preview number 11:Shabanie Mine(Bvaru Bvaru) -won the Super 8 cup last season to cap a fair season for the Chinda Boys tho they finished among the bottom 8 in the league -Lost almost the entire starting line up of las season to different teams ,the likes Of Pervington Zimunya to Caps,Caleb Masocha to ZPc Kariba,Frankson Bushiri,Tafadzwa Mombeshora to Buffaloes,Valentine Ndaba to Highlanders,Tarisai Rukanda to FC Platinum,Roy Mazingi and Blessed Mbavaira to Chapungu -reunited wth their 2010 coach John Phiri who endured a top eight finish the last time he was at the club.Ditched the team in 2011 when Saul Chaminuka was appointed to lead him as the technical advisor.he crossed to town rivals where he was appointed The Under 19 coach of FC Platinum.Prior to his return, Phiri was coaching ambitious Beitbridge side Town United -the team is virtually a new look side wth only Smart Muchabaiwa,Victor Twaliki,William Ngonya,Talbert Mthombeni,Phillip Sithole among others being the survivors.The team acquired the Monoz trio of Nelson Nelson,Carlos Messi and Zvikomborero Bizeki,Sprouting Academy s Allan Tavarwisa,Town United s Simbarashe Domingo and Peter Muzondo,chegutu Pirates s Ashley MabhurugwaMukwena,former FC Platinum,Chicken Inn and Masvingo Utd midfielder Hardlife ChipotoMavundi among others.Prodigal son Zvenyika Makonese also returned to the team -the team enjoy vociferous home support and they are the best Zvishavane supported team surpassing that of FC Platinum.even their perrennial cash problems,Shabanie Mine support has never dwindled -John Phiri being the former player of the team knows the club culture very well and can turn out to be a gud coach of the team and that aint surprising because he is the one that brought this current team to the Premiership a feat that Albert Dalala Mabika and Llyod Chitembwe failed when they were at the team in Div1.He also went on to achieve top 8 finish in 2011,he wil be probabbly aiming for even better fortunes this season -since the team is new look a top 8 finish wil be deemed to b a success for this team -top 8 or bottom 8 finish but will survive relegation -
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 08:16:06 +0000
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