By Sports Reporter
One of Zimbabwe’s 16 million SADC Chairs, Marshall Munetsi on Saturday announced his presence to the land of our former colonial masters with a goal against Everton.
Chairman Munetsi who now plays for Wolves scored in the first half to level the scores. And what a way to do it against a British goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford.
Given the historical political stalemate between Robert Mugabe and Tony Blair, the Son of the Soil had to settle this one on the pitch by scoring against a British.
Munetsi’s goal obviously will be ranked as a success story by the Second Republic. Imagine having a player in the prestigious English Premier League from a country that does not invest in grassroots football development.
Why bother even developing football infrastructure when our players can still make it at the top of world football. Surely Minister Kirsty Coventry has been vindicated now for turning a blind eye on stadia rehabilitation.
South Africa where the Warriors will play their next home game do not even have half a player in English Premier League.
Meanwhile, ZIFA President Nqobile Magwizi announced a partnership with Morocco that will see Zimbabwe ‘hosting’ the North African country. Yes, hosting World Cup semifinalists even if it means in South Africa because currently the country has no CAF approved stadia to host international games.
Maybe Magwizi who is close to one of President Mnangagwa’s businessman, Kuda Tagwirei is forgetting about the revolutionary party’s support to the Saharawi Arab Republic.
Or maybe there is an unannounced policy shift on Morocco since the Second Republic is all about convenience.
