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Former Manchester City Forward & Zimbabwe Captain Benjani Mwaruwari Launches Bid For Zifa Leadership Position
“The fact that he has decided to come all the way from his base in England to be there this week, when the nominations will be filed, means that he is serious about playing a role in the boardroom to help Zimbabwe football move forward,” one of his backers said.
“He is fully committed and believes that he has the connections, in Europe, which we need right now if we are to grow as a game and has been making consultations with some of them in the past few weeks and they have encouraged them to come here and play a part.
“Benji was always committed to see Zimbabwe football prosper and this is a man who, during his playing days, would use his personal funds to foot some bills related to the national team because he wanted to see us becoming a success story.”Now that he is retired, he believes that he can use the connections that he established playing in Europe for a long time, including when he was at Manchester City, to help our game and he is very serious about this.”
Last week, Benjani told Sunday News, that he was available to assist domestic football from the boardroom.
“I am available to assist in improving local soccer and I believe I can do that in various positions,” Benjani said. “I feel it is time that football people take over the running of the game because time and again we have let other people in but the only reward the game has got is plummeting standards.
“I am ready to use my contacts all over the world to make a difference in the local game. We want football to be the winner at the end of the day so I believe the onus is on people who have roots in the game to challenge for these positions and run football in the interest of the players, coaches, administrators and, most of all, the fans.
“We should not just let any person just come in when we know he has little interest in the game.” -source-herald