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| Simba Mwaingeni |
The event will be held at
Gaza Stadium.
In an interview, Mwaingeni
said the initiative would involve teams in Chipinge Central Constituency, but
would also incorporate teams from the other three constituencies under Chipinge
District in its second edition.
The Chipinge-born banker
said the project would also incorporate other sporting disciplines especially
long distance running in future.
“Lack of sporting
activities and depleting recreational activities as well as continued lack of
support to harness talent in Chipinge has motivated me as well as my partners
to come up with this idea.
“The Chipinge Community Cup
2016 is the inaugural edition of annual event that we hope to select the best
11 players and best coach after the event. We will work at giving them exposure
at the highest level of the game in the country.
“This will go a long way in
making them prepared for eventual competition for a place in Premiership
football. In fact, we want to see Chipinge having its own viable Premiership
team by the end of 2017. Other small towns now have Premiership football teams,
why not Chipinge?
“I grew up in Chipinge’s
sprawling high-density suburb of Gaza and I dream of a better Chipinge. To this
end, I have sought partnership with other progressive elements with the
development of Chipinge at heart so that we have a number of developmental projects
for the area.
“For starters, we are
focusing on Chipinge Central, but we hope to expand to other parts of Chipinge
as we go forward,” said Mwaingeni in a telephone interview from his Harare base
this week.
Apart from medals and
trophies, the inaugural Chipinge Community Cup will see individual award to
best performers that include goalkeeper of the tournament, top goal scorer,
upcoming or most promising player, coach of the tournament, player of the
tournament and a life time award for a Chipinge soccer icon.
good initiative, superb idea. keep up the good work. Mr. Mwaingeni
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