THE Freddy Mkwe­sha football tournament that was set to kick off over the weekend in Goromonzi has been postponed as some of the key people involved were attending Adam Ndlovu’s burial in Bul­awayo. The tournament, which is in its first year, has been introduced in honour of the former Dynamos player and CAPS United coach Mkwesha and will feature eight teams from the com­munity.

However, chairman of the organis­ing committee Patterson Chogugudza said they felt it would be inappro­priate to carry on with the tourna­ment on the day the late great War­riors Adam Ndlovu was being buried. Ndlovu died last week in a car crash which also left his younger brother Peter injured.

Chogugudza said they decided to give Ndlovu befitting honour and confirmed the tournament will go ahead next Saturday at Makumbi Vis­itation Secondary School.“The Goromonzi West-Dom­boshava community will stage a soc­cer tournament in honour of one of its great sons, Mukwesha who played a major role in the formation of Zim­babwe‘s greatest soccer brand, Dynamos FC and upon his return from Europe in the early 1980’s he also played a major role in transform­ing Caps United to be a potent force in the football field.

“The primary objective of the tour­nament is not just to entertain the com­munity but to unveil talent underlying in Domboshawa and thus hope that some players will be identi­fied by pre­mier league football teams who will be invited to grace the event,” Chogugudza said. Mkwesha made history when he became the first black player from this country to play in Europe after mov­ing to Portugal to join league side Sporting de Braga in the 1960s. He was a great goal scorer of note but the DeMbare legend ended his playing career in Por­tugal.