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Warriors Defender Tendayi Darikwa Says He Relishes Playing For Zimbabwe.

5 years agoFri, 16 Nov 2018 06:45:44 GMT
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Warriors Defender Tendayi Darikwa Says He Relishes Playing For Zimbabwe.

In a report by NottinghamshireLive, Warriors defender Tendayi Darikwa spoke at length from his base in Nottingham, England about his experiences and desire to play for Zimbabwe. He said

 To be honest, when I was young and growing up, with the system I came through at Chesterfield, I never thought that I would play at this level, where I am today. As soon as the Zimbabwe thing came about, I wanted to jump at the opportunity. I am very proud of my upbringing and my heritage. Playing for Zimbabwe was always something that I wanted when the opportunity became clear.

It is my father who is from Zimbabwe and I have been eligible to play for them, since birth. I looked at playing for them a few years back. The passport situation had been difficult, so it did not materialise as quickly as I would have liked it too.

Over the years, because of the way the FA worked and because of the way the country was, it was not the most professional set-up. But they have managed to sort things out and I am very pleased with the way it has gone. The country has gone through a tough time in recent years, but now there is a new regime and a new government in charge. Hopefully, things can start picking up and going back to the way they were many years ago.

It was good going out there, it was a special feeling for me. It was an honour to play for the country of my father’s birth. I have a lot of families out there as well. It was good to play in front of them because many of them have never been over here to watch me play. It was pleasing for me on that front. And, more than that, we got two good results.

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I have been over there before to visit, to see them all. But this was the first time they were able to watch me play in a proper game. We got two good results and, hopefully, they will get to see me play in more games as well. There are a few players in England who are going through the same process, with their passports, as I had to complete. It can be a long process.

There are a few players who play in Belgium. But the main core of the squad plays in South Africa. It is not a bad league there. Once I knew I was going to be playing I did a bit of research. There are some good players out there and hopefully, that will help us on the international stage.

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