DESTINY Stars, an Eastern region division one football side run by housing projects, stands for development and social welfare firm Destiny for Africa Network (DAN) has fallen on the radar for the wrong reason following reports that the club is failing to own up to winning bonuses and monthly salaries dating back to three months, NewsOnline can reveal.
The scourge of poor remuneration, delayed payments and failures to own up to contract agreements has for long been a cancer when it comes to the development of Zimbabwean football.
Such troubles have been prevalent in lower leagues where players end up playing voluntarily for the rest of the season in the name of the paymasters failing to own up contract agreements.
In the same light Eastern region division one debutant Destiny Stars based in Mutare has fallen in the same aforementioned circle.
A reliable source, whose name was withheld for confidential reasons said that the situation at Destiny is dire.
“The situation at Destiny Stars is not looking good. The season is over and while others are celebrating the completion of yet another season players and technical members at the club are cracking their heads on when they will receive their winning bonuses and monthly salaries. Some of the players are being booted out by landlords because they are failing to pay rentals. It’s a very sad situation,” said the source.
Reports indicate that the club has back payments dating back to 3 months, a period encompassing five unpaid winning bonuses.
As per the agreement the club is supposed to pay winning bonuses on every match-winning week and monthly salaries.
Good remuneration has long proven to be a motivating factor to any team’s performance and the gross delay in payments at the Manicaland-based club has thrown players into disarray.
“From the start of the season, the club was saying the theme of the club is to keep players off drugs yet they are pushing them into drugs. Players are traumatised because they trusted the process which then failed them at the end.”
The issue has since been transferred to the independent football governing body Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ).
An attempt to get in touch with Destiny Stars Club Director Mr Masokowere yielded nothing as his cell was unreachable.
Destiny Stars were debutants this year after finishing tops last season in their respective division two league.
Destiny Stars falls under the folio of Destiny for Africa Network (DAN) which focuses on housing projects and stands development owned by Reverend Obedia Msindo.
