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Bruce Chikuni
Sports Reporter
SIMBA Bhora midfielder, Walter Musona, made a winning start to life as a captain after guiding their 3-2 victory over Manica Diamonds at Sakubva on Sunday.
Musona is celebrating his 11th season, since making his Castle Lager Premiership debut with the now defunct Motor Action.
He had never been captain before joining Simba Bhora.
Coach Tonderai Ndiraya announced his decision to hand the armband to Musona just a few minutes before the match.
Musona took over from Tinashe Balakasi, who moved to Botswana during the off-season.
“I was surprised but I think I have been in this game for some time now. I have learnt a lot and I know what is expected from this role,” said Musona.
“My family only learnt about this promotion after seeing the pictures and they have all wished me luck.”
The 28-year-old appears to have matured into one of the domestic Premiership’s finest talents and he has also showed the desire to fight for the Warriors’ cause.
“We showed character, everyone gave his best for us to walk away with maximum points and I think our game plan to score two early goals to unsettle our opponents really worked.
“The coach has reiterated that we are targeting top eight this season and that’s exactly what we were focusing on, we just want to do better than what we did last season. It’s not going to be easy but I think as a team we are ready for anything that comes our way and I also want to do better to improve last season’s statistics,” he said.
Simba Bhora are now preparing to host Green Fuel, who also registered maximum points at the cost of Bulawayo Chiefs, on Saturday.
Last season, Green Fuel claimed a 1-0 victory at the National Sports Stadium, thanks to a Washington Mapuwa free-kick from range.
Simba Bhora thumped Green Fuel 3-0 on the road in the reverse fixture and they got their goals from Alexander Mandinyenya, Taimon Machope and Albert Manenji.
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