Gems coach Lloyd Makunde was relieved of his duties
yesterday under unclear circumstances ahead of the Africa Netball Championship
set for South Africa tomorrow.
His assistant Ropafadzo Mutsauki will take charge of the
team.
Makunde is credited for the team’s good performance at the
Netball World Cup earlier this year, where the Gems charmed the world with some
breathtaking performances.
It was, however, not clear yesterday why Makunde, despite
participating in coming up with the squad was dropped from travelling as there
was no official communication from the Zimbabwe Netball Association.
H-Metro heard Makunde might have been punished for his
comments in the media about the money he is owed from the World Cup.
And speaking on the sidelines of the sponsorship unveiling
by National Foods for the Gems, Mutsauki sounded overwhelmed by the task ahead
of him.
“Firstly it’s hard to be alone on the dugout. It’ easier when
you are two or three so as to help each other.
“This tournament that we are going we have limited time to
prepare. Fortunately most of the plyers have been in the team for quite a long
time.
“We are looking forward to positive results and what is also
important is the issue of combination
“If the team has more than three combinations it helps them
to gel easily.
“As a coach it’s your wish to have results but with the
change in the team there are effects to that.
“Whenever there are changes the team might either get
positive or negative results but I’m hoping for positive results,” he said.
Squad
Felisitus Kwangwa (Captain), Sharleen Makusha, Queen
Sigauke, Beverly Chipadze, Tatenda Dziva, Lorraine Manjoro, Patricia Mauladi,
Claris Kwaramba, Progress Moyo, Linda Nkorongo, Sharon Bwanali, Joyce Takaidza,
Ursula Ndlovu.
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