Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has made a donation to Highlanders.
“In recognition of my beloved Uncle’s last wishes and my PERSONAL love for the game of FOOTBALL, it is my GREATEST PLEASURE to avail sponsorship worth US$250,000 in cash to Highlanders FC, as my small token to assist the Club in its various administrative requirements,” he announced on social media.
“This is just but part of a broader SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE of US$1 MILLION that will run over the next YEAR to help the Club to secure NEW TALENT and cover player sign-on fees in order to foster a more competitive 2025 Premier Soccer League.”
And the reason? The late former Vice President of Zimbabwe, John Nkomo.
He said in full:
My love for BOSSO, however, goes much DEEPER and beyond that of an ordinary supporter. I VIVIDLY recall a significant moment in December 2012 when I visited my beloved uncle, the late Vice President JOHN LANDA NKOMO, at St Anne’s Hospital, where we had a very EMOTIONAL conversation — little did I know that it was going to be our last. He made his wishes very clear to me. Firstly, that I must FIERCELY support the ruling party, ZANU PF, as it ushered the INDEPENDENCE and liberation of our beloved country from elitist colonial rule. Secondly, he asked that to the BEST of my abilities, I should ALWAYS support his family Trust, in the event of his demise. Lastly, being the avid football supporter that he was, he asked me to assist Highlanders FC in every possible way, in order to preserve its HISTORY, shape its FUTURE, and create a lasting LEGACY of the football club in Zimbabwe, for GENERATIONS to come.
Wicknell has ‘nominated JABULANI NKOMO, a long-standing, trusted relative of [his] and a successful businessman who’s a respected figure in BULAWAYO , to assist the Club in a CURATORSHIP role.’
“His involvement will ONLY be to work closely with the leadership of Highlanders FC, ensuring that the disbursement of this sponsorship is strictly in ACCORDANCE with the Club’s budgeted expenditures to support PLAYER WELFARE and strengthen administrative excellence,” Chivayo added.
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