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Raymond Jaravaza
A WEEK after being shipped out of struggling Absa Premiership side AmaZulu FC, Zimbabwean international midfielder Ovidy Karuru is hopeful of landing a contact with yet another South African club and is not looking at reviving his career back at home.
Karuru was shown the door by the Durban-based club last Saturday.
The 30-year-old Warriors midfielder had made only eight appearances in AmaZulu’s 14 league matches this season after struggling to make an impact at the Durban-based club, which is currently second from bottom on the log and in real danger of being relegated.
“I still have a couple of seasons before retirement and I’m looking at getting a contract with another team here in South Africa. My journey with AmaZulu was an amazing one, it unfortunately had to come to an end but life still goes on,” Karuru told B-Metro Sport.
The player and Amazulu FC cut his contract by mutual consent.
“AmaZulu FC and Zimbabwean international attacking midfielder, Ovidy Karuru have reached a mutual agreement for the termination of his contract with immediate effect,” Usuthu said in a brief statement.
AmaZulu general manager, Lunga Sokhela thanked the player for his service since joining the Kwazulu Natal outfit in 2017.
“We thank Ovidy for his time with us and wish him all the best in his career,” said Sokhela.
Karuru arrived in the South African Premiership in 2014 from OH Leuven in Belgium but he failed to impress at Kaizer Chiefs and was deemed surplus to requirements before he was shipped out on July 1, 2016.
After spending six months without a club, he managed to land a contract at Amazulu on February 3, 2017.
He joined the club when they were under the mentorship of Warriors caretaker coach Joey Antipas. The club was then in the South Africa’s National First Division.
Karuru, who was eager to prove himself after being offloaded by Kaizer Chiefs made an immediate impact at the club and established himself as a key member as the team gained promotion into the top-flight league five months later.
The Warriors midfielder’s current contract with AmaZulu was supposed to expire in June 2020 but he is now a free agent and will join a club of his choice in the next transfer window, which opens next month.
Asked if he will consider a move to the South African second tier league — the National First Division — the player said he remains hopeful of playing top flight football in 2020.
Online Reporter