Online Reporter
By Onward Gangata
SHEASHAM have confirmed their return to the ZIFA Central Region Soccer League, barely a week after the club announced they were withdrawing their participation in the league owing to what they termed an uneven playing field.
But on Friday, the club in a statement, made it public that they will be resuming their participation in the league.
The club’s ladies side, the Sheasham Gweru Queens will also be resuming their matches in the Zimbabwe Women Premier Soccer League the club revealed.
This follows spirited efforts by ZIFA to mend relations between the CRSL and the club in the past couple of days.
On Wednesday, ZIFA announced that they will set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate circumstances surrounding Sheasham’s withdrawal from the league and give a detailed report within seven days.
The move appears to have settled in well with the Construction boys leadership, who have swiftly taken heed of the national mother body’s decision to rescind Sheasham’s withdrawal from the league.
“Sheasham F.C. and Sheasham Gweru Queens are pleased to confirm the
resumption of our participation in the ZIFA Central Region Soccer League
(ZCRSL) and the Zimbabwe Women’s Premier Soccer League (ZWPSL),
respectively,” said the club in a statement.
“This decision follows constructive engagements with various football
leadership stakeholders, during which we had the opportunity to discuss our
concerns.
“We are encouraged by the tangible steps being taken to address
the issues raised and remain committed to contributing positively to the
growth of the game.”
The Gweru side are in a hotly contested race for promotion against Hard Rock. The Construction boys currently trail the Kwekwe side by a solitary point with six matches to go.
Part of Sheasham’s bone of contention was that Hard Rock are being treated favourably by the league’s leadership, being allowed to buy their way into the premiership through underhand dealings that compromise the integrity of the sport.
Hard Rock stands accused of using a fraudulently registered player, who also has a double identity known at Dulibadzimu where he features in the first half of the season as Ephany Gwawawa, before also being registered as Tanyaradzwa Tsiga at Hard Rock.
The Central Region leadership had been dithering in dealing with the matter forcing Sheasham to pull out of the league in protest of the injustice. The matter will be heard before a disciplinary hearing tomorrow.
Sheasham will now have to put their act together and refocus on the field of play when they host Dulibadzimu at Bata stadium tomorrow.
