HIGHLANDERS’S poor display in the 2017 season as well as the club’s draft constitution are certain to take centre stage at Bosso’s annual general meeting to be held at the Clubhouse on Sunday.

Modern Ngwenya, who has been acting since Peter Dube was suspended by the Zimbabwe Football Association in November 2016, will present his report. The account should cover team’s poor show last season which saw Bosso finish sixth in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, failed to defend the Zimbabwe National Army Commander’s Charities Shield and were booted out in the first round of the lucrative Chibuku Super Cup by eventual winners Harare City.

Ngwenya is expected to inform the members on the 2018 squad, which has been in camp for two weeks under the supervision of new coach, Madinda Ndlovu who is assisted by Mandla Mpofu and Melusi Sibanda. The squad is mostly made up of youngsters who have been promoted from the club’s Division One side, Bosso90.

Members should grill Ngwenya on the poor handling of the fallouts in the technical department which played a part in the team’s poor show last season. Former coach, Erol Akbay seemed to have lost confidence in the Ngwenya led club executive when in August last year, he told journalists that he would be renewing his stay at the club when his two year contract ends at the end of 2017.

Instability in the technical team was the order of the way, with Akbay’s assistants, Cosmas “Tsano” Zulu and Amini Soma-Phiri suspended for fighting in front of players. Zulu was demoted to the juniors and Soma-Phiri resigned just before the end of the season after the Dutchman accused him of sabotage.

Members will also be keen to know what is being done on the club’s infrastructure as the first team continues to gobble up the little finances at Bosso on hiring training venues. For years, there has been talk of planting lawn on the clubhouse grounds and fencing off the facility to make it suitable for the first team fine tuning. A project to erect a perimeter wall at the clubhouse stalled with only a few takers.

Highlanders members should also be keen to know how much South African Premiership side, SuperSport paid take away from the club, striker Prince Dube who was sold in July last year. Dube has since been loaned out to Black Leopards who play in the neigbhouring country’s National First Division.

Another contentious issue is that of the club’s draft constitution which will be handed out to members for scrutiny. The document is meant to bring the country’s oldest football club in line with the Fifa Club Licensing requirements. Members should decide today when they want another gathering to pass or reject the new constitution whose drafting was overseen by board member, Elkanah Dube.

With the club sinking further into debt, which should be confirmed by treasurer Donald Ndebele’s report, members have to think hard on whether they continue holding onto the community club initiative or open up Bosso top private investment.

Board chairman, Mgcini Nkolomi is scheduled to give a report back during the gathering. The issue of the banning from contesting of former executive chairman, Ernest “Maphepha” Sibanda will certainly raise a lot of emotions. Sibanda had his bid to challenge Kenneth Mhlophe for the club’s chairmanship thwarted by the board, just like they did in 2015. This effectively means Mhlophe will be confirmed as the club’s new chairman come 4 February when the club holds elections.

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