Bulawayo football giants, Highlanders have severed ties with new signing Alfred Chiname less than a month into their marriage.

The former Mutare City goalkeeper, Chiname, recently signed a two year contract with the black and white team.

However, their relationship could not last longer as expected after it turned out the player falsified his age.

The club without giving finer details announced the news on their Twitter account.

“We would like to announce that Highlanders F.C has parted ways with goalkeeper Alfred Chiname.

Chiname had been brought in to add competition in the goalkeeping department this season and beyond.

However, the Club and Chiname have agreed to mutually terminate the relationship on professional grounds.

The Club wishes Chiname well in his football endeavors,” reads the Twitter post.

Sources close to the developments suggested that Chiname cheated the club by misrepresenting his actual age.

And this did not go down well with the club’s executive.

“Suspicions over the goalkeeper’s age were raised when he turned up for pre-season training with a new national identity document issued last week,” the Chronicle reported.