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. . 0 MICHAEL Tapera says there is no better feeling than scoring a winning goal for one’s country as he marked his arrival on the big stage in dream fashion here yesterday.
His priceless goal helped Zimbabwe open their 2024 COSAFA Cup campaign with victory. The Manica Diamonds speed merchant scored a beauty. It’s the FIRST victory for the Warriors, in regulation time, under the guidance of the ZIFA normalisation committee, whose mandate expires on Sunday, after a year of monumental blunders.
“There is obviously no greater feeling than scoring a winning goal for the national team. “I just thought, maybe, I would be on the bench but then I was told that I should prepare to start. I was like, well, me? “I then quickly configured my mind and readied for the encounter.
“Football is the same everywhere and I just told myself that I would go out there and do what I like to do the most. Of course, this is international level. I am extremely happy for the goal and the win on my debut.
” Tapera has made a name for himself at Manica Diamonds for his ability to thrive coming off the bench. He could have recorded at least two assists in the match had Takunda Benhura and Donald Mudadi been a bit more clinical. His criss-crossing interchange with Benhura caught the eye and the movement made the Ngezi Platinum striker look effe.
