As several journalists, football fans and villagers from the Pfende kraal congregated at the Mabika family, to bury the last of Noel aka Mcgyver Mabika, the dad to legendary football commentator, Charles CNN, what is happening with our game refused die, even, as the topic dominated the funeral conversation.
But not before the Jesuit priest, of St Paul’s Musami, a very determined Father presiding over the funeral rituals, preached on celebrating our differences as a way of growing and strengthening relationships.
He spoke the word with so much life that we momentarily forgot that we had made the short trip out of Harare to commiserate with CNN and family, who buried their 90 year old father.
But in his message football still rang loud, a testament to the importance of the genre that Nqobile Magwizi must understand as a task not a ladder to any where.
As the discourses meandered, Beaven Svinurai, Welly Nyoni, Mpandare, Gina Gwanzura and Spencer Nyamadzawo, all worried about how CAPS United and DeMarriot have fallen.
Both former juggernauts and football behemoths are singing all blues in a manicured parlour.
The worry morphed into serious analysis of how they both risk relegation in a season in which two of the newest PSL clubs, leaders MWOS and third placed Scottland, have taken the league by storm – in every sense.
What came out clear was that : love them or hate them these new boys have seriously disrupted things, so much that the Jurassic Park clubs of the dinosaurs fame, can kiss dominance good bye, if they don’t improvise.
While that sounded damning, it is unfortunately an honest reflection of the situation in our game, that everyone need to improve, to add value to the game.
MWOS inenge irikutiza nechimuti silently while Scottland via Simba Bhora, is groaning in the park as the engine is heavy but the sputter isn’t pronounced to ignite combustion.
Whatever happens this season, MWOS and Scottland will still be in the PSL next season, while the same can’t be said of either of DeMarriot or Caps United.
Losing both to relegation will be as brutal as taking Robson “The Godfather” Sharuko- CNN Mabika combo from the airwaves or The Page and Mako Gold from your socials, all at once.
Nyika yese inofa nezhara ka kkkkkkkk…. Munozoudzana Udzana sei muMabviravira menyu umo?
Unenge huri utsinye kunyudza Cheblue, chikanyura hachidzoki futi, or Chegreen, umm zvinobuda here, hazviperi mushe… Kkkkk
But before we start crying Warriors worries, let us face the truth. The Exco is letting us down, already. Michael Nees,the coach has eight times out of 10 let everyone down as Warriors coach.
Can we still trust this man, who again failed to win in a wasted opportunity in Morocco against Burkina Faso and Niger both countries best known for their stellar Republican presidents, lately than winning games.
Nees report card is not good enough to think he will give us anything in the September and October World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Benin, Rwanda, Lesotho and South Africa.
Maybe some technical audit, like the skills audit that has created pandemonium in the corridors at Zifa, is required.
The fact that he failed to see the wisdom of carrying the best side to Morocco and play all the stars, who are already on holiday, sold himself out – this was not about football, but some phony business, as exposed by personal hired German, passing as an analyst.
Why he failed to get the opportunity to try combinations with the Nakambas, Munetsi, Rinomhotas to establish the midfield base.
Or perhaps sign off on Khama Billiat, if he has to be an impact player with other options as Tino Kadewere who auditioned better as a 10, tried as the song by Khama ia slowly becoming cumbersome and tired.
Still the now very arrogant Nees, who sees everyone else as inferior, missed the plot, further underlining that he may not be the best man for the job ahead of Afcon 2025 in December.
Even CNN who was grieving over his dad, managed to mimic… “ummmm…guys coach wedu uyo ma1… “.
He did not give away much, but The Page deduced enough pregnancy in that….
Let the poor man in his desperation go out hunting, if he kills an elephant, his poverty ends and if the elephant kills him, still his poverty ends.
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