By Cde Nhamo Taneta
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ‘grandson’ is part of the Warriors developmental side doing duty in the ongoing COSAFA tournament.
Yes, Nathan Mutasa, the stepson of Mnangagwa’s son Emmerson Mnangagwa Jnr, moonwalked into Zimbabwe’s COSAFA squad like a VIP guest at a match he forgot to qualify for.
Of course, it’s not his fault.
He was born into greatness.
Or at least, he was step-born into it
Nathan is also the step-grand-nephew-in-law of Ignatius Chombo, former ZANU PF cabinet minister, part-time collector of illegal farms, council land, and full-time family patriarch of the elite ZANU PF club.
Actually, Mutasa isn’t playing football so much as auditioning for power.
His stats: mediocre. His performances: well, rare and forgettable.
Mutasa’s club minutes are actually less frequent than clean running water in Harare.
Yet somehow, like a prophetic gospel of nepotism fulfilled, Mutasa was selected over Vusa Ngwenya, a rising star with actual match fitness, recent game time, and the unfortunate misfortune of being born poor.
ZIFA’s spokesperson alleges Vusa was dropped due to “injury.”
Others say his only injury was being born without access to the Presidential family WhatsApp group.
ZANU PF insiders, however, allege Mutasa’s inclusion in the national squad is in the true spirit of President Mnangagwa’s “Leave No One Behind” mantra.
It apparently seems that ZIFA, in keeping with its proud tradition of miscommunication and suspicious decision-making, quickly cited ‘technical reasons,’ which, when translated from footballese to political Shona, reads: ‘His mother doesn’t have enough selfies with cabinet ministers and Zvigananda.'”
