Isau Mupfumi Commences Sakubva Stadium Refurbishment
Mutare businessman Isau Mupfumi has started the refurbishment of Sakubva Stadium so that it can host Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches.
Mupfumi engaged Mutare City Council management recently with the aim of helping out in the renovations of Sakubva Stadium.
Work on the pitch, which is the main area of concern, started last week.
Mupfumi acquired pine bark and fertilisers to refurbish the turf as well as deploying and paying people to carry out the job.
Speaking to The Manica Post, Mupfumi said he engaged professional groundsmen to assist Mutare City Council. He said:
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Surely with good turf at Mutare Sports Club, at the cricket ground, and also the Hillcrest sports fields as well as Africa University, Manicaland we could engage the professionals who man these facilities to assist Mutare City Council.
The measures that I am undertaking are short-term and meant to let the facility meet minimum acceptable standards that will allow the people of Mutare to watch the beloved game.
Mutare as a city cannot afford not having football matches at the venue; that is unacceptable to me.
I know and I understand that football is the best-supported sport in this country, hence as a community leader I felt I should play my part.
Mupfumi urged the local corporate community, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company in particular, to also assist in the renovation of Sakubva Stadium.
Sakubva Stadium was banned from hosting Castle Lager Premiership matches since the start of the season after failing to satisfy the required minimum standards.
The only Premiership team in Mutare, Manica Diamonds, has been playing their home matches far away from home at Gibbo Stadium in Triangle.
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