Kiglon players at secret location

at Rufaro tomorrow.
Kiglon chief executive, Thomson Dondo, told The Herald yesterday that they had a responsibility to play a big part in preserving the integrity of the Premiership. The Harare side were relegated two weeks ago and now face a DeMbare side fighting for the league championship.

“The point is that we have very little to gain from our match on Sunday in terms of points because it will not make any difference to our status in the league even if we win or lose,” said Dondo.
“But we have a lot to gain, in terms of integrity, in the event that we play with the right attitude and, in the event that we lose, we lose with our heads held high. It’s important that we remain very professional until the very end, even when our status has already been determined, and we will strive to do as well as we possibly can. We are not playing for FC Platinum or to give Dynamos any favours but we are playing for ourselves and we believe that we will give it our best shot and see what happens at the end.”

Dondo said his players will go into a secret location, beginning last night, and will go straight from their hideout to Rufaro for the match.
“We are investing a little fortune just to preserve the integrity of the league and that’s why the boys are going into camp ahead of the match against Dynamos,” said Dondo.

“We have chosen a secret location because we don’t want them to be subjected to all the pressure that will come from many quarters who have an interest in our game on Sunday. We want them to feel relaxed so that they can go out there and produce a performance that will make all of us proud and we are ready for the big match. It’s sad that we ended up being relegated but that happens in life and we have had a number of people who have called to say they sympathise with our plight. “But we have to pick ourselves up again and see if we can get back to where we belong and the last thing that we need right now is to be remembered as the team that gave away the game and the title.”

The Harare businessman said Kiglon needed credit for the way they have handled themselves, even after relegation was confirmed.
“We did not pull out of the league once it became clear that we would be relegated,” said Dondo.

“We knew we had a responsibility to the other teams in the league to complete our season and we had a very expensive trip to Hwange, when we already knew we were doomed. Others, in our position, would have chosen not to travel and cut the costs but we did not do that and people should appreciate that.”