SNIPER BENHURA IS BACK

Tadious Manyepo 

Sports Reporter 

TAKUNDA BENHURA is slowly creeping back to his best after a slow start to the season. 

The Ngezi Platinum striker stuttered in the initial stages of the current campaign, only getting off the scoring mark after nine games. 

His silence in the attacking third wasn’t helping matters for the Mhondoro miners, who also struggled to pick up points in those opening moments of the term. 

But the 24-year-old, who won the 2023 Golden Boot accolade after scoring 13 goals for the champions, has found himself again. 

He has now scored five goals, including a fine strike in Takesure Chiragwi charges’ 3-0 hammering of Chicken Inn at Baobab last Saturday. 

The goals, coupled with his four assists, have also significantly helped the miners who have climbed up to fourth on the log with 24 points under their belt. 

“As a striker, I derive happiness from scoring goals because that is my specific role,” Benhura said. 

“When you start scoring, your level of confidence also comes up and when the goals are helping the team to pick points, you just get to dream more. 

“But my point remains the same. I don’t want to hunt for individual glory. Before everything else, I am here to help my team achieve set targets. 

“If I get the chance to score, I should go for that and if I should pass the responsibility to someone else, I will do that as long as that helps my team at the end of the day. 

“I put the team before everything else. I always strive to become as big a team player as I can and that’s what I am simply doing. 

“At the end of the day, seeing Ngezi Platinum Stars achieve huge stuff makes me feel even better.” 

He now has Obriel Chirinda as his teammate.

“Obviously, I will be looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Chirinda depending on how the technical team would like us to play. 

“I know that Chirinda is a gifted player and I am hoping that he can help me in a lot of ways.

“I would like to score more and create more goals for the team. If we do that, we stand a good chance of retaining the championship. 

“I cannot talk of the Golden Boot at the moment but it will be a dream for me if I manage to defend it.”