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Mnangagwa says Chigova has the safest hands for Zimbabwe

by Byo24News Reporter
07 Jun 2018 at 17:25hrs | Views
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has praise Warriors goalkeeper George Chigova for saving the Zimbabwe national men's football team at the ongoing COSAFA tournament.

Mnangagwa described Chigova as the man with safest hands for Zimbabwe.

"As we currently debate which candidate has the safest hands for Zimbabwe, we can all agree the answer is without a doubt George Chigova, the Warriors heroic goalkeeper who has saved FIVE penalties this week to get the Warriors into the COSAFA final," he tweeted through his official handle @edmnangagwa.




Chigova proved to be a hero for Zimbabwe when the Warriors played Lesotho and Botswana with matches ending goalless and having to be decided through penalty shootouts.

Zimbabwe now faces Zambia in the finals to be played in Polokwane, South Africa.

Mnangagwa also congratulated the Zimbabwe women's football team "who beat Zambia in the first leg of the final qualifying round of the Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) yesterday.

Source - Byo24News
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