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September 16, 2006
Mwaruwari welcomes competition
Zimbabwe striker Benjani Mwaruwari is encouraged that there is competition for places at his English club Portsmouth.
Portsmouth's record US$8million buy in January has finally made his own breakthrough after doubling his single goal tally from last season.
His strikes against Middlesbrough and Wigan in a potent partnership with Nigerian's Kanu Nwankwo have helped the club to second on the standings.
But after new boy Andy Cole and fit-again Lomana LuaLua proved their recovery from injuries in the reserves on Tuesday, Benjani knows his place is still under threat - and is unworried.
He had knee surgery in the summer after "forcing" himself through the last few games of the season and admits that when he went home to Bulawayo for two months afterwards, he had a "few beers" to celebrate.
But the Zimbabwe star insisted: "I am not intimidated that new strikers have come in. If anything it has lifted me as it means we are no longer a struggling side.
"I know there may be a lot of changing now, because it is all about getting the right combination at the right time. If a rotation system is used that is fine by me.
Mwaruwari joined Portsmouth from the French side Auxerre.
Posted by Publisher at September 16, 2006 01:06 PM
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