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WARRIORS international Tawanda Maswanhise made his debut for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell at the weekend.
He gave a good account for himself as he begins life at his new club.
Maswanhise was unveilied just before his team took on Kilmarnock in a game they won 1-0 through a late strike from Moses Ebiye.
The 21-year-old provided the assist.
His coach, Stuart Kettlewell spoke glowingly of the forward after the game.
“You can see what Tawanda is going to bring us. It’s been a bit of whirlwind for him, the opportunity came up within a few hours to be involved in a bounce game. I loved his character and personality to thrust himself in and he seen that as an opportunity.
“We’ve had him since the start of last week and he’s shown up well in training sessions and another bounce game. He brings us a dimension that we don’t quite have with his ball carrying ability and hopefully he adds that final ball. Hopefully he’s exciting for the Motherwell fans because he’s really embraced coming here and he excites me.”
The winger, who recently made his debut for the Warriors in their 2-0 loss to Lesotho in a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier, has been club hunting after he left Leicester City two months ago.
In April, Maswanhise was on trial at a lower-division English club, Stockport City, as he targeted a deal. Stockport will be playing in the English League One next season after winning the League Two championship last season.
The 21-year-old winger has spent over 10 years in the Leicester City development structures and has made huge progress at the Foxes, to the point of being included in the Premier League match day squad of the first team.
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