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Ngqwele Dube Sports Correspondent
THE rebranded Chibuku Super Cup makes a return to the domestic football with the launch and draw of the competition scheduled for this week.
According to invites sent to Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clubs the draw will be held in Harare on Wednesday.The knockout competition is set to involve all the 16 PSL teams and the first round of the competition is earmarked for the weekend of 16-17 August with the quarter-finals set for 12-14 September.
The tournament, which was one of the biggest cup competitions in the 70s and early 80s is being sponsored to the tune of $500 000 by the league’s sponsors, Delta Beverages.
The tournament had been penciled for May and August but a congested fixtures programme has seen it being pushed further.
The Chibuku Super Cup will be the second knockout competition for the PSL this year following the kick off of the One Wallet Cup last month although the NetOne sponsored tournament involves eight teams only.
Meanwhile, PSL teams are also expected to take part in the fourth edition of the Mbada Diamonds Cup with the PSL officials scheduled to meet Mbada Diamonds personnel this week to kick start preparations for what has turned out to be the richest football competition in the land.
PSL chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele confirmed earlier this week they would be meeting the officials from the diamond mining firm to set the dates for this year’s competition.
The tournament has brought excitement to local football as the rich rewards have seen teams fighting tooth and nail to lift the cup.
Dynamos have won the cup twice while Highlanders bagged it last year after beating How Mine 3-0 in a final played at a packed Barbourfields Stadium.
The Mbada Diamonds Cup has become a pioneer in local football taking the country’s top guns to areas that have had no or little Premiership action while lowering the charges to a $1 to ensure all football fans get an opportunity to watch their favourite teams.
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