MPOPOMA High School football sensation Lexington Mujokoro is currently in Europe where he is displaying dazzling skills. He has so far scored a dozen goals in the 42nd edition of the Gothia Cup in Sweden and the Dana Cup in Denmark.
BY FORTUNE MBELE
Mujokoro (15), who is also part of the First Mobile Sports Academy (FMSA) has been representing his sister team FMSA (Canada) where he was invited by academy owner Isaac Mbedzi together with three other local players.
Young Mujokoro, who is a Form 3 student at Mpopoma High School is the son of former AmaZulu and Highlanders attacking midfielder and ex-Bulawayo City assistant coach Farai Mujokoro.
Lexington scored half a dozen goals when FMSA (Canada) beat Heesseler SV of Germany 6-0 in his first game in Sweden in the Gothia Cup and his father says he is reliably informed that the German club has made enquiries on the young player.
During the week, he had scored nine goals in the Dana Cup in Sweden in three matches they won 7-1, 3-0 and 4-0, scoring four in the first, a brace in the second and a hat trick in the third.
Mpopoma High School sports director James Rugwevera said they are proud that Lexington is representing the school in Europe.
“We are very proud as a school that Lexington is playing in Europe together with one of our own students Oscar Sibanda. Lexington is a very humble young man who still needs guidance.
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“His playing abilities are just excellent. He has played for all age groups in the school and at his age he commands a first team place in our Under-20 side. He has won many accolades but he has taken that fame at a very tender age and as a school we have a duty to guide him,” Rugwevera said.
His father says Lexington’s interest in football started at a very tender age and he was already watching him at six when he was playing for Highlanders.
“I train him personally; he trains at school [and] at his club FMSA. He listens to instructions and what I have emphasised to him is discipline and dedication. I am not saying this because he is my son, but if he keeps his head down next year he should be playing in the Premier Soccer League and is destined for Europe. His advantage is he has a big body and always says he wants to prove me wrong and he will play better football than I did. I give credit to Mbedzi because he wants the best for the boy and has made him feel the European touch,” Farai said.
He says he has spoken to the school authorities to encourage Lexington to also concentrate on his education.
“He is average at school. His entire mind is in playing football. I rarely see him holding a book unless after I have told him to. I have asked Rugwevera to push him so that he balances his books and his football,” Farai said.
At 10, Lexington was given the first platform to play football, playing for Ajax Hotspurs in the Under-13s in 2013.
In 2014 he won the Under-14 junior league championship with Mpumelelo.
He was top goal scorer in the Under-14s last year with 14 goals for FMSA (Umguza) and this year he has already scored 11 goals in 12 matches for the Under-16s.
Last year, when he was 14, he caught the attention of the Under-17 national team selectors and made it into the provincial squad selected by Marko Dube, Agent Sawu, Melusi Sibanda and Farai.
Then Under-17 national coach Tafadzwa Mashiri attended that selection process.
He was also part of the squad that was assessed by current Under-17 national coach Moses Chunga at Raylton Sports Club.
Lexington and his colleagues return from Europe on Thursday.
