Story by Tapiwa Machemedze
MOUNT Darwin-based side, Agama Football Club is targeting to win the Northern Region Division One League and gain promotion into the Premier Soccer League after enlisting the services of experienced coach, Arthur Tutani.
The club’s players have expressed optimism about clinching this year’s Northern Region Division One League to ascend to the premiership.
“Last year, we came in Division One and we were underdogs, we surprised a lot of people. We worked tirelessly and have been training hard in the pre-season,” the team’s captain, Cain Mashonganyika said.
Tutani a renowned coach is, however, being cautious in his ambitious plans.
“I joined them late last year, the team was in the top five and they slipped one place below. It is a bit early to plan for the championship but it’s work in progress. The realistic objective is to finish in the top three, but winning the championship will be a bonus,” he said.
The club held a fundraising dinner at the weekend, targeting to raise over US$100 000 to beef up their war chest as they chase victory.
“Currently, the team has no sponsor, we are surviving by mercy and little funds from the founder and club president, Malvin Moyo. The community has been chipping in here and there. As you know, football is an expensive business, that is why we have hosted the fundraising dinner and player unveiling ceremony to mobilise funds,” the team’s Secretary General, Entrodge Usayi said.
Mount Darwin South legislator Honourable Kudakwashe Mupamhanga threw his weight behind the team.
“In a place like Mount Darwin, sport is a unifier, it does not matter what age people are and their background, they are united through sport and sport has power.”
To beef up its strike force, the club unveiled players like Cleopas Kapuprika who plied his trade in Botswana as well as Tinashe Balakasi who was also in Botswana, coupled with Trust Torevasei from Craneborne Bullets and another striker from Green Fuel.
