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DOES Marshall Munetsi have a lookalike in professional football?
Someone who, from a distance, appears to look like him?
Probably yes, probably no!
Some will point to Real Madrid French international midfielder, Aurelien Tchouameni.
Like Kylian Mbappe, Tchouameni is of Cameroonian descent.
And, just like Munetsi, Tchouameni is a defensive midfielder.
Until this season, he was playing against Munetsi in the same French Ligue 1, where he was on the books of Monaco.
In June, he moved to Real Madrid in a blockbuster six-year deal worth an estimated 100m euros.
The 22-year-old has become a big part of the Real Madrid set-up in his first few months at the record European champions.
Tchouameni made 35 Ligue 1 appearances for Monaco last season, contributing three goals and two assists.
He had also been linked with Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris St-Germain.
Munetsi helped Stade Reims battle to a goalless draw against Lionel Messi’s PSG at the weekend.
Ahead of the showdown, reports in France focussed, and praised, Munetsi for his philanthropic work in Zimbabwe.
“The Zimbabwean international defensive midfielder from Stade de Reims, who faces PSG this Saturday evening during the 10th day of Ligue 1, brings a solid and powerful in the midfield,” read one of the reports.
“Marshall Munetsi is also a committed man off the field.
“The defensive midfielder of the Stade de Reims takes care of the schooling of 60 young children, girls and boys, aged 14 and 15, in two high schools in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
“Some are orphans.
“The Zimbabwean international (22 caps, one goal) created his foundation in 2019 when he arrived in Reims, after two seasons in South Africa at Orlando Pirates.”
The reports claimed that Munetsi has set aside 10 percent of his salary, at the French club, to help the poor students to have a decent education.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter