FC Platinum President, G Mawere has sent a congratulatory message to the team after the team lifted the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League for a third consecutive time.
See the message below.
As the FC Platinum family, we are profoundly humbled, grateful and extremely ecstatic to once again emerge as winners of Zimbabwe’s most sought-after tournament, the 2019 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title for the third successive season. This is no small feat; To our patron, our presidium, our executive committee, our technical team, our players, our stakeholders and all our supporters, Well Done!
The road to success was not an easy one. We had our fair share of despair and disappointments
but these were punctuated by some magnificently breath-taking and unforgettable moments of celebration. When the going was tough, we remained steadfast in what needed to be done, proving once again that indeed, there is no substitute for hard work and determination. Guided by our footballing philosophy, which goes beyond just winning matches, throughout the season, we struck a delicate balance of fair and entertaining play that was matched by the highest professional standards. We also we learnt the virtues of patience and humility along the way, which will undoubtedly go a long way in helping us to realize our mission to become a force to reckon with, not only in Zimbabwe but Africa at large.
While critics viewed our milestones as overambitious and impossible, we pursued our targets with dogged tenacity and discipline; and sure enough our strong resolve paid off. Needless to say, for each of the past years, we have attained our yearly targets. Kudos to the entire team and stakeholders for exhibiting such a rare attribute.
We are Pure Platinum Play!
As we celebrate this momentous achievement today, we remain alive to our vision to be a leading football brand in Africa and are in no way under illusion as to the amount of resources this will take; both material and talent. This vision is no mean aspiration. It calls upon us to search for the guidance and support of the entire nation.
Our success will definitely have far-reaching influence and impact, well beyond Zvishavane and the Midlands province, and as we celebrate today as the reigning Zimbabwe premier league club football champions, who will once again go on to represent the nation at the highest level of club football on the continent, our celebrations resonate at national level.
In conclusion, I would like to once again express our most profound gratitude to:
– Our Patron, His Excellency President E.D Mnangagwa,
– Our sponsors FC Platinum Holdings,
– Our business partners Mimosa Mining company,
– Our Interim Coach, Lizwe Sweswe and his technical team for steering the ship home and former coach Norman Mapeza, who was at the helm of the ship for the past 5 years and at the onset of the season,
– Club Chairman Evans Mtombeni and entire executive,
– Our former Club executives who were led by the former President, Nathan Shoko; whom without his initial guidance, there would be no FC Platinum success,
– Club supporters, Zvishavane and Midlands communities
– Media partners, in particular YAFM and all those who chose to believe we can do this.