Chadya wants to be Warriors No 1
game is progressing,” he said.
Playing away from home, Ngezi Platinum Stars are likely to employ a defensive approach with the former Dynamos duo of Walter Mukanga and Dominic Mukandi set to anchor a midfield that will also feature Xolisani Moyo.
2016 Castle Lager Soccer Star of the Year finalist Godknows Murwira will also have to contend with a changed GOALKEEPER Nelson Chadya reckons those who believe he is the next Warriors number one are not mistaken at all.
“That’s very true, I am the next big thing and whoever is saying that knows football,” says the Ngezi Platinum Stars goalkeeper.
Chadya announced his arrival on the big stage in style, playing a starring role as the Young Warriors held a highly-fancied Cameron in a CAF Under-20 Cup of Nations qualifier in Harare last year.
Unbeknown to football lovers who were at the National Sports Stadium that sunny Sunday afternoon was the fact that role as he is set to join sweeper Partson Jaure and Knowledge Machona at the heart of defence.
Ndiraya noted the tendency by Zimbabwean clubs to plunge into battle without much knowledge of their opponents or the weather conditions as the main reasons why locals struggled in Caf Club competitions.
“We left Zimbabwe having been alerted of the hot and humid conditions their hero of the day had no goalkeeper’s coach at his club.
This year Ngezi Platinum Stars have roped in Gift “Umbro” Muzadzi and Chadya, who is set to guard goal in his team’s maiden Caf Confederations Cup game today, believes it’s time to shine.“Last year was a breakthrough year for me but we had no goalkeeper’s trainer at Ngezi so there are some things I had to know but didn’t know.
“However, this year we have had the fortune of having Gift Muzadzi as our teacher and with his expert help I know I can only grow from strength to strength,” he says.
Chadya missed out on the here and that informed our decision to congest the midfield and try to contain them. Our focus is wholly on this match but if we are to write a success story in this tournament we have to beat Pamplemousse and reach the group stage,” he said. N Chadya, K Machona, P Jaure, G Murwira; W Mukanga, D Mukandi, L Chakoroma, N Ketala, T Muchisa, X Moyo; K Bulaji Africa Cup of Nations squad as coach Kallisto Pasuwa chose to go with Tatenda Mkuruva, Donovan Bernard and Takabva Mawaya.
Interestingly Mawaya is now at Ngezi battling Chadya for the number one jersey.
“I am not worried by Takabva’s arrival, if anything it encourages me. The way I look at it is he is here to give me competition.
“As for the Afcon miss, it actually gave me energy to work even harder because I know I am not at the stage I want to be but my time will come very soon,” says the goalie who made 24 Premier Soccer League appearances last season.