{"id":57053,"date":"2026-04-23T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57053"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:00","slug":"manica-diamonds-players-boycotted-training-just-days-after-change-in-club-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/manica-diamonds-players-boycotted-training-just-days-after-change-in-club-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Manica Diamonds players boycotted training just days after change in club ownership"},"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>Manica Diamonds players boycotted a training session on Thursday at Sakubva Stadium in protest over outstanding salaries, plunging the club into fresh chaos just a week after a change in ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer24 Zimbabwe understands that the players refused to train, demanding clarity and immediate payment of their dues, which are believed to have accumulated over several months.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has reportedly been worsened by remarks from the club\u2019s new owners, Africa Mineral Ventures, who are said to have warned players that they were \u201conly assisting\u201d the club and were not obligated to meet previous financial commitments.<\/p>\n<p>Manica Diamonds was owned and sponsored by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), which established the team in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The salary arrears date back to November 2025. This has affected the team\u2019s form, and they are currently sitting at the bottom of the table with just a single point from eight games.<\/p>\n<p>The Gem Boys also struggled over the weekend after the takeover, losing 2-0 to Triangle United.<\/p>\n<p>They will face Hardrock at GreenFuel Stadium in Chisumbanje in their next league match on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The post Manica Diamonds players boycotted training just days after change in club ownership 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 #players #boycotted #training #days #change #club #ownership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/* *\/ Manica Diamonds players boycotted a training session on Thursday at Sakubva Stadium in protest over outstanding salaries, plunging&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":[10582,419,343,1666,732,731,4478,233,2112],"class_list":["post-57053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-boycotted","tag-change","tag-club","tag-days","tag-diamonds","tag-manica","tag-ownership","tag-players","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57053","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=57053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57054,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57053\/revisions\/57054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}