Chapomba crosses fingers for JBM call-up
Kudakwashe ‘Chapomba’ Whiskey crosses his fingers for a JBM FC call-up on his ambitious road to the Betway Premiership.
Norwood Young Stars goal poacher Kudakwashe Whiskey has his fingers firmly crossed for an opportunity to play for the ABC Motsepe League outfit JBM FC.
“I know if I can get an opportunity with JBM, I will be getting closer to being noticed by other clubs either in the National First Division’s Motsepe Foundation Championship or the Premier Soccer League itself,” said the man who won the Golden Boot Award in the recently ended Alex Northrand Local Football Association’s Promotional League.
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“I am waiting with bated breath for the JBM coach to call me up when he decides. We have already spoken and he’s seen me play as well and the ball is in his court now,” Whiskey said.
The 23-year-old goal poacher of 36 goals who scored on debut after arriving in the league close to midway, said his ambitions were firmly focused on ultimately playing in the Betway Premiership.
“Once there, my next hope is for a call-up to represent my native Zimbabwean side, The Warriors, and then I know I am on the big stage of football and can also represent my small village back home as one of the top players of the beautiful game.”
Whiskey said his greatest South African player is Mamelodi Sundowns’ Themba ‘Mshishi’ Zwane. “He plays simple and effective football and he’s very good at what he does on the pitch, along with Diogo Jota of Liverpool.”
Whiskey said he may not be one of the most skillful players on the pitch but he gets the job of scoring goals done. “Matches are not won by the skills you display on the pitch but by how good you are at scoring those crucial goals to win you the match,” he added.
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His father, Ernest Whiskey, a social football player, came to watch him play one day and after the game, he gave him valuable advice. “He said, ‘Son, you’re such a good player on the wings but what you should also do is to drop into the midfield to collect the ball and that way you will score more often’.
“I took that to heart and did just as advised, and here I am scoring 36 goals from a pool of players that had already played nine games when I arrived in the league. I will forever be indebted to him as his advice helped me score incredible goals,” said the player nicknamed ‘Chapomba’ after one of the traditional brews of his homeland said to be more potent than whiskey.
