Oliver Manyau, the DeMbare secretary general said while he appreciated Chuchu’s success during his two-year stint at the club, he (Chuchu) was not supposed to wash the club’s dirty linen in public.
Chuchu told Standardsport last week that DeMbare paid US$700 a match to a Harare witchdoctor to enhance the club’s fortunes in their campaign for the league title. This forced him to quit as it forced him to go against his Christian tenets.
However, the DeMbare executive have defended their superstitious beliefs.
“Like any other club, Dynamos is a very big club in Africa which has got its own morals, religious beliefs and social perspectives. It does not necessarily mean that DeMbare must have the same beliefs as Bosso or CAPS United as each club has its own ideology.
“Because we have diverse principles, there is need to respect whatever will be happening at the club at a given time,” Manyau said.
Dynamos supporters who spoke to Standarsport said Chuchu resigned because the axe was hovering over his head and he wanted to move faster than the executive which was already lining up a replacement for him.
Chiweshe resigned after he was tipped by some other candidates who had attended the “secret interviews” that the board and the executive were lining up a replacement for him.
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“Dynamos is a multi-cultural club, therefore there is need to tolerate a number of supporters who can do anything for the club to stay afloat. We as the executive have to tolerate these supporters including stakeholders because there are the ones who make the club tick.
“He talked about bouncers sleeping at match venues but from what I know, these grounds belong to the city council who have security guards that look after these premises.
“To cut a long story short, I have told you that DeMbare is a multi-cultural club which means a lot of things; beliefs and ideologies do exist; at the club, we can’t dispute that.
“If there are people who can do rituals, who can fast, pray or do anything for the club to succeed, let them be free to do whatever they want. What we want as the executive is a club that rides on success,” Manyau said.
Chuchu had castigated some Dynamos board members for being barriers in his coaching career as they forced him to use juju, which forced him to compromise his Christianity.
Chuchu said he thought it was noble to lose his job as DeMbare head coach than “losing his God”.
Manyau said Chuchu must not forget that he is a DeMbare son who might rejoin them anytime soon.
