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SPORT NEWSDAY TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2014 23 ZIMBABWEANS ABROAD De Jonge set for US Open with Wellington Toni Nengomasha eyes Dynamos move VETERAN former Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits midfielder Tinashe Nengomasha has told the South African media that he would love to wind down his career at Zimbabwean football champions Dynamos if he fails to get a club next month down south. In the Sunday edition of the Sun, Nengomasha, who turns 32 on September 2, says he grew up supporting Dynamos. “Dynamos is the team I grew up supporting and l intend finishing my career there,” he said. The “General” played 261 games between 2002 and 2012 for Chiefs and was named the player of the year and players’ player of the year the following season after guiding Amakhosi to the league title. He signed a two-year deal at Wits with the option of another year, but the club has decided not to exercise that option. Dynamos have been a haven for most turning players who re- include, of late, Rodreck Mutuma (Bloemfontein Celtic), Tafadzwa Rusike (Ajax Cape Town), Simba Sithole (Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United), Oscar Machapa (Moroka Swallows) and Takesure Chinyama (Legia Warsaw). As the transfer window opens on July 1, former Caps United and Warriors right-back Gilbert Mapemba will also be seeking new pastures after being released by his struggling side Moroka Swallows. While others are returning home, Highlanders’ Milton Ncube is heading to Ajax Cape Town, Peter Moyo (Highlanders) is joining Mpumalanga Black Aces while Dynamos goalkeeper George Chigova is off to SuperSport United in the South African Premiership. Kuda Mahachi is headed for Mamelodi Sundowns and is also in line for trials at cash-rich French Ligue One side Monaco. Once again, we say congratulations to Highlanders legend Madinda Ndlovu who was last week named the beMobile Premier League Coach of the Year in Botswana after winning his third league title in a row. Ndlovu won two titles with Mochudi Centre Chiefs before he moved to Township Rollers last season, where he was unbeaten in 28 league matches in his march to glory. It capped a fine year for Madinda as his sibling Peter also won the league title at Mamelodi Sundowns where he is manager, while the other Ndlovu, Brian, saw his Coventry United (not to be confused with Coventry City) being promoted to the third tier of British football. Little known Zimbabwean striker Patrick Kaunda moved from Botswana’s FC Satmos, where he was the country’s top goal scorer, to Platinum Stars in Rustenburg. Tinashe Nengomasha Brendon de Jonge DANIEL NHAKANISO SPORTS REPORTER ZIMBABWE’S leading professional golfer Brendon de Jonge has been drawn alongside American Kevin Stadler and Irishman Shane Lowry for the first two rounds of this week’s US Open at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina in the United States. The US Open, which is the second of the four major championships in golf, gets underway on Thursday with rich prize fund of $8 million, and a winner's share of $1,44 million. According to the draw announced by the United States Golf Association (USGA) on Sunday, De Jonge and company will tee off from the 10th tee at 1915 hours (Zimbabwe time) in Thursday’s opening round. De Jonge made his US Open debut at Pebble Beach in 2010, finishing in a tie for position 33, but is yet to feature in the prestigious championship ever since. The 33-year-old Harare-born golfer will be hoping to do even better this time after putting on a decent outing in his first appearance the US Masters in April. He finished in a tie for position 37 on his first appearance at Augusta National carding rounds of 74, 72, 76, 73 for a gross total of seven-over 295. The US Open which has always been traditionally played on very tough golf courses will, however expected to present a completely different challenge altogether for de Jonge. De Jonge will head for North Carolina on a decent run of form, making the cut in his last five events including a top 10 finish at the Wells Fargo Championship last month. Meanwhile, local professional golfer Ryan Cairns managed his first top 10 finish on the Sunshine Tour this season after finishing eighth in the Zambia Sugar Open on Sunday to move into the top 50 on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. Cairns carded rounds of 72, 70, 76 and 71 at the challenging par-73 Lusaka Golf Club courseto tie for eighth position with South Africa’s Titch Moore, Toto Thimba Jnr, Riekus Nortje and Adilson da Silva of Brazil on 3-under 289. Cairns finished 10 shots off tournament winner Lyle Rowe of South Africa. Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Saturday: How Mine 0 Harare City 0, Chapungu 3 Caps United 0, Black Rhinos 1 Buffaloes 0, Chiredzi 1 Hwange 1 Sunday: Highlanders 1 FC Platinum 1, Dynamos 1 Triangle United 0, Shabanie Mine 1 Chicken Inn 1 2014 African Women Championship Final Qualifier 2nd Leg Saturday: Nigeria 8 Rwanda 0 (Nigeria qualify 12- 1 on aggregate) Sunday: Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 0 (Zambia qualify for the African Women’s Championships 2-0 on aggregate), Equatorial Guinea 2 Ivory Coast 2 (Ivory Coast qualify via the away goal rule after a 3-3 tie) Tunisia 2 Algeria 3 (Algeria progress 5-3 on aggregate), Ghana 3 Ethiopia 0 (Ghana progress 5-0 on aggregate), Cameroon 1 Senegal 0 (Cameroon progress 2-1 on aggregate) Division One Football Leagues Eastern Region Soccer League Saturday: Renco Mine 1 FC Three Leaves 1, Mutare Polytechnic 0 Masvingo United 1, Tenax 4 Mwenezana 1, Buffalo Junior 4 Black Eagles 0 Sunday: Gaza Gunners 1 Ruwa United 1, Surrey 0 Mutare City Stars 1, Chivhu 1 Gutu 2, ZRP Masvingo 0 Eastern Stars 0 Central Region Soccer League Saturday: Chrome Stars 3 MSU 0, Vumbachikwe 1 Gweru City 2, Tongogara 0 FC Platinum U-19 0, ZRP Beitbridge 6 Nkayi United 1, Gaths Mine 2 Silo United 1 Sunday: Zvishavane Stars 0 Whawha 2, Blanket Mine 3 Chomumvuri Pirates 1 World Navi Northern Region Soccer League Saturday: Commando Bullets 1 Twalumba 0, DStv Rangers 2 Seven Flames 0, Blue Swallows 3 Royal Classic 1, Mushowani Stars 0 Gunners 1, Flame Lily 2 Karoi United 0, Black Mambas 0 DC Academy 2, Star Bill 2 Ngezi Platinum 1, Lake Harvest 0 Bindura United 1, Chegutu Pirates 2 ZRP Morris 1 Southern Region Division One Saturday: Mpumalanga 0 Technosphere 1, Quelaton 0 Ntabazinduna 3, Hwange Juniors 1 Elephant 0, Tsholotsho 1 Black Boots 1, Plumtree Chiefs v Portland Cement (cancelled), New West City 0 ZPC Hwange 2 Rugby National Rugby League Saturday: Harare Sports Club 34 Old Hararians 28, Old Georgians 122 Zvishavane Bulls 0, Old Miltonians 34 Gweru Sports Club 25, Matabeleland Busters 51 Western Panthers 19 Fifa World Cup Warm-up Matches Saturday: Mexico 0 Portugal1, England 0 Honduras 0, Argentina 2 Slovenia 0, Japan 4 Zambia 3 Sunday: France 8 Jamaica 0 Rugby Union Internationals Saturday: New Zealand 20 England 15, Australia 50 France 23, South Africa 47 World XV 13, Argentina 17 Ireland 29 Sunday: United States of America 6 Scotland 24 Tennis The 2014 French Open (Roland Garros) Saturday: Ladies Singles Final - Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Simona Halep (Romania) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 Sunday: Men’s Singles Final - Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
24 NewsDay tuesday june 10, 2014 www.newsday.co.zw SPORT De Jonge set for US Open Page 23 Chunga in U-turn KENNETH NYANGANI SPORTS CORRESPONDENT NOW you can’t see me, now you can! This is the rollercoaster life of Moses Chunga who, on Sunday, turned his back on Castle Premiership football side Chiredzi FC only to make a spectacular mid-air somersault yesterday declaring he will not leave his “baby”. The nomadic coach says his Lowveld project is not yet ripe. Chunga abruptly resigned from his post in a heated meeting with his club’s executive two days ago after they failed to iron out their differences. The problems started almost two weeks ago after Chunga was accused of disappearing with $4 000 from the gate takings after the Dynamos match at Chishamiso Stadium. A source close to Chunga said the nomadic gaffer reversed his decision after stakeholders and the Chiredzi community begged him to continue with the project. According to the source, Chunga said some players were committed to play in the Lowveld because of him and that he had already relocated his family there. “Chunga said he was not going anywhere because the Chiredzi community had approached him to change his decision. The major thing is that he has relocated his family to Chiredzi,” he said. “But I can assure you that Chunga is ready to work with the current executive, we are just waiting to see how all the issues are going to handled.” Sought for comment on his decision yesterday, Chunga referred all questions to the club’s vice-chairman Joel Sithole, whom he was with at the time NewsDay Sport made the call. Chunga said: “You are lucky I have the vice-chairman of the team Joel Sithole here, I want you to speak to him, he can update you.” Sithole said: “I am worried about what I saw in the newspapers today (yesterday). I don’t know where you get the stories from, it’s amazing.” Chunga then weighed in: “I have never liked the issue of sources. Some executive members do not want to come out in the open. I don’t know why. What they don’t Chiredzi FC coach Moses Chunga know is they are also public figures. “They have been accusing me, but the truth shall come out. I think you know the history of this team, you know where we started, even some executive members have not even approached the community.” Chiredzi chairman Charles Muchatukwa was not reachable for comment. A Chiredzi FC executive member who refused to be named claimed he was not aware that Chunga had made a U-turn, saying: “If there is something that has happened I am still to get it.” If Chunga leaves the club, the Lowveldbased side will face a mass player exodus as Norman Maroto, Fidelis Mangezi and Abel Gwatidzo are known to be the coach’s most trusted lieutenants. Yesterday morning there were early indications that Chunga’s assistant Tinashe Zvishiri, who is a teacher at Hippo Valley Secondary School, was going to be thrown in at the deep end to lead the struggling outfit. The Chiredzi outfit is currently anchoring the log table after collecting just six points from their opening 10 matches. While Chunga, who is regarded as a director at Chiredzi FC, was putting his house back in order yesterday, his neighbour Biggie Zuze was preparing to vacate the hot seat at troubled Triangle. A meeting was scheduled for last night between the coach and the club’s executive after the team’s sixth loss of the season which left them in 14th place on the log standings. A source at Triangle told NewsDay Sport last night: “I have just received a message saying that we should meet later in the day to discuss the way forward because results are not coming. I think the coach will probably go, but you never know what the leaders of the team are going to say, but it is now difficult.” “At the start of the season we said we needed at least 10 points from the first five matches, but that has not been so. There were two games in between, but the last three games we said he should collect at least six points from three matches, but he failed again.” Triangle chairman Lovemore Matikinyidze was not available for comment yesterday. Mighty Warriors owed ‘thousands’ HENRY MHARA IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA MIGHTY Warriors players staged a training boycott on arrival in Lusaka for the decisive African Women Championships (AWC) final round football second leg against Zambia played on Sunday, which could be the main reason for their defeat in the match. The Rosemary Mugadza-coached side lost 1-0 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka to lose the tie 2-0 on aggregate, a result that brought their AWC campaign to a bitter end. It was a sorry sight as players slumped to the pitch in tears at the final whistle in a match they dominated and from which they deserved at least a draw. Mugadza tried her best to keep a calm face as she granted post-match interviews to the Press, but broke down as soon as she arrived at Golden Peacock Hotel where the team was staying. A source has revealed to News- Day Sport that they were owed $580 each in allowances for the games against Botswana in the previous qualifier. The bill for the Botswana tie amounted to $9 000. However, the source said the players were given just $100 each to travel to Zambia when they left on Thursday with a promise to get the rest on arrival in Lusaka. In protest, the players refused to do their training sessions on Thursday and Friday and had light training on the eve of the match. “We refused to train on Tuesday and called off the strike after Zifa CEO (Jonathan) Mashingaidze promised us our money. We were given $100 each before departure and promised the reminder on arrival. When we arrived there was no money and we decided not to train. In fact, we had resolved not to play the match. Besides the Botswana allowances, and those from the Zambia first leg match, they owe us thousands of dollars from previous games. We haven’t been paid for a long time now and for them to give us $100, we felt it was an insult,” said the player.
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