Sportzone.co.zw| Dynamos and Highlanders have been forced to cancel a proposed pre-season friendly match they were planning for Sunday because it was considered to be a counter attraction to the two continental fixtures lined up for the weekend. Ngezi Platinum playing Recreativo do Libolo of Angola in a Caf Confederation Cup while CAPS United play TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first round, second leg of the African Champions League at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Highlanders secretary general Emmett Ndlovu said they had no option but scrap the plans because it was not going to get cleared by football authorities in the country because of matches involving Caps United and Ngezi Platinum. Makepekepe take TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the first round, second leg of the African Champions League at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday while a day before Ngezi Platinum clash with Recreativo do Libolo of Angola in a Caf Confederation Cup, first round return leg.
“PSL has officially said there is no game that is going to be allowed to take place over this weekend owing to the international matches involving Caps United and Ngezi Platinum, for that reason everything else has been thrown out of the rail. We had not applied because rumourly we had heard that there is a good chance that we might not be allowed after all so we then communicated with the PSL and PSL did say no games will be allowed because remember these matches they get approval from PSL, Zifa and the SRC everybody involved,’’ said Ndlovu.
Bosso and DeMbare were planning to test each other’s strength ahead of the start of the 2017 season. The fixture had initially been planned for the National Sports Stadium on Sunday but with the venue being utilised by Caps United on that day, it had been moved to Bulawayo before being eventually cancelled. The match would have given former Dynamos striker Rodreck Mutuma, now a Bosso player an chance to punish DeMbare for terminating his contract when it still had six months left.