JOHANNESBURG - Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce last Friday gave former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari a new lease on life as a professional footballer when he signed him on a one year contract with an option for extension for another 12 months. (P
The Zimbabwe striker who was a free agent after Manchester City released him at the end of last season had been training with Rovers hoping to convince them to give him a contract. Big Sam, who was known to admire Mwaruwaris style of play, had made it clear that the 32-year old Zimbabwean had done enough during his time at Rovers to persuade the technical department that he deserved a contract. ??
“He has trained with us a few days. He has shown us enough that we think he will be okay to play for us in the Premier League, Allardyce told reporters. The 32-year-old former Auxerre, Portsmouth and Sunderland striker said he had received offers from clubs in Qatar and France during the off-season but his target was to stay in England.