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Uganda Cranes international Gift Fred debuted for Young Africans on Saturday against South African giants Kaizer Chiefs, leaving the capacity crowd at the Benjamin Mkapa stadium in awe.
Tanzanian football fans are good at baptizing new club signings with nicknames.
Uganda Cranes international Gift Fred debuted for Young Africans on Saturday against South African giants Kaizer Chiefs, leaving the capacity crowd at the Benjamin Mkapa stadium in awe.
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The introduction, done on Mwananchi Day, Young Africans’ annual fans fete, saw all new signings introduced to the fans, including Gift Fred, who walked out of the tunnel donning shirt 37 as he waved to the fans.
Zambian forward Kennedy Musonda scored the only goal of the game at the stroke of halftime.
Still, when the former SC Villa captain was introduced at the start of the second half, fans paid attention to detail and were impressed.
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Aucho, who linked up with the rest of the squad on Thursday, says it's yet another season to give everything for the team, even more demanding as the fan's expectations have grown.
And for that performance, the former Booma United centre-back has earned himself a new name, the vacuum cleaner that cleans a place clean.
Pulse Sports is privy to many shared reactions online and after the match where many Young African fans expressed their satisfaction hence coining the nickname vacuum cleaner.
“He ticks all the boxes, confidence and calm, passing and stamina, Aggressiveness and aerial balls,” a fan noted.
“Huyu Gift kweli ni vacuum cleaner,” translated as Gift Fred, is a vacuum cleaner.
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Having helped the back-to-back domestic treble champions keep a clean sheet as they opened up their season on a high, Gift Fred will be expected to play a pivotal role as his side seeks to reach the CAF Champions League group stage.
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