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WARRIORS’ trialist and Buffaloes’ midfielder Frankson Bushiri has left the financially struggling Mutare outfit to join Bulawayo side Chicken Inn.
The former Shabanie Mine player had been on top of his game especially when Buffaloes went on a six match unbeaten run but his performance took a dip in recent weeks as the Mutare Premiership side struggled to motivate their players.
Coach Luke Masomere confirmed that Bushiri has left the club for Chicken Inn.
“Frankson Bushiri has left Buffaloes and has since joined Chicken Inn. I wish him well there. It’s only that things are not good here and there is really nothing I could do to convince him to stay. In any case, I cannot try to convince a player to stay in a situation where he can go for days without a decent meal.
“One can hardly convince a player to stay in a situation where the player not only has to go for days without a decent meal but his family back in Zvishavane gets nothing from him the breadwinner. This is what we are going through at Buffaloes,” he said.
The maverick gaffer, who dismissed rumours circulating in the eastern border city that he is on the verge moving to another Premiership club, maintained that he would soldier on until a time when the club start producing better results.
“I am still here. Yes, I thought about leaving many a times but I think I will just have to soldier on under these difficult circumstances. I think I will have to leave when the club starts producing better results. If I leave now, the team will most likely be relegated and I would not want people to blame me for the downfall of the team. I want to leave when they are in a safe position,” he said.
Buffaloes have lost all their recent four league matches on the trot and their fans have watched the team slither from second position on the log standings to the relegation zone.
The Mutare side hosts Gweru airmen, Chapungu, at Sakubva stadium on Sunday in a match Masomere’s men cannot afford to lose again if hopes to survive the dreaded chop are to be kept alive
