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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter
THE trio of Azam FC players – Prince Dube, Bruce Kangwa and Never Tigere – have been hosted by the Zimbabwean Embassy in Tanzania.

The three players were accompanied to Ambassador Anselem Sanyatwe’s residence by Azam FC chief executive, Abdulkarim Amin, and the club’s representative in Zimbabwe, George Deda.

“I am very pleased to say we had the privilege of being hosted by the Ambassador at his residence in Dar-es-Salaam today. It was a meeting that we facilitated so that the players have an opportunity to interact and also get to know their Ambassador face-to-face,” said Deda.

“We don’t want situations whereby we only want to approach the Embassy when we have problems. So we took this opportunity to talk, laugh and share ideas over a cup of tea, which was brilliant.

“Secondly, you know some of these footballers spend a lot of time away from home and there are a lot of Government initiatives that are being undertaken back home, which they may not be aware of.

“We thought maybe it was the best time to go and see the Ambassador, to represent the other players as well, so that they also get to see avenues of investments in Zimbabwe.

“These guys will not be playing football for the rest of their lives. They also want the information and even access to land.

“As you might be aware, the Government is in a drive to empower the youth and, for some of these guys, this is their prime time. They are the youth; they are the future of Zimbabwe.

“So as Soccer Transfer International we are looking at helping these guys see how they can invest back home and secure their future, looking at the amount of money they are earning right now. In 10 years’ time, probably they won’t be getting anything closer to that.

“The ambassador has pledged to look into the requests they made and also take some of the players’ requests to the highest offices in terms of how these guys can invest back home, especially in the aspect of land.

“So we are happy that we have taken this initiative to meet the Ambassador. Naturally he is the mother of all Zimbabweans in Tanzania and we thought this is the best thing to do.

“I can also say that the players themselves are very excited that the Ambassador was so hospitable and further assured them that his door is always open,” said Deda.

Former Warriors leftback Bruce Kangwa was excited by the meeting.

“It’s always a good thing to meet your own people when you are in a foreign land. So we are very excited that we have met the Ambassador.

“Everything went on well and we are very grateful that he spared his time to be with us. We know we are well supported here and we can always feel at home when we have the backing of the Ambassador,” said Kangwa.