Nyatanga rallies behind Chiyangwa

Tedious Manyepo Sports Reporter—

THE Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association have thrown their weight behind ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa ahead of the COSAFA elections scheduled for Saturday in Rustenburg, South Africa.The Harare property magnet will battle it out for the region’s top job against South African Football Association boss, Danny Jordan, as COSAFA seek to find a replacement for Sychelles’ Suketu Patel who has been in power in the last 14 years.

And the ZNSSA believe it is high time someone from this country gets the baton to lead COSAFA.

In an interview with The Herald yesterday, ZNSSA’s founding father Eddie “Mboma” Nyatanga said his association is fully behind Chiyangwa’s candidature and he will make the trip to South Africa tomorrow to drum up support for the ZIFA boss ahead of the election day.

“As the ZNSSA, we are saying we are fully behind ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa.

“We feel that it is high time we have a Zimbabwean at the helm of COSAFA and we believe that Chiyangwa will change the fortunes of soccer in the Southern Africa region.

“He has the skills and experience to transform football in the region,” said Nyatanga.

Nyatanga, who is expected in South Africa tomorrow, has called upon Zimbabweans in that country to converge in Rustenburg to show solidarity with the ZIFA president,

“I am also calling upon other Zimbabweans in South Africa to converge in Rustenburg tomorrow for a show of solidarity with the ZIFA president (Philip Chiyangwa),” he said.

Chiyangwa is already in South Africa to drum up support ahead of the landmark elections. The region has struggled to provide representatives for big tournaments like the FIFA World Cup.