Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Check Point
IT has emerged that the standoff between Highlanders and their former foreign coach, Pieter de Jongh, which has resulted in the gaffer engaging Fifa, is not about Bosso refusing to pay, but rather a dispute over figures.
While the Dutch national told the media that the main bone of contention between him and his former employers was Highlanders’ refusal to pay his five percent share of the agreed prize money that may have been won, Check Point has been informed that De Jongh presented the club with a US$3 000 medical bill incurred a few days before the expiry of his contract, after reportedly seeing a doctor in Kenya following a toothache-related illness.
Bosso, on the other hand, informed their former employee that they would deduct US$1 250 from his share to offset a Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee fine that was imposed on him for implying bias and questioning the integrity of the league and its partners, following Bosso’s Chibuku Super Cup semi-final defeat to Dynamos in May.
“His biggest claim is medical bills. His contract stated that the club would cover his medical expenses for the duration of his contract. So after leaving for Kenya at the end of the season, he went on to claim that he had a medical emergency in Kenya and was treated for more than US$3 000, and because that medical emergency happened just before 31 December 2025, the club should refund him,” said a Bosso insider.
The source said the club asked for receipts, but none have been forwarded to date.
The source further said De Jongh’s share of the prize money is wiped out by the fine, a case which he allegedly created for himself.
In a moment of excitement last year, during the two Chibuku Super Cup wins over Herentals and Scottland, De Jongh gave his players US$4 000 to share among themselves, before Harare giants Dynamos brought an end to his excitement with a 5–3 penalty win in the semi-finals, a game that also led to him being summoned by the PSL.
