Tau seeks gold for his Golden Jubilee

FOR someone who failed to reach dizzy heights as a player, Triangle gaffer Taurai Mangwiro is willing to make amends by winning at least a league championship title.

On Tuesday, the former Dynamos midfielder turned 50 and announced it via his WhatsApp status which read: “50 and not out.”

“Had it been in my favourite sport, cricket, I would have raised the bat to celebrate this milestone, but all the glory goes to God for taking us through all the years, and I am still willing to go on until I attain my target — to win the league title,”said Mangwiro.

Celebrating his 50th anniversary, he said, had given him an opportunity to reflect on the journey he has travelled in the football trenches.

“I admit that I have had my highs and lows both as a player and a coach, but I still feel I still have a lot to offer.”

Since venturing into coaching 15 years ago, failure to win the league title is something that haunts him.“As a coach I have done fairly well, I won the Cosafa Under-20 with Methembe Ndlovu, played in a number of finals, won the Chibuku Super Cup twice and I have participated in the African safari thrice.

“Despite all this, my biggest disappointment is that I have not been able to win the championship, which is the ultimate goal.”

Mangwiro was introduced to football by his late brother Tonderai Nhamo and former Dynamos skipper Memory Mucherahohwa

“My late elder brother Tonderai Nhamo, better known as ‘Nyaro’, together with Memory Mucherahohwa introduced me to football at Gwinyiro Primary School in the early 80’s.

“I managed to break into the senior team at primary level and at Dynamos because of them. I stopped training with the Dynamos juniors in 1988, but Mucherahohwa persuaded me, and went on to talk to then-Dynamos coach Peter Nyama who said I was a good player.