adminHighlanders’ fine form that has seen them go for a record 13 games without losing has restored confidence in their supporters as evidenced by the turnout for their home matches which is improving each week.
In an interview yesterday, the Highlanders treasurer Odiel Nkomo said they had a 68 percent increase in terms of spectators who turned up for their 1-0 win against Caps United at Barbourfields Stadium.
Their last home match against Harare City had 8 101 fans.
In their first match of the season where Highlanders beat Blue Rangers 4-0, 4 000 people paid to watch that encounter and the number increased to 5 100 when they beat Hardbody 5-3.
After their 3-1 wins against FC Platinum and Black Mambas, the hype to watch Bosso intensified with followers beginning to sniff the return of glory days to the club that last won the league title in 2006.
When Bosso beat Monomotapa 3-0, they had 6 936.
On Sunday Bosso grossed $45 098 but service providers gobbled most of the funds leaving the financially stricken club with only $14 395.
The attacking brand of football that Zambian expatriate Kelvin Kaindu has introduced to the team and the spirited performances by ambitious average Highlanders players has seen Bosso being one of the teams to beat this season.
“The crowd is improving with every encounter and we hope to have more people paying in our coming games. The team is playing well and maybe the rise on Sunday was because it was a big game.
“The key people came from the rest of the ground which had 11 600 paying. Only 200 people paid to watch from the VIP stand,” said Nkomo.
Last year according to Nkomo, the Caps United game had 8 000 people paying with the biggest crowd drawn from Dynamos which was just above 16 000.
derick.khumalo