HIGHLANDERS could be going through one of their worst periods in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League so far, but former player Joel Luphahla believes Bosso will soon rise from the ashes again.

Luphahla’s team TelOne is facing the Bulawayo giants on Sunday at Barbourfields Stadium, at a time Highlanders are struggling in the league, where they have not won a match in eight games played in this campaign.

The former Bosso speedy winger is a technical manager at the Gweru-based side, which he guided to league promotion.

“People are reading too many wrong signs in this Highlanders side. The team is not as bad as people are saying. They have a good side which is very competitive. It’s just that they have been unlucky in front of goals and we expect a tough match on Sunday.”

“For anyone who has watched them play, they can tell that Bosso is a good side and should be approached with caution. I watched them play against Chicken Inn and I was impressed by their type of play. They might have lost that match, but I felt they deserved to have come out of the match with something,” he said.

TelOne are going into the match with their confidence high, having upset the league champions FC Platinum 1-0 at the same venue a fortnight ago, before grabbing a point away at Manica Diamonds in Gibbo last
weekend.

“The match will be tough. We cannot fool ourselves to think that we will easily grab maximum points from a ‘struggling’ Highlanders side. They are in need of their first set of three points and that makes them a dangerous side. We respect them as a team, but we will work hard and try to continue with our fine run,” said Luphahla.Newsday