THE Scottland trophy parade will get underway in Harare today with the newly-crowned PSL champions taking their celebrations to the streets of the capital.Mabvirabvira won the championship, in their first season in the PSL, after finishing the campaign seven points clear of the best of the chasing pack.They became the first newboys to win the league championship in their first season with the big boys in the era of the Premiership.Black Rhinos won the championship in their first season in the Super League, which transformed itself into the PSL at the beginning of the 1993 season.FC Platinum came very close to winning the championship in their first season in the PSL in 2011. However, Rahman Gumbo’s men lost a crucial battle against Dynamos, in their penultimate match of the season at home, and it opened the door for the Glamour Boys to overtake them into pole position.Both teams won their final games but DeMbare won the title by virtue of having finished with a superior goal difference.Scottland’s trophy parade will be held on the club’s new open-top bus, which arrived in the country yesterday, and was an investment for such occasions.The club have been trying to match the standards which are seen in professional leagues like Supa Diski and in Europe where such open-top bus parades are common.Scottland intend to take the celebrations countrywide. THE Scottland trophy parade will get underway in Harare today with the newly-crowned PSL champions taking their celebrations to the streets of the capital.
Mabvirabvira won the championship, in their first season in the PSL, after finishing the campaign seven points clear of the best of the chasing pack. They became the first newboys to win the league championship in their first season with the big boys in the era of the Premiership. Black Rhinos won the championship in their first season in the Super League, which transformed itself into the PSL at the beginning of the 1993 season.
FC Platinum came very close to winning the championship in their first season in the PSL in 2011. However, Rahman Gumbo’s men lost a crucial battle against Dynamos, in their penultimate match of the season at home, and it opened the door for the Glamour Boys to overtake them into pole position. Both teams won their final games but DeMbare won the title by virtue of having finished with a superior goal difference.
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Scottland’s trophy parade will be held on the club’s new open-top bus, which arrived in the country yesterday, and was an investment for such occasions. The club have been trying to match the standards which are seen in professional leagues like Supa Diski and in Europe where such open-top bus parades are common. Scottland intend to take the celebrations countrywide.
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