News of the South HARARE – In a gesture that has been interpreted by some as “eyeing for a political career,” former Warriors and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Gobbelaar has made known his interests in meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and renowned Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry who was recently appointed Minister of Arts, Sports and Recreation.
The 60-year old legendary soccer star, nicknamed “Jungleman” announced his intentions in an interview with the Liverpool Echo following the launch of his autobiography ‘Life In A Jungle’ in Liverpool, England last week.
“I’m going back to Zimbabwe for a function on November 10 and while I’m there, I’ll be sitting with the Sports minister, Kirsty Coventry, then I will hopefully see the President, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
I need to have a word with him and I’d like to get into the political side, we’ll see what happens with that,” Gobelaar said.
He added that there are still a few chapters to be written since he is still alive.
“People have said to me, ‘Jeepers, you have done things that other people have never dreamt of doing and would never do.’
“It’s a remarkable journey that I’ve been on and I appreciate every aspect of it, that’s why we had to get it down on paper in the book,” He said.
Gobelaar was a key member and the driving force behind Reinhard Fabisch’s famed Warriors “Dream Team” of the early 90s and he is also one of the most famous Zimbabwean players of his generation.
In Liverpool he clocked up to 628 appearances and clinched six league titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups and the European Cup prior to his departure in 1994.
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