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Masvingo United merges with two D1 teams to form New Masvingo United
21 Mar 2013 at 16:44hrs | Views
Former premiership side Masvingo United has merged with two other 1st Division sides to form New Masvingo United.
The merger was prompted by the need to set up a community team which will strive for a home grown resource base for sponsorship and support.
It seems it is the saying "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall" that forced stakeholders in Masvingo to disband first division sides Masvingo, Setheo and Don Bosco and unite them into one formidable side the New Masvingo United.
Club Secretary General Clarence Mafirarikwa says the team is now community driven and the once diluted resources which were being taken up by the three clubs will now be channelled to one institution and the aim is to bring back premiership football to Masvingo.
"We realised that we were diluting both our talent and resources. It is also painful to watch teams passing through Masvingo, going to play in Beitbridge or Zvishavane yet we do not have a team of our own," he said.
As a resource mobilisation strategy, New Masvingo United has introduced membership and affiliation fees to raise the needed revenue to run the club.
"We are looking at Masvingo born people even those in Harare to pay their membership fees of US$50 and affiliation fees of a US$1 a month so that we can try raise money for the team," Mafirarikwa added.
The now deposed Masvingo United was owned by the bus company Tanda Tavaruva and was relegated from top flight football in 2008.
The merger was prompted by the need to set up a community team which will strive for a home grown resource base for sponsorship and support.
It seems it is the saying "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall" that forced stakeholders in Masvingo to disband first division sides Masvingo, Setheo and Don Bosco and unite them into one formidable side the New Masvingo United.
Club Secretary General Clarence Mafirarikwa says the team is now community driven and the once diluted resources which were being taken up by the three clubs will now be channelled to one institution and the aim is to bring back premiership football to Masvingo.
"We realised that we were diluting both our talent and resources. It is also painful to watch teams passing through Masvingo, going to play in Beitbridge or Zvishavane yet we do not have a team of our own," he said.
As a resource mobilisation strategy, New Masvingo United has introduced membership and affiliation fees to raise the needed revenue to run the club.
"We are looking at Masvingo born people even those in Harare to pay their membership fees of US$50 and affiliation fees of a US$1 a month so that we can try raise money for the team," Mafirarikwa added.
The now deposed Masvingo United was owned by the bus company Tanda Tavaruva and was relegated from top flight football in 2008.
Source - zbc
