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Harare Bureau
AFTER months of waiting, the inaugural Premier Soccer League international football symposium explodes into life in the resort town of Victoria Falls amid huge expectations that the expo could finally help the domestic game transform into a big industry.
For years, Zimbabwe’s football has been long on business potential but terribly short on delivery, with the elite league now paying a measly $100 000 to the winner of the 18-team championship.
The country’s flagship sport has also been grappling with compliance issues on fundamentals such as club licensing, with some of their efforts being weighed down by a tough economic environment which has left them operating on short string budgets.
But commendably for PSL chairman Farai Jere and chief executive officer Kenny Ndebele, the top clubs will converge in Victoria Falls from October 10 to 12 for a symposium where high-profile speakers from Fifa and international top-flight leagues will make presentations that could help local administrators unlock the value in Zimbabwe’s football.
Although it is primarily a football symposium, the topics that have been lined up for discussion by the PSL also resonate with any sporting discipline that is run along business lines. There will be local and international speakers about the sport and business and it is open to all clubs regardless of league and sporting code.
Bongani Ndlovu