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Don Makanyanga
Sports Reporter
AFTER more than 50 years in oblivion, St Pauls Musami are set to bounce back on the domestic football arena next season.
Having won the league championship in 1966, St Pauls Musami was disbanded four years later.
And, 57-years later, the club, which held a lengthy record for being the team from outside Harare and Bulawayo to win the championship, will bounce back onto the local football scene next year.
They are set to join the ZIFA Eastern Division One region.
The community, with the help of a local businessman, Timothy Gowo, has revived the team.
Speaking at a meet-and-greet function held in the capital, Gowo revealed the return of St Paul’s Musami.
“We are reviving a sleeping giant in St Pauls Musami.
“St Pauls Musami is one of the oldest clubs in Zimbabwe and, as someone who has his roots in Murehwa, I decided to engage the community and revive this sleeping giant.
“I am not an owner of the team and it remains a team which belongs to the community.
“I am part of this project as a benefactor and the team belongs to the community, I am just giving back to the community.”
Gowo revealed that plans to have the team with the ZIFA Eastern Region Davion One were already underway.
“We are looking at registering with the ZIFA Eastern Region Division One and we have already started the process.
“If you are to look at this past season, this is one region which had open slots, we are looking forward to joining them for next season and I am happy to say that we have had positive discussions so far,” said Gowo.
The legendary George Shaya was part of the St Pauls super team.
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