Bosso 'swallowed' by Zanu-PF

HIGHLANDERS Football Club fans have claimed that their fading but popular club is being 'swallowed' by the ruling Zanu-PF  as it is due to take a delivery of bus donated by long-time club benefactor Tshinga Dube.

Dube is a  Zanu-PF candidate for Makokoba by-election.

The hand over ceremony set for Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday would be presided over by vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

One message on an invite posted on social media reads: "Your presence will make us win this election."

The cards also have a Zanu-PF logo, colours and a resized picture of Dube's campaign posters.

This has trigger a huge outcry on social media from football supporters, who wanted their team distanced as far as possible from the ruling party.

Sibangani Nkomo said: "Now Bosso is being used to win a political election."

Gwanda-based activist Bekezela Fuzwayo Maduma decried what he thought was Highlanders being dragged into Zanu-PF.

"Shocked that Highlanders is being dragged into all this for only $25 000," he said.

"If there was that dire need for the money, certainly we, the owners of the team, would not have minded paying an extra $1 each in one game against Dynamos and raised that $25 000 and paid for the bus.

Bosso chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede insist the club had not been hijacked by Zanu-PF

"It's a pity that the event comes four or so days away from the elections and there seems to be some uncomfortability with regard to this (sic)," he said.

"We want to state that as Highlanders we are non-political and non-sexist.

"In that spirit we are glad to accept this bus that is going to come.

"We are not part of politics. We have to try to steer away from it.

"The fact that someone has produced some invitations and added Highlanders is something else.

"There are people who have nothing to do with football that are doing this." said Gumede.