{"id":11869,"date":"2019-08-01T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=11869"},"modified":"2019-08-01T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:19:16","slug":"im-just-a-marvellous-player-says-nakamba-after-aston-villa-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/im-just-a-marvellous-player-says-nakamba-after-aston-villa-move","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m just a marvellous player, says Nakamba after Aston Villa move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marvelous Nakamba has completed his switch to the English Premier League side Aston Villa from Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>He has followed the footsteps of other Zimbabwean greats in the likes of Benjani Mwaruwari, Peter Ndlovu and Bruce Grobbelaar who played in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Villa\u2019s head coach Dean Smith has described the Warriors international as a player fitting the criteria of the type of someone they were looking for.<\/p>\n<p>In his first interview at the Birmingham-based club, Nakamba, however, had the best description for himself- just a marvellous player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a marvellous player,\u201d he said before busting into laughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a midfielder (who) gives everything for the team every time\u2026 fights for the team and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Checkout his full interview below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvelous Nakamba has completed his switch to the English Premier League side Aston Villa from Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee. 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