Zimbabwe: So Near, Yet So Far – Hope of Football Return to Rufaro Stadium is Diminished

HOPE of football matches returning to the capital is up in smoke as renovations at iconic Rufaro Stadium are far from completion despite a hurried attempt by Jacob Mafume to commission the ground.

Rufaro Stadium is going through a facelift after years of neglect by the city fathers.

The stadium was condemned to host football matches in 2020 after it was deemed unfit by the local football mother body Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA).

Harare Mayor, Mafume earlier this year embarked on a project…