Sundaymail Editor
Online Reporter
THE highly anticipated Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) top-of-the-table clash between Golden Eagles and Simba Bhora has been postponed.
The game had been scheduled for Ellis Robins on Saturday.
The latest development follows the tragic death of Simba Bhora’s star midfielder Barnabas Mushunje in road accident on Tuesday.
Simba Bhora lead the log standings with 39 points from 17 games, one ahead of Golden Eagles and two adrift of third-placed Herentals.
And Mushunje had been one of the stand-out performers in the league, even winning back-to-back man-of-the-match awards in the Axis Solutions Super 8 Cup competition.
He was expected to feature for Simba Bhora on Saturday before his death plunged his club and the league into mourning.
NRSL chairperson Martín Kweza said: “The Northern Region Soccer League executive committee has learnt with deep shock about the tragic passing on of Simba Bhora midfielder, Barnabas Mushunje, in a car accident along Harare-Shamva road on Tuesday late afternoon.
“Mushunje’s death has not only robbed Simba Bhora of one of their star players, as his tragic passing on has left the league in particular and the Zimbabwean game in general poorer,” Kweza said.
“Barnabas’ untimely death has come on the eve of his team’s high-profile league match against Golden Eagles.
Resultantly, the NRSL has postponed that game to allow Simba Bhora Football Club to mourn the death of their star and future Warriors.”
Online Reporter