Mugove Chigada in YAOUNDE, Cameroon
TINO Kadewere has spoken out about his time at Olympique Lyon and when the great Karim Benzema publicly pushed him to shine.
The former Harare City player’s career had reached high levels, and he was scoring for fun.
Now, as he looks back, he says he has no regrets and thanks God for what he has achieved so far.
The striker, who is now at Aris Thessaloniki in Greece, is currently part of the Warriors team to face Equatorial Guinea in an AFCON qualifier in Cameroon today.
“That was huge for me as a boy coming from Highfields,” said Kadewere.
“Having someone who won the Ballon d’Or speaking about you.
“Of course, when you have good performances on the pitch and people are saying good things about you, you expect more.”
The player made waves in France, and even played in La Liga, but gradually went down when he joined Nantes in Ligue 1.
“Eventually it wasn’t the case. I had so many problems in my career, so many injuries that brought me down.
“I never stepped back; I always told myself it would happen again.
“I believe in God anyway, so I always know that whenever you don’t give up, you never know what happens next.
“I still hope for the best even now, doing very well for my club, and I am hoping we can move on from there, you know.”
