Chronicle Editor
Phylis Nleya
WORLD renowned author and speaker Wayne W Dyer once said “You can’t give away what you don’t have. If you don’t have love for yourself, then you can’t be loving to others.”
Such is the story of former Shabanie Mine FC utility player Brighton Pamhirwa.
A man of a small physical stature and an assuming character.
Pamhirwa a soccer legend in his own right, reminisces the days of his dance with the world’s most beautiful game which is soccer.
The trailblazing Pamhirwa starred for Shabanie where he made a bigger impact on the local game and had stints with Triangle United.
It is Shabanie who gave him the chance to play Premiership football.
The former nomadic player also had stints with Black Rhinos, Hippo Valley, Shooting Stars and Chiredzi FC.
Pamhirwa played as a midfielder and in his hey days he used to determine the flow and the pace of the game.
He used to give opponents a torrid time but his career sadly ended prematurely due to an injury.
From there he struggled to pick up form until he retired.
His heart however, remained with the sport he loves so much hence he started Pams Academy Football Club which nurtures and promotes talent from all around Zvishavane. He deals with future stars as his focus is on grooming those still at school and youths.
Pamhirwa said he wants more children to come forward and stay away from drug and substance abuse.
At the moment the academy has 29 boys playing in Division One and two are playing in the PSL.
In 2017, he managed to take two players to the national Under-17s team. These are Thubelihle Jubane who’s now playing for Sheasham FC and Ronald Mathe who is now playing for FC Platinum.
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