Safety First: MWOS FC Reinforces Duty of Care with Comprehensive Safeguarding Seminar
MWOS Football Club remains absolutely committed to the principle that the beautiful game must provide a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone involved. Behind the scenes, safeguarding and player wellbeing are treated not merely as administrative policies but as the fundamental core values that govern our daily operations at the club.
To reinforce this ethos, our technical staff and coaches participated in an extensive internal Safeguarding and Wellbeing Seminar yesterday afternoon. The vital session was designed to guarantee that every player walking through our doors can develop, perform, and thrive both on the pitch and away from the training ground.
Discussions heavily focused on implementing proactive safeguarding measures, raising mental health awareness, and ensuring the physical welfare of the entire dressing room. A major topic centered on the ability to properly recognize and immediately report concerns. The seminar highlighted the shared responsibility of protecting vulnerable individuals, particularly youth prospects and women operating within the sport.
Effective safeguarding is ultimately about fostering a club culture firmly built upon a foundation of respect, trust, and absolute accountability. Every single player has the undeniable right to enjoy their football completely free from harassment, abuse, exploitation, neglect, bullying, or discrimination. Protecting our athletes is not just a job for the executive board; it is a strict duty of care shared by everyone associated with the badge.
Delivering her assessment during the seminar, MWOS FC Queens Head Coach Primrose Serima passionately outlined the critical importance of these protective measures across the footballing landscape. “Everyone in football has the absolute right to protection from harassment, abuse, and exploitation, whether physical, emotional, or sexual as well as from neglect and bullying,” the coach stated.
She was quick to emphasize that genuine progress requires collective action across the entire domestic game. “If football is truly serious about protecting players, particularly in the women’s and youth game, we must all step up and play our part,” Serima noted. The manager concluded by urging staff to remain vigilant, adding that creating a secure environment demands education, awareness, accountability, and the genuine courage to blow the whistle on concerns whenever they arise.
As the sport continues to expand rapidly across Zimbabwe, robust safeguarding and welfare frameworks must evolve alongside it. Our academy prospects deserve an environment where they feel completely safe, respected, and supported, freeing them up to focus entirely on their football education and reaching their ultimate potential.
Here at MWOS FC, we are fully committed to cultivating a club culture where the welfare of our personnel always takes precedence over the weekend’s results. We will continue to heavily invest in staff development and modern safeguarding practices to ensure every member of our football family is properly valued and protected.
Ultimately, the sport is only at its best when every player stepping over the white line feels entirely safe to play, learn, and dream.
