🚨 Coach Finally Breaks Silence on Player Strike - Pleads with Board to Pay Up

📝 THE FULL PICTURE: Highlanders boss Benjani Mwaruwari spoke out for the first time about the player strike that messed with their prep ahead of the Battle of Zimbabwe clash against Dynamos. Players boycotted training over unpaid salaries but eventually returned to gear up for the big match. Mwaruwari admitted the disruption hurt their readiness but gave major props to the squad for showing up and delivering on match day-despite the chaos. He hit the club’s board directly, demanding they settle the outstanding wages, stressing these guys aren’t just footballers-they’re family men with mouths to feed. And yeah, he’s not mad, just serious: “The boys come out and deliver… but they need to get paid.” 💭 MY TAKE: Look, no coach wants to be the one explaining why his team’s training was a joke-but Mwaruwari handled this like a pro. He didn’t throw players under the bus, he didn’t blame the board publicly yet… but he made it crystal clear: talent deserves pay. And when your best players are skipping drills because rent’s due, that’s not a “team culture issue”-that’s a leadership failure. If the board’s still sitting on this? They’re playing with fire. These are men who trained through chaos and still showed up. Respect. Now it’s time to step up.