By Admire Machiwenyika
The Mbada Diamonds Cup semi-final stage kicks off this weekend, Highlanders will take on Harare City at Mandava Stadium and Caps United will face How Mine for a spot in the final battle.
The prestigious Zimbabwean tournament will see Highlanders lock horns with inform Harare City on Saturday and the next match will pit Caps United and How Mine in the Capital the next day.
Highlanders have a boost with their gaffer Kelvin Kaindu who is back from United Kingdom where he was attaining a UEFA B coaching licence. Bosso assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu is confident to beat the Sunshine City boys.
“The cup to us is an improvement to reach the semi-final of the cup because in the first edition we failed to reach the final stage.
“I am confident that we will get a good result. It is going to be an entertaining match, we are confident that we will come out smiling at the end of the day,” he said.
Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi is taking a cautious approach to the game and he is concerned about some injuries within his camp.
“We are playing Bosso over the weekend and it is a very tough assignment especially with defender Crispen Dickson out injured. We will be more than happy to progress to the next stage,” revealed
Mawiwi.
The $130 000 Cup battle continues on Sunday were Caps United will clash with visitors How Mine. Should How Mine beat Caps on Sunday, they will become the first team in the premiership to reach the final of the Mbada Diamonds Cup in their maiden season.
Caps United with players who have gone months without payment are in need of winning the most paying cup in Zimbabwe.
“Our chances of winning the league title slim so we need to win the cup. It’s a crucial tie for us and our focus now is to reach the final and we just have to win this match,” said Caps United coach Saul Chaminuka.
How Mine who are making their debut for the first time in the they have overachieved and their coach Philani Ncube remains humble accepting the underdog tag ahead of Sunday tie.
“Caps United have got a good squad but we remain positive. Our preparations are going on well and we hope with the grace of God, it will go in our favour,” Philani Ncube.
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