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Mzingaye Sibanda Sports Reporter
HIGHLANDERS striker and national team left back Milton Ncube, has finally penned a two-year contract with South African club Ajax Cape Town.Ajax Cape Town boss Ari Efstathiou confirmed to KickOff.com that the Bosso utility player has joined them after spending two-and-a-half years with the Bulawayo giants.
“He has signed a two-year, plus another two-year option,” said Ajax boss Efstathiou.
According to reports, Ncube is expected to join the Urban Warriors for pre-season training next month.
This takes to three the number of players that are set to leave the Bulawayo giants during their title campaign as poster boy Kudakwashe Mahachi will be heading to Mamelodi Sundowns at the expiry of his loan while Peter Moyo will join compatriots Tendai Ndoro and Energy Murambadoro at Mpumalanga Black Aces in South Africa.
The news comes as a blow to Bosso as Ncube has been an instrumental player with positive intent in most instances when he is in possession of the ball.
With the stars leaving the team that was walloped by FC Platinum on Sunday, coach Kelvin Kaindu could be forced to opt for younger players.
Charles Sibanda would be the best option for the second striker role, a position he played with gusto at Motor Action, Hwange and FC Platinum, netting many essential goals.
In attack Kaindu’s options lie in Ozias Zibande, Cleopas Dube and Mgcini Sibanda who could benefit from improved creativity in the final third of the pitch.
Despite spending two seasons at the club, the Mbada Diamonds Cup winners will not get a cent from Ncube’s move as he, together with his colleague Moyo, signed a contentious free loan awaiting a move to South Africa.
The Bosso executive feared letting an opportunity to have the two players come for free could have backfired if they moved to bitter rivals Dynamos who were keen on the duo.
Repeated efforts to get comment from Ncube’s managers George Deda and Amin Soma-Phiri were fruitless last night.
Highlanders chairman Peter Dube said he was aware of Moyo’s deal but were yet to be furnished with details of Ncube’s intended switch to Cape Town.
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