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Ngqwele Dube, Sports Correspondent
HIGHLANDERS life member, Israel Moyo, who is contesting for the post of executive secretary general, believes there is need to breathe in renewal at the Bosso family by infusing members at a tender age.
Moyo said once elected to the post he intends convincing other members of the executive to come up with strategies to recruit younger members, retire the club’s debt, expand revenue streams through merchandise sales and above all ensure the club wins championships.
Bosso holds elections next week for three posts that become vacant today, chairman, and secretary general and committee member.
Moyo said he is alive to the fact that the secretary’s duties have been taken over by the chief executive officer hence he is coming in to assist formulate ideas and implement them for the success of the club.
“I believe the post of secretary now needs an innovative person who is an implementer and team worker rather than previous stipulated roles meaning I will be free to assist the treasurer because of my finance knowledge and still be able to implement other projects at the club,” he said.
“The CEO is critical hence I will not interfere in his duties but work with him and other members of the executive to execute whatever ideas we would have come up with hence my role will not be restricted to administration.”
Moyo has built a reputation as a finance guru at Bosso as he has diligently and religiously scrutinised the financial statements that are presented at the club, leading some to question why he is not opting for the post of treasurer but he believes being secretary will not stop him from assisting the treasurer without interfering in his colleague’s duties.
The life member said he was approached by members who asked him to throw his name into the fray as they believe with his knowledge and capabilities, he can play a role in turning around the fortunes of the club.
He has previously been roped into club structures as a member of the internal audit committee and recently in the youth development policy formulation committee.
Moyo revealed he is worried about the age range of members attending Bosso meetings saying there is need for more young people to be roped in.
“If you visit a home and only find a grandfather, grandmother, uncle and aunt, you would know there is a problem in terms of continuity. It is a fact we have to hand over the torch at Highlanders to the younger generation hence we need to bring them on board early. A different category of membership which is priced lower would certainly appeal to young people,” he said.
Moyo, who is a lecturer and Business Management Department coordinator at the Catholic University Bulawayo campus, said while educational qualifications are critical what is more important is what someone has achieved after attaining them.
He revealed he holds a bachelors degree in business studies from the University of Zimbabwe and an MSC in finance and investment and has worked for an NGO, Collective Help Self Finance Scheme, as a regional manger and held the same post at Sedco before venturing into private business, running taxis and is now fulltime at the Catholic University.
Moyo said his proficiency in finance would be an added advantage as he would collaborate with the incumbent treasurer while implementing other projects.
He said the club’s debt is one of the major headaches facing the institution and he believes living within the club’s means is the only way to stop it from growing.
Moyo said the junior policy is the best way to go as it reduces signing on fees while at the same time allowing Bosso to develop its own players that is can benefit from financially when they move to other clubs.
He said the rivalry with Dynamos have big room for commercialising with both clubs benefitting financially instead of matches between the two teams being turned into war zones adding in terms of branding there is need to maximise on numbers while making branded products affordable.
Moyo is chairman of the finance committee at Bulawayo Adventist High School where he has played a role in the acquisitions of vehicles and rehabilitation of school grounds that had been derelict but now have a functioning pitch and rehabilitated tennis courts.
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