Benjani Mwaruwari not forgotten his Bulawayo township roots

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:49 Editor

The England-based Zimbabwean national team captain Benjani Mwaruwari has donated 10 soccer balls to his township team Magwegwe Young Stars, in Bulawayo.

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Captain Benjani

Born and bred in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Mwaruwari grew up in the streets of Magwegwe township, a predominantly old black suburb..

Magwegwe Young Stars coach, Sifiso Ndlovu, said they were touched by Mwaruwari’s way of giving back to the community.

“We are happy that Benjani has boosted the club and the balls will help us during practice. We want to thank him for what he did and we hope more people will help build our community,” he said.

Magwegwe Young Stars are doing well in the junior league. In matches played on Saturday against MK Lions at Emalorini, Magwegwe Young Stars won in both Under-14 and Under-16 games. They beat MK Lions Under-14 1-0 and in the Under-16 match they beat them 2-0.

However, the Under-18 faced their first defeat this season. They had won all the nine matches they played this season and on Saturday they lost 1-3 to MK Lions. Magwegwe Young Stars are dominating in the junior league.

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ragga
written by jihar, August 05, 2010

only 10 taurai henyu, he can do beta, there is not even need for any media, there are some pple who are donating big time but dont go to the media,

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written by colonel M, August 04, 2010

its a start.idiots like Hudofo(wat eve that means)will only criticize.wat has he done himself?well done Benja-we are aware of the project you want to do for the Bulawayo Boys-keep it up ,we shall chip in if needed.dont be discouraged by morons

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written by mkhululi.mdhlongwa, July 29, 2010

only ten balls ,they cost less than 50 pounds.buy them uniforms, boots and some books as well . otherwise keep up your good spirit

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its a start
written by beke, July 28, 2010

Ten is better than nothing. Way to go Benjani