WE might not like Scottland's Mabviravira for one reason or the other, but time has come for all of us to give them our support in their Pan African football adventure in the CAF Champions League.
Time has surely come for Zimbabwe to remind Africa and the rest of the football world that club football is still alive, following Dynamos' exploits in 1998 and 1999 and Mabviravira carry that Zimbabwean hope.
The Mabvuku-based side are Zimbabwe's sole representatives in Pan African football following the expulsion of Dynamos due to administrative bungling.
On that premise, we might be Mwos, Caps United, Highlanders, Dynamos, Hardrock, Agama, Triangle, Chicken Inn, or Ngezi Platinum Stars, but on this Pan African football excusion, we should all be Mabviravira because they carry the Zimbabwean mantle.
The fact, however, remains that Scottland does not have many supporters and those from the Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association, the Friends of the Warriors, and the Zimbabwe Soccer Supporters Association should mobilise their followers to go and support the Zimbabwean team.
Botswana where Mabviravira will be using as their home is not far away from Zimbabwe and it is now up to Joseph Mutawu, Todd Dzvanga Juru, and Mathias Kufandirimbwa to start running around for the sake of this team
Surely, a look at the Scottland team right now, shows a strong and compact outfit that has all the financial resources but missing in their Pan African show is the crowd support that they so need.
Even hard core Dynamos supporter Adomsi Mukwasi admits that Scottland needs the support of all as Dynamos also benefitted from the support of other teams in 1998 and 1999 including the presence of the Motor Action brass band.
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In fact, Dzvanga Juru of the Friends of the Warriors Supports Association acknowledges that with our support Scottland have the capacity to go far. "We are confident that they will do us proud and go all the way to the final as Dynamos in 1998," said Juru.
The Zimbabwe champions play Nsingizini Hotspurs of Eswatini in the CafChampions League preliminary round with the first leg set for the weekend of September4-6 .
Sadly, they will have to play their home tie at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown as Zimbabwe does not have a stadium fit enough to host international football following the 2019 ban of the National Sports Stadium
Surely, — for some reasons — we might not like Scottland, but in this Pan African football show, we should travel with the team all the way to the tilt.
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