‘So far so good: All set for FUZ Awards’  Billiat, Musona and Chikuhwa are favourites for top gong

Lovemore Dube, [email protected]

KHAMA Billiat, Walter Musona and Lynoth Chikuhwa are favourites for the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) Soccer Star of the Year Award set for Harare tonight.

Wonder Sithole the secretary-general of FUZ confirmed that they will have their awards at a plush Harare hotel this evening.

Invitations to winning players have already been sent and several guests have confirmed their availability for the event.

FUZ has not revealed what prizes are on stake but both men and women will be honoured tonight for their exploits in 2024.

Billiat, the fans’ favourite, who set the local league ablaze with some good football for club and country, is tipped to win the award. Playing for a modesty side, Yadah, he showed that class is permanent, bullying his opponents at will throughout the campaign in which he was a second runner-up in the Soccer Star of the Year race, contributed 24 goals to his team, 13 of which he scored and the rest being assists.

He was also influential in the Warriors’ qualifying for the Morocco Afcon finals set for later this year.

Musona was an influential element for both Simba Bhora, the Castle Lager reigning champions and Warriors. He is one player endowed with technique, a temperament to rise to the occasion and deliver with ease and his ability to play as an outright striker or decoy, was a marvel to watch on the offensive. He scored in several deadball situations.

Chikuhwa finished the season as the top goalscorer in the Premiership with 17 goals and was the 2024 Castle Lager Soccer Star of the Year first runner-up.

All three are at Scottland as Tonderai Ndiraya looks set to unleash a lethal strikeforce in the Premiership this year. He has also added Tymon Machope, a double-figure scorer last season and Mbongeni Minezhi who finished as the top goalscorer in the Zifa Southern Region, Division One.

Tonderayi Ndiraya

Other outstanding players from last season include Chicken Inn’s Michael Charamba, Raphael Pitisi of Highlanders, Cris Mverachena of TelOne, Brian Banda of FC Platinum, Dynamos’ Emmanuel Jalai and Goalkeeper of the Year Donovan Bernard.

Another FUZ official, Herbert Dick said all was in place for a colourful event with the organisation having used its resources. However, he said sponsors and partners were still welcome on board.

“We are still open to partners for the event. So far so good, players are already in Harare ahead of the event,” said Dick.

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