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HIGHLANDERS are about to reap rewards for the role they played in the development of Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba and Turkey-based defender Teenage Hadebe about a decade ago.
Nakamba turned out for Highlanders in 2007 and 2008, touring Durban, South Africa with Bosso as an Under-15 player in a 2008 competition dubbed “One World Football Tournament” before moving to Bantu Rovers in 2009. That Highlanders Under-15 team that toured Durban was coached by experienced juniors’ gaff er Dumaza Dube.
The tournament featured Turkish giants Galatasaray and Team Inziar, Leport of France, China’s Gonzhong, New Orleans of United States and the hosts Team Durban.
Bosso seem to have struck “gold” as they are reportedly close to receiving solidarity payment for the national team midfielder, who joined the English Premiership side last year, as well as Hadebe, who turns out for Yeni Malatyaspor.
The Highlanders’ secretariat has been pushing for the solidarity payment.
“The solidarity payment for Nakamba and Hadebe is more of a victory for the club, as it spent almost the whole year busy pursuing the matter. I think now things are 90 percent to fruition and the money will help the club build some legacy,” said a source.
Bosso spokesperson Ronald Moyo confirmed that they are in the final stages of pursuing the solidarity payments, adding that it’s one of the revenue streams that can benefit the club.
“It’s what we have been working on. We have been doing all the necessary paperwork in accordance with Fifa guidelines regarding the subject you are asking about. It’s one of many other revenue streams and projects we are pursuing that are set to immensely benefit the club in the long run,” said Moyo.
According to Fifa Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), training and development, “a club is compensated when a player, prior to the end of the season of his 23rd birthday, signs his first contract to play professionally in another country (called Training Compensation)”, and when a player is subsequently transferred at any age between clubs in different countries before the expiration of his current contract in exchange for a transfer fee (called a Solidarity Payment).-Chronicle
