Zimbabwe: Keep Soccer Affordable

editorial

Harare — Despite the huge popularity of soccer in Zimbabwe the clubs are a lot poorer than they should be and far too reliant on gate takings, as the present problems over minimum ticket prices show.

Last week one club tried out $100 billion for the rest of the ground, and had a lot of empty seats as a result. The Dynamos-Highlanders game in Bulawayo yesterday, perhaps the top club clash of the season, had a far more realistic $50 billion for the rest of the ground.

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