Peter to Guest play for the Soccer Stars Team

Peter Ndlovu

Peter Ndlovu, who surprised the local football community by signing for unknown soccer entity Highfield United FC, will make a pre-season appearance at Rufaro Stadium on January 25, in a match planned to prepare the Warriors for CHAN.

“Nsukuzonke,” which when literally translated means “The Flying Elephant,” will feature as a guest player on the side of the Soccer Stars of the Year as they play the Warriors.

The match will give national team caretaker coach, Madinda Ndlovu, the opportunity to assess his final side before departure for Madagascar for the CHAN campaign. Plans earlier made by the Zimbabwe Football Association to engage Zambia in an international friendly hit a snag, compelling the technical department to look up to meaningful local competition.

(Peter) Ndlovu confirmed this development in a telephone interview, saying he will be featuring in the match as a way of helping raise money for the Soccer Stars of the Year Banquet penciled in for Harare on January 27. His new club, Highfield Utd has been communicated with, and have given a nod to the request.

But it is his appearance at Rufaro that is expected to see soccer followers flocking to the stadium to see for themselves the thunder left in the lethal left boot of the former national team captain who, at 100 matches, is the most capped Zimbabwe Warrior.

By Gilbert Munetsi