U19 World Cup Report

[jontym87]

The faith healer that accompanied the Zimbabwe U19 national cricket team to the just-ended ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, at the behest of coach Prosper Utseya, was disguised as a mental strength coach.

Impeccable sources said his duties were vaguely described as “helping players improve mental and emotional wellbeing”.

I'm unable to establish if the still unidentified faith healer holds any professional qualifications and whether he was paid for his services.

Prosper disguised Madzibaba from Highfields suburb as a mental strength coach but his duties were to perform rituals on the team,” an insider said on condition of anonymity to protect his professional interests.

Utseya is a devout follower of one of Zimbabwe's many apostolic sects, where the Highfield-based healer belongs.

Despite flashes of promise during the tournament, Zimbabwe failed to rise to the occasion leaving sceptics particularly annoyed with coach Utseya's trusted spirit-man.

“We cannot waste time on magic. Sport is about hard work not luck. More importantly, some members in the team are not comfortable with these rituals but they play along because they are afraid of the coach,” a source said, adding that some players were considering protesting the inclusion of the faith healer.

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surely not??
Maybe this fucker was responsible for the batting line-up?
We needed some bowlers, he should have turned his arm over, he wouldn’t have been the oldest in the tournament.

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These charlatans cost money, I wonder if there was a money back guarantee?

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I hope they wore condoms for some of these “rituals,” some of that shit can get nasty!

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The Moslem guy must have been really put out, bought a spot in the side, didn’t play, lost his virginity and came back a Christian.

[jontym87]

The Moslem guy must have been really put out, bought a spot in the side, didn’t play, lost his virginity and came back a Christian.

I don't think this is ok at all why do you have to identify someone by his faith and denigrate them like that. I have always found this forum to be a bit civil but this is out of order.

[ZIMDOGGY]

The Moslem guy must have been really put out, bought a spot in the side, didn’t play, lost his virginity and came back a Christian.

I don't think this is ok at all why do you have to identify someone by his faith and denigrate them like that. I have always found this forum to be a bit civil but this is out of order.

I think you’ve taken that the wrong way.

He’s basically saying he went in one way and came out a different person. He’s been specific and no doubt that’s half to do with the magic man.

[Mueddie28]

The faith healer that accompanied the Zimbabwe U19 national cricket team to the just-ended ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, at the behest of coach Prosper Utseya, was disguised as a mental strength coach.

Impeccable sources said his duties were vaguely described as “helping players improve mental and emotional wellbeing”.

I'm unable to establish if the still unidentified faith healer holds any professional qualifications and whether he was paid for his services.

Prosper disguised Madzibaba from Highfields suburb as a mental strength coach but his duties were to perform rituals on the team,” an insider said on condition of anonymity to protect his professional interests.

Utseya is a devout follower of one of Zimbabwe's many apostolic sects, where the Highfield-based healer belongs.

Despite flashes of promise during the tournament, Zimbabwe failed to rise to the occasion leaving sceptics particularly annoyed with coach Utseya's trusted spirit-man.

“We cannot waste time on magic. Sport is about hard work not luck. More importantly, some members in the team are not comfortable with these rituals but they play along because they are afraid of the coach,” a source said, adding that some players were considering protesting the inclusion of the faith healer.

Its time to fire Prosper
Get a coach with a vision

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Maybe you misunderstood me? Disappointing that I have to explain, but I will.
It’s obvious the guy shouldn’t have been there and equally obvious that some shenanigans occurred for him to get there.
The incentives weren’t enough to get him any game time, then sounds like he had to endure ancient highly questionable religious rituals and may have had to convert in order to try and get onto the field and yet still wasn’t enough. Maybe he endured a baptism?
I’m not sure which part you misunderstood. Nothing really to do with his faith at all, but more a joke aimed at the allegation of a disguised faith healer embedded in the touring party as a cook or physio or whatever, if it’s true, which I doubt. And of course a corrupt system where parents can buy a spot in an international side and the low life’s who will accept the offer. The big G will have cleared the slate for them that first Sunday , that’s of course assuming there’s conscience involved, which I don’t think there is.
It’s a brilliant concept, do absolutely anything you like and on the weekend some guy you haven’t met yet gets his representative dressed in a sheet to wipe the slate clean and you can commence fresh and rejuvenated on the Monday. The center of morality and consciousness is supposed to be embedded somewhere in the frontal lobe which is conspicuous by its absence around this neck of the woods
Zanu and ZC are riddled with God bothering nasty corrupt and incompetent people. I’m not sure how much their God follows cricket, least of all supports Zim cricket, but He’s certainly got their backs as far as the rest goes

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The people that really have a lot to answer for are these missionaries that destroyed Africa.
A witchdoctor festooned in hyena paws and the dried scrotums of his enemies was the real deal, if he mixed a brew and pranced about chanting some mbanje-induced incantations to his ancestors you could be assured shit was about to get real, I’ve seen it first hand. These new fangled religions Africans follow are just vanilla.
Of course the powerful politicians hedge their bets and they will keep a Tonga medicine man as a back up in case the suited minister doesn’t come good.