{"id":57038,"date":"2026-04-23T21:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57038"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:35:05","slug":"manica-diamonds-new-owner-makes-drastic-measures-as-tensions-escalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/manica-diamonds-new-owner-makes-drastic-measures-as-tensions-escalate\/","title":{"rendered":"Manica Diamonds\u2019 new owner makes drastic measures as tensions escalate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-code\">\n\/*  *\/\n<\/div>\n<p>Tensions are escalating at Manica Diamonds following revelations that the club\u2019s new owner has issued a warning to players, insisting he does not recognise their existing contracts and will not be held responsible for any outstanding salaries owed by the previous administration.<\/p>\n<p><em>Soccer24<\/em> understands that the new owner, Africa Mineral Venture, told players this morning that they are starting on a clean page, making it clear that any agreements signed under the former ownership are null and void.<\/p>\n<p>The players are owed salaries dating back to November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The drastic measures unsettled the players, leading to a boycott of Thursday&#8217;s training session in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Mineral Venture further told all players that they will have to sign fresh contracts under revised terms if they wish to remain at the club.<\/p>\n<p>The stance has sparked outrage within the squad, particularly among players who are still owed months of unpaid salaries and signing-on fees.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the new owner has reportedly slashed match-winning bonuses from US$500 to US$150.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Mineral Venture&#8217;s ownership takeover was completed last week after Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Company, who founded the club in 2017, sold the club\u2019s franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The post Manica Diamonds&#8217; new owner makes drastic measures as tensions escalate appeared first on Soccer24.<\/p>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Manica #Diamonds #owner #drastic #measures #tensions #escalate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/* *\/ Tensions are escalating at Manica Diamonds following revelations that the club\u2019s new owner has issued a warning to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[732,10580,7739,731,5632,1532,4664],"class_list":["post-57038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-diamonds","tag-drastic","tag-escalate","tag-manica","tag-measures","tag-owner","tag-tensions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57039,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57038\/revisions\/57039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}