Fabian Mudhegu-Sports Reporter
The 1926 formed Bulawayo soccer giants, Highlanders FC, ushered in a new leadership that was elected this past weekend.
The posts up for grabs were that of Executive Chairman, Executive Secretary, and a Committee Member.
In preparation for the forthcoming 2024 Castle Larger Premiership season, anticipated to begin on February 24th, Bosso has been busy in transfer market evaluating players as well as changing its structures.
As a result of its reorganization, former Jose Mourinho’s assistant, who was head coach at Mahlolanyama, Baltermar Brito, had been replaced as coach by Kelvin Kaindu, a Zambian coach.. Try Ncube was hired to assist Kaindu.
This will be Kaindu’s second time at the Bosso dug out. After hanging his boots as a Highlanders FC player in 2011. Kaindu was in the thick of things on the coaching bench were he led the black and white legion to a second place finish in 2012 and 2013.
He produced the longest unbeaten run record in the morden day football with 23 games without tasting defeat.
In recent weeks, the club has had conversations over contract extensions with promising young players in the likes of Prince Ndlovu and Gillian Nyathi. Agreements were achieved, and deals were struck.
Highlanders FC strengthened their roaster for this season campaign by adding new players. The club welcomed several new players, including Reason Sibanda, Brian Ndlovu, and Brian Mlotshwa.
There was tension during the election of a new leadership since they had to review curriculum vitaes that were turned in order to select better individuals to run for the positions.
The most intriguing position was the Executive Chairperson one, where four well-known candidates competed for the post. Former chairman, Kenneth Mhlophe, ran against incumbent Johnfat Sibanda. The other two candidates were Nodumo Nyathi and Edson Dube.
Raeburn Nkosana Ndebele, Nsikelelo Mafa Moyo, and Morgen Dube ran for the post of Executive Secretary.
Kindman Ndlovu and Bhekemuzi Sibanda were the two contestants for the role of Committee Member.
Our source said that 165 out of the 356 voters cast ballots for Kenneth Mhlophe, the winner of the Executive Chairperson position. Johnfat Sibanda, the runner-up, was 61 points behind with 104, while Nodumo Nyathi and Dube Edson received 87 and 2 points respectively.
Kindman Ndlovu snatched the position of Committee Member from Bhekumuzi Sibanda.
Zim GBC News was unable to collate statistics for these two posts.
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