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. . Raymond Jaravaza
IF emulating a feat achieved by the great Peter Ndlovu could be weighed in gold that achievement would be worth bars of the precious metal.
Widely regarded as the greatest Warrior of all-time, natural talent Ndlovu made history as the first African to play in the English Premiership.
Before leaving Highlanders to join Coventry City, the man nicknamed ‘The Flying Elephant’ by the British media mesmerised local football supporters as a sixteen year-old scoring machine.
So good was Nsukuzonke that he was voted the Soccer Star of the Year for two consecutive years in 1990 and 1991.
No other player in modern day football has managed to achieve that accomplishment.
But that record could be broken by one lad – Rodwell Chinyengetere.
With six rounds of matches before the curtain comes down on the Premier Soccer League season, the FC Platinum striker rules the roost on the top goal scorers’ charts with 13 goals.
“The voting patterns for the Soccer Stars of the Year finalists and eventual winner don’t change that much so it’s not unusual for the best player to come from the league champions as was the case last year.
“If FC Platinum goes all the way and are crowned league champions it should not come as a surprise for Rodwell to be a top contender for the Soccer Star of the Year award.
“Goals win games for a team and the lad has been scoring for FC Platinum,” sports broadcaster Dave Simba told B-Metro Sport.
Chinyengetere is the reigning Soccer Star of the Year after he led from the front to help FC Platinum win the league last season.
He might not be as great as Nsukuzonke but being in the same pages of history books as Ndlovu is a feat any player would die to attain.
At the height of his athletic powers, Ndlovu was being mentioned alongside the likes of Ryan Giggs and George Best, not bad for a lad from Bulawayo who arrived in England as a raw talent and exploded on the scene.
Crucially, he led his country with distinction and twice shepherded the Warriors to the Nations Cup finals, including the first appearance in Tunisia in 2004.
Online Reporter