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Curtworth Masango
Sports Reporter
PREMIERSHIP giants CAPS United ended their two-day industrial action yesterday after the players received their June salaries.
Makepekepe players had been staging a sit-in at their training ground at Standard Chartered Sports Club.
But much to the relief of club chief executive officer Morton Dodzo and coach Lloyd Chitembwe, CAPS United will now focus on their tough Castle Lager Premier Soccer League assignment against Chicken Inn at Luveve on Sunday.
Chitembwe’s men, still seeking some consistency in the league marathon, are sitting in ninth position with 22 points after 17 games.
They are 13 points behind log leaders FC Platinum. Dodzo in confirming the return to normalcy at the club said they have already shifted their focus to the resumption of the league fixtures.
“Today the team has trained as we just promised on Tuesday that the club was processing their payments for the June Salaries.
“We have already shifted focus to our coming encounter against Chicken Inn.
“I believe that come Sunday, the boys will be ready,” Dodzo said.
The youthful administrator said CAPS United management would, however, continue to resolve the other sticking issues, which the players are not happy about.
“So now the outstanding issue is that of the signing on fees.
“The club owes some individuals signing on fees and we already working on that.
“We are hoping to avoid a scenario where other players receive their money while others appear like they are being overlooked.
“So, we will try to let them receive their money in batches and clear everyone accordingly.
“But the process can be duly done by calling individual by individual and coming to terms with their contracts.
“We can’t afford to pay a single individual and leave some that will mean that the dressing room would be divided.”
Dodzo said he was happy to note that sanity had eventually prevailed, paving the way for the coaches to resume their preparations for the trip to Bulawayo.
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