Baroka eye Munawa Player sends seven two-minute action videos to club
SOUTH Africa’s Absa Premiership si side Baroka FC are said to have been watching action videos of HighlandersHighland midfield genius Simon Munawa, a player who has produced top drawer performances for Bosso this season. Better known as Yola, MunawaM told this publication he was made to send seven of his t two-minutes long action videos to an agent linked to Baroka FC,FC a club established in 2007 and rose to prominence in 2011 by reaching the semi-final of the 2011 Nedbank Cup, defeating severals Absa Premier Soccer League sides like Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs along the way. “All I must say at the momentmom is that I am a Highlanders player and I’m still concentrating ono the job at hand. However, without mentioning names I can con confirm that I was personally contacted to send action videos that werew being requested by Baroka FC,” said Munawa. Spirited efforts to get a commentcom from Baroka FC officials drew a blank as their office phones went unanswered. Munawa, a Nguboyenja-bre Nguboyenja-bred footie star who is endowed with good ball control, purposeful combativec and creative play, is heavily tipped to be among the 2016 Soccer Stars of the Year finalists together with his teammates Peter Muduhwa, Rahman Kutsanzira and Prince Dube, FC Platinum trio of Winsto Winston Mhango, Petros Mhari and Kelvin Moy Moyo, CAPS United’s Leonard Tsipa and Hw Hwange’s Gift Mbweti among others. Munawa can pack powerful shots an and score spectacular goals. The ones that quickly comes to mind tr trended on YouTube — a beautiful o overhead kick at Barbourfields on Se September 17, 2015 and his wonder st strike from outside the box that ne nestled at the top of the upright corner wh when Bosso beat Ngezi Platinum 2-1 at E Emagumeni in a match that was broa broadcast live on Supersport. Ou Our sister paper Sunday Mail once wrote that more often than not, Munawa’s graft goes unnoticed. The publication furthe further claimed he is the Paul Scholes of the Bo Bosso starting XI — and like the retired English Englishman, he has what it takes to decide the outcomeoutco of big matches. Munaw Munawa has risen from a being ordinary boy from Nguboyenja high-density suburb ini into to a midfield workhorse described by Bosso’s D Dutch expatriate Erol Akbay as the best d-lin d-link player in the Premiership. “Simo “Simon is a very good player, I am happy with him.him He is a big game player, very infl influential.uentia Because of his presence we can initiate someso dangerous attacks. For me he is the best d defensive linkman in the league today. ThThThTh The e boy i is also good at passing, very strong physically whichw makes up for his lack of speed,” Akbay was once quoted as saying The 28-ye 28-year-old Munawa is a grafting defensive linkman whosewh workman-like approach has been the foun foundation on which Highlanders’ 2016 transformatio transformation was built. Munawa w was brought to Bosso by Mkhuphali “Mr Cooper” M Masuku in 2011, having played for the now defunct A AmaZulu, Zimbabwe Saints, Underhill and Shooting Stars.St Two years shy of 30 years, he should be approaching the climax of his powers and the midfielder wanted to make the most of this season to earn a foreign deal come 2017. “I think I havehav worked hard this season and we played well as a team. My goal was to play well and attract foreign interesti so that I realise my dream which is to finis finish my career in the Absa Premiership and against all o odds I think it can still be done,” he said.@ said.