“I’m creating the future today”

“How would you describe yourself as a footballer? What would you say are your best attributes?

I think my best attributes are my speed, my intelligence in reading the game and the movements that I make with and without the ball. It’s also that killer instinct that I always try to improve. It’s not yet perfect, but I just try to improve it every day because the final product has to be good. If I have these things, like speed and good movement, I need to finish off the good movement that I’ve made.

Which players did you admire or look up to when you were getting into football?

My first inspiration was my father, may his soul rest in peace. He was the person who exposed me to football because he was a player as well. I spent most of my time with him, watching his games and his training. If I wasn’t in school, then I was watching football.

apart from my father, there have been a lot of players I’ve looked up to. Most of them were Zambians because I wasn’t yet exposed to European football, but