16/12/2019
CAPS United yesterday said they owe their supporters an apology after they experienced their worst end to the season on Saturday at the National Sports Stadium with the defeat to FC Platinum in the epic Castle Lager Premiership football decider which denied them this yearโs league title.
The Green Machine, who enjoyed long spells on top of the table this year, finished the campaign empty-handed despite having gone into the final two rounds of the marathon riding on a two-point advantage.
It also emerged CAPS United players could have shot themselves in the foot with their ill-timed decision to embark on a goal-slow to press for the payment of their outstanding bonuses ahead of the away mid-week trip to Ngezi Platinum for the penultimate league match.
Eventually, they lost the match 3-2 to cede top spot to FC Platinum, who had beaten Black Rhinos 1-0 at Mandava on the same day. This meant pressure was back on CAPS United as they needed an outright win in Saturdayโs head-to-head while FC Platinum could still have been crowned champions for the third time on the trot with a draw.
At the end of the day on Saturday, Makepekepe lost the match 1-0 at home. The clubโs vice president Nhamo Tutisani yesterday said the Green Machine family was saddened by the anti-climax to this yearโs campaign and felt they let down their supporters.
โWe owe our supporters an apology. Of course the boys tried their best, our supporters expected us to lift the crown, but it wasnโt to be. So we have to apologise for that,โ said Tutisani.