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Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter
THREE Hwange players, including the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League’s second leading goal scorer Brighton Makopa, were robbed at knife-point in Bulawayo on Tuesday morning.
Makopa, together with fellow striker James Chivasa and defender Kelly Shiyandindi, were travelling from Bulawayo to Hwange.
They had dropped off in the City of Kings to visit their families on Monday after the team’s goalless draw against CAPS United at the National Sports Stadium the previous day.
However, after boarding a Toyota Wish (grey in colour) driven by a dreadlocked lady, the trio was stripped naked with all their belongings including Hwange team kits taken at knife point.
Although the police could not comment yesterday, Hwange coach Nation Dube confirmed the three have since been taken for counselling sessions after the traumatising incident.
“We would like to thank God that they are safe. Kelly Shiyandindi, James Chivasa and Brighton Makopa were travelling from Bulawayo where they had dropped on our way from Harare to see their families.
“However, they were offered a lift by robbers who would abduct them, strip them and dump them in a bushy in the general area of Benice,” said Dube.
“It’s a very disturbing experience for the whole team. For now, the boys have no phones and they are just down. But we are happy they escaped unhurt. They have been taken for counselling and we will see how everything goes ahead of our match against Triangle at the weekend”.
Makopa is in good form having scored four goals so far this season while Chivasa has also been significant in Hwange’s front-line.
Shiyandindi was very effective as Hwange erected an insurmountable defensive wall against CAPS United last weekend.
“We just hope that they will be in the right frame of mind as the week progresses. They are important members of our squad
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