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Peter Moyo trades mic for soccer boots

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SUNGURA musician, Peter Moyo on Saturday played his first game for Zifa Eastern Region Division 1 side Yadah Football Club, after he was roped into the club following his decision to join Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries.

SUNGURA musician, Peter Moyo on Saturday played his first game for Zifa Eastern Region Division 1 side Yadah Football Club, after he was roped into the club following his decision to join Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries.

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO

Although the Young Igwe’s decision to play for the club raised eyebrows, he told NewsDay that football was not foreign territory to him, as he played for Lancashire Steel Under-19 team until 2009, when he temporarily hung his boots and had to take over Utakataka Express, following the death of his father, Tongai.

Moyo was introduced as a right winger during the second half of the match, where they clobbered Gutu Football Club 5-1 .

The Mushonga Mukuru singer yesterday told NewsDay he was happy with his performance and being part of the winning team.

“It was a good experience to play my first match for my team, Yadah Football Club, and win the game that was watched by my prophet, Walter Magaya,” Moyo said.

“I am currently engaged in fitness training and by next month I will be ready to command a place in the first 11.”

The musician, who had been training with the team for the past two months, said he was able to strike a balancing act between music and soccer, since he did not do rehearsals for his shows.

“The only time I rehearse is when I am preparing for a new album and it will only be a week,” he said.

Although Utakataka Express was recently rocked by internal squabbles that threatened to tear the outfit apart with guitarist, Willard “Willo” Loti leaving to start a solo career and the firing of Mathew Perego and drummer, Prince Kapatsa, Moyo insisted he was not going to completely drop the microphone for soccer boots.

“Things have not been good in my camp, but everything has since been resolved. The fights have strengthened me as the leader and the Utakataka Express glory days are back. I am still into music and will never stop performing, my prophet even told me that music is my life and he blessed me to be a good musician. It is only that I am playing for pleasure after I joined the church,” he said.

“I know there are people peddling falsehoods that I am going to quit music after we fired them from the band. I am determined to keep intact my late father’s legacy.”