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MOTHERWELL ended their two-game losing streak with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice in the Scottish Premiership on Thursday, thanks to Tawanda Maswanhise’s double.
The Warriors striker scored in both halves, past Sam Dalby in goal for the hosts.
The result propelled Motherwell into fourth place in the Premiership table, leapfrogging United.
Maswanhise’s form will be welcome news for Zimbabwe coach Michael Nees ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Warriors face Kenya on November 11 and Cameroon four days later, seeking at least a point to secure a spot at next year’s finals in Morocco.
The 21-year-old winger has spent over a decade in Leicester City’s development system, making significant progress. He was included in the Premier League match day squad and won Leicester’s development side Player of the Year last season.
Born in Zimbabwe, Maswanhise moved to the UK at two.
He has previously been targeted by Warriors coaches, including Norman Mapeza, before the 2021 Afcon finals.
Following on from seven Under-18s appearances in his breakthrough season of 2019/20 at Leicester, Maswanhise made his Development Squad debut against West Ham United in March 2021, while also being named on the bench for a Premier League fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford two months later.
His involvement for the Under-18s increased across 2020/21 too, with 20 league appearances bringing six assists and a goal.
The 2021/22 season was another campaign of positive progress for the young Leicester City forward.
Starting on a high following, his impressive showings with the first team in pre-season training, the 19-year-old looked comfortable in League 2 and the Papa Johns Trophy, featuring in all 29 of the Development Squad’s competitive fixtures.
Making his mark on the scoresheet 10 times in League 2, the attacker, who usually plays off the left but can also be deployed down the middle, netted several important goals, including some superb individual efforts nominated for the Club’s Goal of the Month competitions.
In the 2022/23 and the Zimbabwean again made positive in-roads, finding the net in all of City’s opening six fixtures across two competitions
Online Reporter