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Bosso still among Africa's finest
25 Mar 2022 at 06:42hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS still ranks among the most supported teams in Africa and fears that the club was excluded from an elite African league have been allayed by the club hierarchy.
News started trickling in two weeks ago that Bosso were not included in a list of clubs that will take part in the proposed Pan African Super League.
The Pan African Super League is an elite competition that draws participants from Africa's finest football clubs.
Thirty two football teams, from Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Zamalek, the Democratic Republic of Congo's TP Mazembe, Mamelodi Sundowns from neighbouring South Africa to the Arabic side Raja Casablanca, will take part in the first of its kind elite league.
A "leaked" list of the teams included Dynamos and Caps United.
Highlanders fans were left wondering how Caf had come to the conclusion that the two Harare sides deserve to be in the Super League.
Club secretary general Morgen Dube has clarified the club's position with regards to the Pan African Super League.
"Contrary to fears that clubs around Africa have been selected to play in this league and ours was not among them, we have sought clarity from the football authorities on the selection process and how Highlanders has been ‘left' out.
"I would like to assure the Highlanders family that as much as it is very true that there is indeed such a league being planned there is no club that has been selected.
"Caf will come up with the criteria that will be used to select clubs and only those clubs that will meet that criteria will be selected.
"We are still among Africa's finest," said Dube.
Local football has of late been dominated by FC Platinum, which has won the Premier Soccer League multiple times and represented the country in the African Champions League.
The so-called traditional football giants — Dynamos, Highlanders and Caps United — have found the going tough in recent years due to a combination of various factors, chief among them financial constraints.
The teams' only claim to prominence remains their ability to attract huge crowds into stadiums.
It remains to be seen what criteria Caf will eventually use to select teams for the Pan African Super League.
Will it be popularity among fans or league titles in recent times?
News started trickling in two weeks ago that Bosso were not included in a list of clubs that will take part in the proposed Pan African Super League.
The Pan African Super League is an elite competition that draws participants from Africa's finest football clubs.
Thirty two football teams, from Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Zamalek, the Democratic Republic of Congo's TP Mazembe, Mamelodi Sundowns from neighbouring South Africa to the Arabic side Raja Casablanca, will take part in the first of its kind elite league.
A "leaked" list of the teams included Dynamos and Caps United.
Highlanders fans were left wondering how Caf had come to the conclusion that the two Harare sides deserve to be in the Super League.
Club secretary general Morgen Dube has clarified the club's position with regards to the Pan African Super League.
"Contrary to fears that clubs around Africa have been selected to play in this league and ours was not among them, we have sought clarity from the football authorities on the selection process and how Highlanders has been ‘left' out.
"I would like to assure the Highlanders family that as much as it is very true that there is indeed such a league being planned there is no club that has been selected.
"Caf will come up with the criteria that will be used to select clubs and only those clubs that will meet that criteria will be selected.
"We are still among Africa's finest," said Dube.
Local football has of late been dominated by FC Platinum, which has won the Premier Soccer League multiple times and represented the country in the African Champions League.
The so-called traditional football giants — Dynamos, Highlanders and Caps United — have found the going tough in recent years due to a combination of various factors, chief among them financial constraints.
The teams' only claim to prominence remains their ability to attract huge crowds into stadiums.
It remains to be seen what criteria Caf will eventually use to select teams for the Pan African Super League.
Will it be popularity among fans or league titles in recent times?
Source - B-Metro
