Bongani Ndlovu, [email protected]
HIGHLANDERS Legends on Monday received a boost after Harris Lodges donated a full set of soccer kit to the former players as part of the club’s 100-year centenary celebrations.
The kit was officially handed over at Harris Executive Lodges in Bulawayo on Monday afternoon, with the hospitality establishment’s general manager, Lwazilwenkosi Skuza, presenting the donation to the Highlanders Legends team, represented by its secretary-general, Itayi Masawi.
Also present at the handover ceremony were former Highlanders players Siza Khoza, Daniel Ngwenya and Noel Cele, as well as Highlanders Royals Legend and Association secretary Mandy Hlongwane.
Skuza said the donation was part of Harris Lodges’ contribution to Highlanders’ centenary celebrations and an opportunity to honour the club’s legends.
“As part of the 100-year celebrations, we felt it was important for us to make a contribution towards honouring the legends who have played a part in the history of this great club,” he said.
Masawi, who is the secretary-general of the Highlanders Former Players Association, said they had approached Harris Lodges owner and chief executive officer Tonderayi Byron Rice with a request for soccer kit and were impressed by his response.
“We approached Mr Rice with a request for a soccer kit and his response was swift. He gave us exactly what we had asked for, and we are grateful for the gesture,” he said.
Masawi said the donation would go a long way in motivating former players and making them feel appreciated.
The gesture comes as Highlanders celebrates a century of football history under the #Bosso100 theme.
