A traditional healer, or sangoma, was paid $1,000 by Dynamos Football Club prior to a crucial game against Highlanders. Despite the players’ protests about unpaid wages, this decision was made.
Due to the team’s financial difficulties and the discontent among the players, club officials first hesitated to pay the sangoma. Regardless of player concerns, the club’s owners maintained that it was a tradition and should be upheld.
Dynamos Football Club issued a statement denying any involvement in consulting a sangoma ahead of their recent match against Highlanders.
The club emphasized its commitment to scientific approaches in football, distancing itself from practices that contradict players’ diverse spiritual beliefs.
However, revelations surfaced challenging this denial. Sources revealed that Dynamos had been making regular payments to three sangomas located in Mufakose, Bulawayo, and Chihota. These payments allegedly sparked internal disputes last year, temporarily halting financial support to the sangomas.
An undisclosed insider claimed that club funds earmarked for sangomas often did not reach them, instead being obscured under different expenses. This practice, allegedly endorsed by the club’s ownership as integral to the team’s tradition, had been kept from the public to avoid discord with religious partners.
The recent controversy was triggered by leaked financial details, exposing the extent of these payments and causing a stir within the club. This revelation contrasted sharply with Dynamos’ public image and their official stance on embracing modern football methodologies.
The situation underscores a clash between tradition and modernity within the club, highlighting tensions between executive members and board chairman Bernard Marriot. Despite efforts to maintain a progressive football ethos, the club’s internal practices have come under scrutiny, revealing deeper complexities beyond their public statements.
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