeps' skins

I am suspicious. Very suspicious. Not only because of the defeaning silence of those who do not want to tell, but given the few words they use to tell. There is more in the things not said at and about Highlanders Football Club.As much as …

Published: 11 Jun 2012 at 15:40hrs | 180 | by Tse Ndex

Is this the death of national team football

As death of test cricket owing to Twenty-20 version, the last two AFCON versions were dull lull. Some think the last two FIFA World Cups were boring too. I would agree much with the Euro 2008. I can only remember the exploits of the co-hos…

Published: 03 Jun 2012 at 15:52hrs | | by Tse Ndex

Snippet from the book 'What Highlanders need right now': The Balanda brothers.

Mandla Balanda tinkled me with his game, like his brother Clement. They caressed the ball with their feet.Mandla's trickery included a backflip over the defenders' heads and controlling the ball on the other side, fry his man and accelerat…

Published: 24 Feb 2012 at 19:18hrs | 1 | by Tse Ndex

Emmett Ndlovu election manifesto

Emmett Ndlovu, in his election manifesto expresses the for the "continued existence, sustenance and vision" of the Highlanders Football Club, which he says "has relied heavily on its roots, history and the principle and culture of "UBUNTU"…

Published: 27 Jan 2012 at 16:28hrs | 935 | by Tse Ndex

Who should be Highlanders chairman

The official nomination process is concluded and since the last time we chatted, it was a two-horse race that just turned around to be a poker game. Peter Dube, a veteran administrator of the club on several occasions, became the 3rd candi…

Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 14:28hrs | | by Tse Ndex

South African football such a shame

South Africa football is one of mixed fortunes both literally and figuratively. The game is moneyed and success is scarce. Who is to blame? Let us start pointing fingers as usual.I would love to look at the league and then the national tea…

Published: 17 Jan 2012 at 15:53hrs | 1193 | by Tse Ndex

Highlanders âˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â‰ˆÃ¬ This is very painful

Themba Ndlela works for a company in the Midlands and has worked at Edgars while he was Treasurer of the Club at the time I was Technical Advisor. Whatever happened to the man, I just do not know. He did a good job working in an Executive …

Published: 12 Jan 2012 at 16:19hrs | 2 | by Tse Ndex

Highlanders to change hands?

There is one man who has seen a record number of Administrations in his colourful Highlanders career, the bad and the best. He poured himself out selflessly to the cause of the club in times when no-one was paid a cent and sacrificed to se…

Published: 03 Jan 2012 at 15:44hrs | 851 | by Tse Ndex

Some football lingo to take to the pub

Without trying to put the race issue to debate, there is a dilemma on which meaning 'Suarez' should take. Until now, being 'Suarezed' meant an irreversible and unfair advantage gained by one by unscrupulous means. This followed the way Lui…

Published: 27 Dec 2011 at 09:23hrs | 2 | by Tse Ndex

Up close with Elvis 'Chuchu' Chiweshe

Talk of 'bending it like Beckam' is a relatively new, but the actual act of free kicks was mastered by the likes of the great Elvis Chuchu Chiweshe. No one can dispute the deadliness of the dead-ball specialist Chiweshe was and we should h…

Published: 05 Dec 2011 at 20:52hrs | 1 | by Tse Ndex

Up close with Barry Daka

"That is why this will be an ambitious undertaking but we believe in the partnership, and we are looking to start with under 13s and it is intended to have tours to play other youth developments and academies in South Africa and the neighb…

Published: 28 Nov 2011 at 18:13hrs | 1 | by Tse Ndex

Up close with former Bosso midfield maestro Blessing Gumiso

"I think it was immaturity from both the players and technical stuff. Leading by 3-0 on the first leg I think we were supposed to go and defend for the whole match. It was going to be possible considering the quality of players who were th…

Published: 21 Nov 2011 at 17:41hrs | | by Tse Ndex

The Legend Has Spoken; My man McKop

"In my days the toughest opponents I faced were too many and we had true legends that played diski so to single out only one would be doing a disservice to all the greats of Zimbabwean football, but I'll mention a few. Shackman Tauro, Stan…

Published: 15 Nov 2011 at 18:00hrs | 2 | by Tse Ndex

Mixed feelings about the Highlanders Legends initiative

"For the record, they are former players and not legends." commented a Highlanders FC life-member who requested anonymity to e-Diski, adding, "They are a dull group of people who fight amongst themselves due to the generation gap. How do t…

Published: 06 Nov 2011 at 12:35hrs | | by Tse Ndex

The Bosso Legends to consider online membership payments

One of the points high on the agenda of the Bosso Legends, is that Bosso must have a sound and knowledgeable leadership. There must be an Executive committee better than we have seen in our lives. Rumours of Peter Ndlovu's interest in the …

Published: 03 Nov 2011 at 16:38hrs | | by Tse Ndex

The Highlanders Funeral Scheme ready

Highlanders FC beat Gunners 2-1 over the weekend after a brace by Graham Ncube to give Bossolonians something to smile about after a sour defeat to Dynamos last week. As an icing on the cake, the Bosso Legends are a step away from the long…

Published: 01 Nov 2011 at 04:35hrs | | by Tse Ndex

The Greatest Bosso Defenders We Knew

The Highlanders central defenders are known to have been eccentric and imposing. They were always ahead even of the popular Marimo brothers. Douglas British Mloyi was a vocal and agile figure that imposed his presence without any silliness…

Published: 30 Oct 2011 at 13:12hrs | 7 | by Tse Ndex

The Highlanders Great Initiative

Sydney, Netsai, Mercedes, Titus, Rahman and Tito Do you remember the songs 'Badlala njani ibhola, IBosso siyizwa ngokuskowa, Ngubani owayekhona'? There is a very positive and great initiative by people who have played and/or worked for Hig…

Published: 24 Oct 2011 at 08:45hrs | 9 | by Tse Ndex

Highlanders; Here I come

There is no secret that we will all be there to witness Highlanders Football Club of Zimbabwe, who are reported to be making travelling arrangements to engage ABSA Premier League team, Bloemfontein Celtic at the Coca Cola Park on the 16th …

Published: 28 Jun 2011 at 16:55hrs | 2 | by Tse Ndex

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