The Sunday News
Mandla Moyo, Sports Reporter
THE future of netball as a sport in the country looks bright as seen by the number of times the national women’s team has rubbed shoulders against some of the best sides both in the region and beyond.
Today the nation is working tirelessly in unison to see that the girls make their much awaited trip to Liverpool, England for the World Cup. From a regional point of view everything seems to be going accordingly for GoldReef Netball Club after they went on an ambitious recruitment exercise to inject new blood into their team which is expected to be the mainstay for many years to come.
Such a drive is also expected to take their brand to the next high level while exposing the players to the game at its highest level. Among those gems identified in a fine netball player worth watching in action is a 17-year-old gem Nicole Muzanenhamo.
Despite her age, she has proven to be a reliable player that is also endowed with abundant energy, in addition to fascination skills on the pitch that had seen fans craving for more every time she plays.
Muzanenhamo started playing netball at the age of eight while still in Josiah Primary School in Emakhandeni which she grew up in then later moved to Sikhulile High School.
Later she enrolled at Mpopoma, playing under the books of Shooters Netball Club, a team in which GoldReef plucked her out off after passing trials for a much bigger competitive stage in the Rainbow Amateur Netball League.
To date she has five national teams caps under her belt at junior level, namely Under-17 as well as Under-20 while still hungry for more a desire within her reach looking at her abilities.
She is comfortable as a goal shooter, has been voted a number of times as the best shooter as well as a best player in her business at her level.
In recognition of her talent she has been called into the national teams both junior and senior a number of times. Like any player has a burning desire to play abroad in pursuit of what she knows best.
She is a born winner as shown by the tears she sheds when the team loses a match. If she can manage to keep her feet on the ground the sky is the limit. She is currently still at school, for that reason its books in the morning then training later time permitting. She drives her inspiration from above all, her mother, a coach who introduced her to sport. Is the best yet to come for this gem? Well, only time will tell.
