China-based Zimbabwe international soccer player, Nyasha Mushekwi has written a touching letter to his former Chinese Super League side, Dalian Yifang, after leaving for a team in the second-tier league in that country. Mushekwi wrote on Instagram:
One cannot simply forget or erase a three-and-a-half-year-old memory. To some that’s an entire life. I can’t put into words what I feel right now.
It’s going to take a long time to finally realise that the journey is over. This journey was the most exciting in my entire life. I can’t help but thank God for such an opportunity to represent such loving, supportive, selfless and dedicated fans.
I still remember the very first day I became a blue. From that moment, it has been a roller-coaster ride which I thought will never end but God and life had other plans.
In victory and in defeat, the good, bad and the ugly, you stood by me all the way. I will never forget this chapter. It’s well engraved in my heart and mind.
Thank you for the love and support again. You brought out the best in me. I would like to thank the fans, my teammates and the entire organisation for making this place very special for me.
I can’t thank you all enough for always encouraging me and showing me love and support. I wish the team the best going forward.
I will be back because Dalian will always be my home. We dared to dream together and we did it together.
More: The Herald