adminBruce Chikuni
ZPC Kariba coach Darlington Dodo says his team is being affected by fatigue.
But, they are also probably suffering from some self-inflicted pain as their leadership appears to be refusing to temporarily relocate their players to the capital.
The power utility giant owns the ZESA Training Centre in Harare which the club could use as a temporary home base while awaiting completion of renovations at Nyamhunga.
Interestingly, it is believed that 90 percent of their players are from the capital.
The entire technical staff is also from Harare. A club source told H-Metro that they have tried to convince the team’s management but to no avail.
And, there is a growing belief that some are actually benefiting from the player’s misfortune of being on the road in every assignment. In contrast, Simba Bhora, who are also facing the same plight as ZPC Kariba, are staying at the team’s club house in Harare.
They are also waiting for the renovations, at their home ground in Shamva, to be completed.
A sizable number of their players are from the capital and a few are from Bindura and Shamva.
It’s ironic that a club, owned by an individual, is able to accommodate its team in Harare while one, owned by a huge parastatal, cannot do the same.
Simba Bhora, owned by businessman Simba “Buju” Ndoro, are using Prince Edward High School as their training ground.
ZPC, who started well, have lost their way of late as the travelling starts to take its toll.
They were thrashed 1-5 by Ngezi Platinum Stars at Baobab on Saturday.
“We gave away soft goals. However, the major problem I am observing from these boys is fatigue.
“It is tough for them now.
“Where we need to manage the game, and express ourselves, we seem now to be conservative and that is killing our game,” said Dodo.
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