HARARE CITY Mayor Ben Manyenyeni has launched a vicious attack on the municipality owned side Harare City FC, accusing the team of gobbling millions of rate payers’ money before failing to survive in the Premiership.

The Sunshine Boys were relegated last Saturday after finishing fourth from bottom with 38 points.

In a Facebook post, Manyenyeni who quit as Harare City FC patron early in the season, says the football club blew $6 million, an amount he says could have bought 60 garbage compactors which could have served the City of Harare for 10 years.

Below is Manyenyeni’s full post:

“When do you residents ever get to praise us?

After blowing $6m chasing a ball all over the country surely Hararians should congratulate us for being demoted from the Premier Soccer League this last Saturday??

We could/would buy any player any day and easily sit them on the bench.

We had more coaches than underwear.

We have pumped into the Sunshine City FC about SIX times the average team budget in the same league.

We even rejected an all-in team management contract at 25% of our cost.

Aren't we lucky that it's only ratepayers' money!!!

The money could have bought 60 garbage compactors which could have served the entire city for 10 years.

For nearly 2 years we have struggled with a running fleet of only about 20.

We have run out of diesel even for the depleted fleet.

We have battled with debt and water treatment chemicals.

We've never run out of football funds - City Treasurer is also team treasurer nice and easy.

Top council managers are the team officials.

The most vocal councillors are in the mix big time.....they have since gone into hiding.

I hear the plan now is to buy a franchise and resurrect back in the league: WITH YOUR OWN MONEY maCOMRADES !!

By the way this is not a new chat: search Newsday 20.01.2015 - "You're offside, City told."

I quit as Patron but I still gave them my support as they plied on.

Ndicharamba ndichingovukura ndichingovukura.

KUTONGWA KWARO GUTA!”