Zimbabwe women’s volleyball player Jennifer Tembo has found a new home in Rwanda, joining the senior team, Rwanda Revenue Authority, after leaving Wolves Volleyball Club in Malawi.
The 21-year-old spent three years in Malawi where she won a university scholarship and will finish her studies online.
Her first high profile involvement in the revenue team colors will be the African Volleyball Champions where her team will be invited to participate.
Malawi Wolves coach Thulani Maphosa, who offered Tembo a scholarship, said he was happy to see her reach East Africa.
“Jennifer has been with me for over three years and my role is to secure a better future and a better experience for the players. While it is a big loss for Malawi, it is a big gain for the Zimbabwe national team and the player,” Maphosa told NewsDay Weekender Sport.
“Moving to Rwanda was part of my plan as I offered her a scholarship to Malawi to pursue a degree in Social Sciences and I took care of her like my own daughter and guided her in the process to become a better player and progress for international recognition. It is exciting that she has come this far. The standard of play is much higher in East Africa “.
Maphosa praised Zimbabwe’s well-connected Bulawayo-based volleyball development coach, Phulindlela Moyo, for identifying Tembo and turning him into an internationally recognized star.
“She was coached by Moyo, from Mpopoma High School, and played for the Bulawayo Spartans, owned by Phulindlela, and then for the Under-20 team in the Zone 5 Games, where I saw her and offered her a scholarship. “So I was looking after her and developing her to meet her needs,” Maphosa added. international recognition standards.
Moyo, who has produced many players from Bulawayo, including Tembo, said the 21-year-old always had something special with her ability to play in almost every division.
“It is unfortunate that I am not the end user because any product is useful to the end user. I am a development imagination. I like to put forward what I think should appear in the player. I trained her when she was in primary school, then she went to Mpopoma.
“I was interested in coaching girls because there were so few of them playing at that time. I coached her with Rosemary Ncube who ended up at UZ. She was good, but Jennifer was a better player because of her versatility. Jennifer could play center. She converted To play outside, she can settle down.
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