Chairman of Midlands Wanderers Vincent ‘Masenti’ Myeni and club supporters were forced to take matters into their own hands to fix the ‘neglected’ pitch at Harry Gwala Stadium a day before their league match.
Wanderers are set to face fellow promoted Motsepe Foundation Championship side Gomora United in Pietermaritzburg at 15:30. The two teams were part of the three clubs recently promoted via the SAFA ABC Motsepe League playoffs.
However, they have had a difficult start to the National First Division. They have collected just three points from their first five matches.
The club has played their home matches at the Harry Gwala Stadium. However, they have now threatened to move to Mpumalanga Stadium after accusing the Msunduzi Municipality of neglecting the venue.
MIDLANDS WANDERERS SUPPORTERS JOIN CLUB CHAIRMAN TO CUT GRASS AT HARRY GWALA
“It was indeed a sad day in the history of football in the city of Pietermaritzburg,” the club said.
“The chairman of Midlands Wanderers FC and his technical team had to physically cut the grass on the neglected Harry Gwala Stadium for their PSL match scheduled for tomorrow.
“Imagine using lawn mowers to cut a soccer field for a PSL match. Disgraceful, Msunduzi Municipality claims not to have grass cutting equipment,” the club expressed their frustrations.
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“Team Management is seriously considering relocating to the eThekwini municipality, which has already granted the club permission to utilise Mpumalanga Stadium.
“We wish to express our sincerest gratitude to Midlands’ supporters who joined the club chairman today at Harry Gwala Stadium to ensure that the pitch is in good condition for tomorrow’s game.”
Midlands are not the first club to express frustration with the Msunduzi Municipality. Durban City, formerly known as Maritzburg United, also had to move to the Chatsworth Stadium due to what they claimed was a lack of support in Pietermaritzburg.
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