Former PSL coach Sunday Chidzambwa believes talks of an exit that troubled an Orlando Pirates star was a blessing in disguise as it helped awaken the Warrior spirit in him.
Sunday Chidzambwa says exit talk that haunted Terrence Dzvukamanja mid-way through the season motivated him to turn a corner at the club.
The Zimbabwe international has been impressive for Orlando Pirates. As a result, coach Jose Riveiro is pleased since opting to give him a second chance.
Dzvukamanja has been concurrently good, so much that it looks like he will be kept for the 2023/24 season.
HOW TERRENCE DZVUKAMANJA HAS FARED
According to Transfermarkt, the ex-Bidvest Wits forward played 12 games this season, where he managed six goals and one assist.
He scored in their latest 2-1 win over TS Galaxy over the weekend. The win helped them to keep their hopes of winning a CAF Champions League slot alive.
As a result, it means Terrence Dzvukamanja has managed one goal in every two games.
With six goals, Terrence Dzvukamanja is one of Orlando Pirates’ best scorers this season.
But Monnapule Saleng leads the club’s goal charts with 10 league goals, albeit with 14 goals combined in all competitions.
HOW TERRENCE DZVUKAMANJA’S WARRIOR SPIRIT WAS AWAKENED
Chiefly, coach Sunday Chidzambwa is convinced that Terrence Dzvukamanja needed the exit talk to reignite his mojo.
“I look at it as a blessing in disguise. He is scoring right now. Terrence [Dzvukamanja] is in a better place to bargain because he is performing better than others,” Sunday Chidzambwa said.
“Of course, it’s difficult to be in a position of being offloaded, but that helped awaken the Warrior spirit in him. I’m sure he has regained the confidence and support of his coaches and his teammates.”
At the moment, the 28-year-old, Dzvukamanja, is one of coach Jose Riveiro’s trusted goal-getters.
Comparatively, Dzvukamanja is ranked higher than the other strikers, including Evidence Makgopa and Ndumiso Mabena.
The trio of Makgopa, Eva Nga and Mabena have one goal among them this season.
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