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The three, Ozie Khan, Niva Songo and Moses Ndlovu were given badges and received a deserving standing ovation from guests and players as they went up to the podium to receive their awards.
“This is to say thank you to these old men, we appreciate what they have done to the game of darts. During tough times we go to them for advice,” said the association chairman Wayne Brandt.
The trio have between them 110 years of darts experience having started playing the sport way before Independence.
“I started playing this sport in 1979 and up to now, I still play it but on a social level not like these youngsters. I represented the country in the Zone Six Games four times, starting in Gweru, we then went to Lesotho, Namibia and Malawi,” said Khan.
Ndlovu, who plays for Old Nic Mine, said he got into the game in 1976 and like Khan, he has represented the country on numerous occasions.
“I feel honoured about this award, coming at a time that I have just qualified for the international Chamber of Mines competitions,” said Ndlovu.
A jovial Songo said he started the game during the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia era when they played in the compounds.
In an emotional appreciation, national team player, Ndumiso Tshuma gave another darts legend, Jackson “Jack Daniels” Ndimande a brand new Zimbabwe national darts team T-Shirt for his unwavering support to the improvement of darts in Bulawayo.
Meanwhile, 62 players received badges for hitting their first 180 during the just ended season although the night belonged to Brian Ndlovu, Tapera Makadho, Siphetha Sibanda and Moses Ndlovu.
Archers’ Ndlovu had 10 180s from last year before hitting 12 this season and in the process took his tally to 24. For his efforts he received his fifth, 10th and 20th badges.
Makadho of Unit Fairbridge had three from last season, hit 13 this year to take his career haul to 21 and for that he got his 10th and 20th badges respectively.
Hitting a total of 16 most 180s was Ah-Sat’s Sibanda who took his tally to 23 and got three badges for the fifth, 10th and 20th Most 180s.
Veteran Ndlovu was the star of the season, hitting an incredible 17 most 180s to take his tally to an unassailable 37 most 180s to duly receive his 10th, 20th and 30th badges.
Online Reporter