Talent Scout #7

Benjamin Mwaruwari
aka BENJANI

Nationality: Zimbabwe
Club: Portsmouth

Not since Samuel Eto'o from Cameroon made his mark in the Spanish League has an African player made such an impact on a football league.

Benjani, of Portsmouth in the English Premier League has become a living legend since arriving in Pompey for a record transfer fee.

He found life tough at first, after turning to Emile Heskey for goal scoring advice. Nobody told him that the former Liverpool striker had horrible finishing. To make matters worse, the Sky Sport commentators coudn't even say his proper name 'Mwaruwari' and so they named him 'Benjani', a name most people laugh at.

Things changed this year though. Benjani is scoring goals like crazy and everywhere football fans are buying him for their Fantasy Prem team.

Some say the change was due to the arrival of another African to partner him in attack, Kanu of Nigeria. However Benjani has told media that there were other reasons.

'I practised Bum Joon shots with The Sam by hanging from a bar in the long room', the Zimbabwean striker told Goal.com.

Portsmouth are flying high in the Premier League at the moment and if Benjani continues his goalscoring form, I will make him my captain on Fantasy Prem...oh, and Portsmouth will get into Europe.