sauce: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_564709.html
(credits to Timeaus,HWZ)
Later, it was revealed that this was the first time that any of
them had been outside of their country. Just 24 hours ago, most of
them had never even been on a plane.
'Your country is beautiful,' said captain and top scorer Ackim
Mpofu, his eyes locked on the sea and greenery off East Coast Park.
'And there are so many trees on the road. I've never seen anything
like this before.'
But despite their lack of pedigree, the Zimbabwean boys are not
short on confidence. After confirming that the Singapore players -
whom they will meet in Friday's opening match - were not physically
bigger than themselves, the boasts came thick and fast.
'If they're the same size as us, then we've already won,'
said striker Mncedisi Gumede. Added playmaker Lucky Ndlela: 'We're
going to win 5-0 - minimum.'
When informed that Singapore had beaten Tottenham Hotspur's youth
side 3-2 in a friendly match, the boys were
unimpressed.
