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Langton Nyakwenda
Zimpapers Sports Hub
ASPIRING ZIFA board member, Alois Bunjira, has urged councillors to elect candidates they believe are the best to help Zimbabwean football.
The CAPS United legend sees the upcoming elections as “a perfect opportunity” for the country to “start afresh.”
Bunjira said he is not getting into the race because he is a former star footballer but because of what he believes he can bring into the game.
“It has been a while since we last saw former footballers trying to get into ZIFA leadership positions.
“Being a former footballer is an advantage, it has given me a lot of knowledge, a lot of experience.
“I’ve lived it, I’ve played football from a very young age and I know the process.
“I’ve gone through a lot of different administrations in different countries in Zimbabwe, South Africa, America and Europe,” said Bunjira.
The former Sundowns star added:
“The number one problem we have in Zimbabwean football at the moment is the lack of a proper structure.
“We have dismantled the whole football and that needs to be restored.”
Bunjira thinks commercialisation of ZIFA should be done after restoration of proper structures.
“I’ve heard people talking about commercialisation and everything.
“Yes, indeed, football needs to be commercialised but not before we restructure and put the structures back in place. We need to see kids playing football again. We need to see primary schools playing football again.
“We need to see juniors playing from area zones, districts and provinces. We need to have a proper tertiary football league.
“You know what, we have a lot of academics who are good at football. We have lost so much talent through education.
“Our culture is that we focus too much on school at the expense of sport.”
He added:
“In that vein, it is prudent for all Premier Soccer League and Division One teams to have junior teams. I played junior football for an Area Zone team called Hotspurs in Chitungwiza.
“The likes of Lloyd Mutasa and Ralph Kawondera won national junior tournaments with Division Four teams like Kunaka Trading Stores (KTS) in Chitungwiza.”
Online Reporter