The Sunday Mail
Makomborero Mutimukulu, Acting Sports Editor of The Sunday Mail is sitting in the meeting of panelists at MANDEL TRAINING CENTRE in Harare, meeting is scheduled to start at 08.00hrs (CAT). The panel is selecting the 11 Best Soccer Players of the Year
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08.15AM: The selection panel comprising journalists, PSL Coaches and Captains are gathering at Mandel Training Centre to select this year’s SOCCER STAR OF THE YEAR Finalists…
Makomborero Mutimukulu, Sports Editor of the Sunday Mail is there to give us the low down …WELCOME
08.30AM: Everyone present gets summoned into the boardroom now. Off we go
08.33AM: Every Panelist has a laptop. Now we know what electronic voting entails.
08.36AM: Just a quick run through of the names Makomborero can make out from where he is seated,
Masomere; Kutyauripo; Maringwa; Mapeza; Mapfumo; William; Sengu Ronald
Zuze walks in too…
Murape Murape is here…
09.05AM: Nine panelists were said to yet arrive at the start of the programme. Then five journalists walk in so four are missing now.
09.10AM And one is allowed to vote for themselves. So Norman Mapeza for example can vote himself as coach of the year. “We trust you will be responsible” says Vickers.
Steve Vickers is the convener of selectors. Auditors (Deloitte Zimbabwe) are now verifying the registration forms.
09.17AM This process will take an hours says Vickers….No voting for referee of the year, that’s the Zimbabwe Referees Association baby.
09.19AM Panelists now being given a tour of the electronic voting system before voting commences.
09.30AM The e-voting system is set up so it eliminates bloc voting. Our Sports editor (Panelist) says it looks good.
09.36AM VOTING FOR THE XI STARTS
09.40AM After the XI have been chosen we move on to the top man’s election. Stay online…it’s getting exciting
Alimenda;
Chikafa;
Dauda
Hove
Kamusoko
Kutyauripo
Musharu
Temba
Ndlovu
Evans Rusike
Samanja Tendai
AND Charles Sibanda
10.30AM Now selecting the TOP THREE
11.13AM Under-20s PLAYER of the year now being selected.
Sports Editor Speaks to HWANGE COACH on selection of EVANS RUSIKE
The 2014 Soccer star of the year,
Coach of the Year,
Young Player of the Year will be announced at a banquet set for HARARE, next month in December.
And it’s a wrap till the banquet, here at Mandel Training Centre in Harare, The name is MAKOMBORERO Mako Gold 442 Mutimukulu, doing it with love. BYE.