A sportswriter just accused the national coach of using witchcraft with his lineup. Veteran journalist Robson Sharuko blasted Zimbabwe Warriors coach Marian Marinica for benching Tawanda Maswanhise in the first two AFCON games, calling the choice unscientific after the team crashed out with a single point. Sharuko argued the 23-year-old Motherwell forward, in strong Scottish Premiership form with a Leicester City background, should have started over local league players like Washington Navaya and Ishmael Wadi.
Marinica had defended his picks with talk of data, but the critic questioned why Maswanhise never got subbed in against Angola when Knowledge Musona got hurt. The winger finally started the last match against South Africa, responding with a stunning 19th-minute equalizer now considered a possible goal of the tournament, which only sharpened the scrutiny of his earlier absence.
Marinica had defended his picks with talk of data, but the critic questioned why Maswanhise never got subbed in against Angola when Knowledge Musona got hurt. The winger finally started the last match against South Africa, responding with a stunning 19th-minute equalizer now considered a possible goal of the tournament, which only sharpened the scrutiny of his earlier absence.
