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Innocent Kurira
SHEASHAM coach Lizwe Sweswe has been charmed by the love his team receives from the Gweru community and has vowed that they will do all in their power to maintain a place in the top-flight league.
The Construction Boys, as Sheasham are affectionately known, presently occupy a place in the relegation zone.
They are fourth from bottom having collected 31 points from 29 outings.
They are only above Yadah Stars who also have 31 points but have an inferior goal difference to them, Black Rhinos on 28 points and bottom-placed Cranborne Bullets who are on 23 points. Sheasham happen to also be within reach of a number of teams above of them on the table.
The closest being Triangle United who are also on 31 points but enjoy a superior goal difference to Sheasham and ZPC Kariba on 33 points. With five games to the season’s end, it is set to be an interesting battle for survival. Sweswe insists there is no need to press the panic button as yet.
“We are not panicking. Instead, we are bracing ourselves for the challenge that is ahead.
“The boys are showing the zeal to fight and l have all the confidence we will survive the chop.
“Right now we are all confident of picking up points in the remaining games,” said Sweswe.
He says he has been impressed by the support the team receives from the Gweru community.
“The people in this part of the country really love their football. The way they have shown love for this team is really impressive.
“Not to have a team like Sheasham in Gweru is really starving the football-loving fans in the Midlands. They deserve to watch this team playing in the top-flight league. It’s also good for Zimbabwean football to have teams spread around the country. That alone should motivate us to give it our all in this relegation battle,” said Sweswe.
With no Castle Lager league games this weekend, Sweswe hopes they will take the breather as an opportunity to recharge.
“The games have been coming in fast since we started having mid-week games and that has affected us. The main problem is traveling. “Fatigue begins to creep in when you are on the road for long periods of time. It also affects how we have to schedule our training programmes. Sometimes we end up not getting enough time at the training ground,” said Sweswe. He joined Sheasham three games before the mid-season break after the club had cut ties with John Nyikadzino who had been in charge when they gained promotion.
Nyikadzino struggled to notch up wins in the top-flight league and was eventually let go. He was not helped by the fact that the team was playing their home games away from home at that time as Bata Stadium was still undergoing renovations.
Online Reporter