Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

Moyo quietly knocking on Warriors door

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DAVID Moyo sets sights on earning Zimbabwe call through Hamilton form.

David Moyo has a Zimbabwe call-up on his mind ahead of Hamilton Accies’ Premiershi­p clash with St Johnstone today.

The 25-year-old striker was born in Harare and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11 where he started his career at Northampto­n.

Moyo, who joined Accies from St Albans City in 2019, played for the Warriors in an Under-23 game in Morocco in 2014.

Ahead of the visit of the Saints, he looked forward to a return to internatio­nal action for Zimbabwe, who face Algeria in an African Group of Nations qualifying double-header next month.

He said: “Obviously, I’d love to play for my country.

“They’ve been in contact but it’s up to me to prove to them that I’m the man to do the job and that I deserve to be called up and to play in my national team.

“They said that they’re watching me and they’ve seen a few games and stuff like that so we’ll see where it goes but nothing is set in stone as of yet.

“In 2014 I played for the Under-23s, so it will be good to finally get a senior call up.”

Accies beat Ayr United 2-1 in the Betfred Cup on Saturday to register their first home win of the season and their first victory in five matches.

Moyo knows the importance of a first home league win of the campaign against Saints who are bottom of the table with seven points, behind St Mirren and Hamilton on goal difference.

He said: “Yeah, obviously it’s massive.

“Our aim is to make this place a fortress that whenever anyone comes, it is this difficult for them so hopefully that starts on Saturday.

“The season has been a bit up and down. “There’s been spells where we’ve been good and spells where we have been not so good.

“But I think we’ve talked about that and we want to put that right and start being a bit more consistent.

“Our aim obviously is to get three points and put points on the board and make that gap as big as possible.” — SportsMole

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