Bulawayo officials are going all in on Highlanders Football Club hitting their 100-year mark, with Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu saying the anniversary belongs to the whole city and not just the team. The club was started by Albert and Rhodes Khumalo back in 1926, and the celebration theme is about how the squad has influenced generations through soccer and local culture.
Marketing head Possenti Sikhosana laid out plans for a museum dedicated to club history, a marathon event, a music festival called Umcimbi weBosso, and upgrades to stadium facilities that work better for women. They want to build an amusement park and put out a special centennial magazine.
The whole project is framed as giving back to the community instead of asking for handouts, and city leadership is backing the effort because Highlanders represent such a huge part of what Bulawayo is about.
Marketing head Possenti Sikhosana laid out plans for a museum dedicated to club history, a marathon event, a music festival called Umcimbi weBosso, and upgrades to stadium facilities that work better for women. They want to build an amusement park and put out a special centennial magazine.
The whole project is framed as giving back to the community instead of asking for handouts, and city leadership is backing the effort because Highlanders represent such a huge part of what Bulawayo is about.
