Cape Town, South Africa (News of The South) – The Zimbabwe senior netball team, the Gems have received a short in the arm ahead of their first match at the 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa after a Zimbabwean Funeral Services Company, Zororo-Phumulani handed over medical equipment to the team.
The Gems are preparing for a mouthwatering opening encounter against heavyweights Australia at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday morning.
Ahead of the match, the team’s all weather friend Zororo-Phumulani Funerals Services dangled a carrot for the team after promising the 50 000 rand bonuses of they beat Australia.
The company’s Western Cape Regional Manager, Admire Murefu challenged the girls to show their best.
He said, ” we are determined to see you succeed, as a company we support any Zimbabwean and we are proud of you guys two World Cups in a row it’s massive achievement and we are saying go out there and best Australia then take the money and we are not going to end there but for every match we are going to have different incentives.”)
The company did not end there as they also donated recovery and medical equipment to the team to use during the duration of the World Cup.
This is not a first for Zororo-Phumulani to support the Gems, they also supported them during the Africa Cup and the World Cup qualification tournament.
Gems captain, England based Felisitus Kwangwa applauded the gesture by the funeral services company.
She said, “We are very grateful as a team because their donation means a lot many a times people forgot these things to help with recovery and physio but Zororo has come in not for the first time they have been with us even in the qualifier to help us so we are very grateful.”
Zimbabwe will open their account against Australia tomorrow at 11am (CAT) before further matches against Oceania sides Tonga and Fiji.
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