LONDON – Highly rated Gillingham midfielder Gerald Sithole has pledged his international career to Zimbabwe after sending his papers for a Zimbabwean passport at the Zimbabwean Embassy in the UK on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old Sithole who has been a revelation at English League One side Gillingham this season applied for a Zimbabwean passport which will make him eligible for selection for the Warriors.
Sithole who can play on both flanks is also comfortable playing as a centre striker.
Recently 20-year-old Germany based Jonah Fabisch made his debut for the Warriors against Ethiopia as the Zimbabwe Football Association is casting it’s net wider incorporating players of Zimbabwean heritage born in the Diaspora.