Mujokoro to lead FMSA strike force in Sweden

Fungai Muderere
FORMER AmaZulu and Highlanders midfielder Farai Mujokoroa��s son Lexington is carving a name in football, the same profession that gave his father bragging rights.

At a tender age of 15 he is getting opportunities that never knocked on his fathera��s door. He will be leading from the front when First Mobile Sports Academy (FMSA) begin their campaign at the Gothia World Youth Cup Football tournament which starts on Saturday.

FMSA is owned by Canada-based Zimbabwean, Isaac Mbedzi who runs a similar academy in the North American country. His academy in Zimbabwe competes in the Bulawayo provincial juniors league.

Lexington (15) is one of the players drawn from FMSA academies in Zimbabwe and Canada to play in the Gothia World Youth Cup, the largest international youth football tournament which will see about 1 700 teams from 82 nations play more than 4 500 matches on 110 fields.

a�?Ita��s the teams and participants from around the world that make the tournament unique. A meeting place for the worlda��s youth, irrespective of religion, skin colour or nationality, with football as the common denominator. The FMSA are one of the favourites in the tournament and have won it in the past. We are happy that Lexington has been afforded a chance to showcase his skills and look forward to hearing positives about the young Zimbabwean players at the meet,a�? said Richard Ndlovu, who is one of the coaches at the Zimbabwe based FMSA.

At the contest, each player will receive a diploma. For teams reaching the finals, each player will receive a medal. The finalists in the B play-off will get medals and a trophy. The two losing teams in the A play-off semi-final will receive a third place trophy and bronze medals during half-time of the final in their class.

Gothia Cup was first held in 1975. Through the years, almost a million players from a total of 141 countries have participated in the tournament. . .