Press Release.
Team Zimbabwe UK, a Diaspora Football initiative is planning to tour Zimbabwe this year in May with a Diaspora National Team composed of Zimbabwean professional players based in the United Kingdom and around the world.
The tour has been provisionally set for May 1-14, 2019.
Team Zimbabwe UK has written to both Zifa and the Zimbabwe Premier League seeking for the tour to be accommodated in the Zimbabwe Football calendar.
The tour is being supported by Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) who are also using the initiative to promote Zimbabwe Tourism.
Team Zimbabwe UK, Chief Executive officer, Marshall Gore said the main purpose of this tour is to promote integration of the Diaspora players to the culture and environment at home and to showcase vast Zimbabwean Football talent hidden in the Diaspora which has so far not been fully utilised.
The tour will also help to promote Brand Zimbabwe by erasing some of the negative publicity the country has received in the past few weeks following a series of planned civil unrest and violent protest.
Gore led a delegation of organisers of the tour and players to meet with the Zimbabwe Ambassador, in the UK, Retired Col Katsande to brief him about the planned trip.
The Ambassador welcomed the initiative and pledged his full support to the cause. He said the tour will go a long way in promoting engagement and capacity building between the Diaspora community and people at home.
The meeting was also attended by Felicia Mujaidi, the head of the ZTA Office in London, Mr Elisha Karodza, Deputy Head of Mission and the tour project co-odnator Mr Farai Mutswunguma who outlined the project plan to the Ambassador.
Also in attendance were officials and players from Team Zimbabwe UK, Kupa Rusike (player), Kudzi Madzivanyika (Player), Prince Mutswunguma (player), and Valatian Mudokwani (player), Sam Huwa (head of marketing) and Wellington Muringayi (Football Director).
While in Zimbabwe the Diaspora National Team is schedule to play two high profile friendly matches in Bulawayo and Harare and a few warm up friendly games in Gweru and Masvingo.
The team will also visit Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe and engage in charity work. They will use this opportunity to support Zimbabwe Tourism following a call by Hon Minister Priscah Mupfumira (Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry) who encourage the Diaspora community to tour Zimbabwe and enjoy the hospitality during her last visit to the UK in November last year.
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