{"id":57490,"date":"2026-04-28T21:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57490"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:32:46","slug":"luke-masomeres-top-flight-return-faces-resistance-amid-club-boardroom-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/28\/luke-masomeres-top-flight-return-faces-resistance-amid-club-boardroom-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Masomere\u2019s top-flight return faces resistance amid club boardroom battle"},"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<p>A potential return to the top flight for veteran coach Luke Masomere is facing strong resistance, with divisions emerging within the TelOne FC executive over a possible change in the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>A boardroom battle is brewing at the club as pressure continues to mount on current head coach Herbert Maruwa following a poor start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the leadership are pushing for immediate action, arguing that Maruwa has failed to instil a clear winning identity and warning that the team risks slipping further down the standings if no decisive move is made.<\/p>\n<p><em>Soccer24<\/em> understands that this faction is advocating for the appointment of Masomere, who last coached in the PSL at Triangle United, as a replacement. However, the proposal has been met with firm opposition from other executives who believe Maruwa still has the capacity to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>The internal wrangles come at a time when the Wifi Boys are struggling for form, sitting in 16th position on the log with just three points from nine matches.<\/p>\n<p>The post Luke Masomere\u2019s top-flight return faces resistance amid club boardroom battle 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#Luke #Masomeres #topflight #return #faces #resistance #club #boardroom #battle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A potential return to the top flight for veteran coach Luke Masomere is facing strong resistance, with divisions emerging within&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":[2256,10653,343,1326,7433,10652,9211,1152,692],"class_list":["post-57490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-battle","tag-boardroom","tag-club","tag-faces","tag-luke","tag-masomeres","tag-resistance","tag-return","tag-topflight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57490","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=57490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57491,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57490\/revisions\/57491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}