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Fungai Muderere
RED-HOT ex-Highlanders player Knox Mutizwa, who has scored nine league goals so far for Absa Premiership side Golden Arrows, is on an impressive strike rate of 3,1 per game chasing down top scorer Gabadinho Mhango (Orlando Pirates) for the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award.
Mutizwa, fondly known as Mjomane, has scored 32 goals in 100 appearances for Arrows in all competitions. He earned his 100th cap last weekend when Abafana Bes’thende took on Kaizer Chiefs, a club that was previously home to his hero and Warriors captain Knowledge Musona.
Musona, who recently chose to sign for KAS Eupen over South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, scored 40 goals in 88 appearances in all competitions for Amakhosi to put his then Super Diski strike rate at 2,2 per match.
Mutizwa has even expressed his desire to follow in the footsteps of the Warriors skipper.
“I think Knowledge Musona played quite a good role at Kaizer Chiefs and scored some important goals so everyone in Zimbabwe wanted to come to South Africa because of Musona,” said the 26-year-old Golden Arrows gunman.
He added: “I don’t think he scored as many goals as I did right now . . . One day I will play also for Kaizer Chiefs, I will do what he did. I’m okay here at Arrows but obviously every player wants to play for a big team. Right now I’m comfortable at Arrows, everything is going well, but in future . . .”
In the Warriors setup, Mutizwa competes for a starting place with Europe-based players such as Musona, the in-form duo of Tinotenda Kadewere and Macauley Bonne as well as Admiral Muskwe.
Also battling for places in the Warriors final squad alongside Mutizwa are Evans Rusike and Terrence Dzvukamanja, who also ply their trade in the South African league and locally based rising star Prince Dube.
Being in a business where results can decide your fate, Mutizwa is grateful to Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela for his patience with him and promises to repay the gaffer for his faith.
“I think he’s been patient with me. We have many top strikers in the team. He’s been good to me and I appreciate him a lot. I will repay him one day,” said the 2015 Zimbabwe’s Golden Boot Award winner.
Mutizwa admitted that at times he felt he was letting Komphela down by missing scoring chances.
Nonetheless, he has become an important player for the team as he often gets important goals.
Online Reporter