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Highlanders Football Club has reportedly topped up players’ monthly salaries by US$70 after the intervention of the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ).

Bosso players embarked on a strike and refused to train in the build-up to last Sunday’s Chibuku Super Cup clash against Bulawayo City.

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They only temporarily suspended their industrial action a day before the match when they trained at a private school before they went on to win 1-0.

The players wanted US$100 and the club said it could only afford US$50 but FUZ pushed that amount to US$70, which ended up being the agreed figure.

Reports indicate that Bosso players have since been paid that amount as a top-up to their May salaries.

FUZ secretary-general, Thomas Sweswe told Sunday News that they do not encourage their members to go on strike, instead, they should push for amicable solutions between clubs and players. He said:

> We do not advocate for our members to go on strike, they should engage in dialogue with their clubs.

> We encourage the players to come to us first before they engage in any strike action. FUZ is not there to fight clubs, we understand the situation.

> If the Highlanders players had come to us first, we would have told them to follow the right procedures.

> We always do these workshops with players to educate them on the right procedures to follow.

Sweswe, a former Highlanders and Kaizer Chiefs defender, expressed his gratitude to the club’s leadership for agreeing to work with the FUZ leadership in finding a solution. Said Sweswe:

> We want to thank Highlanders for allowing us to meet them on behalf of the players  and a solution was found and we hope there are no issues going forward.

> Our president, Desmond Maringwa ended up coming to Bulawayo specifically to understand the grievance from the players and the club.

*More: The Sunday News*

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