Sheffield Wednesday ace makes 'favourite' admission after reaching important international milestone
Sheffield Wednesday’s Sean Fusire reached a landmark moment in his international career for Zimbabwe this week.
Sheffield Wednesday youngster Sean Fusire has said he is enjoying life with the Zimbabwe squad after completing his first full 90 minutes for his country against Nigeria earlier this week.
The Owls academy graduate, who established himself as a first-team regular this season, completed his first match at senior level on the international stage as Zimbabwe were edged out by the Super Eagles in the Unity Cup at The Valley on Tuesday night, losing 2-0.
Nigeria progressed to Saturday’s final against Jamaica via a brace from Millwall winger Femi Azeez. The 24-year-old marked his international debut by scoring either side of half-time to get the job done for the Super Eagles, meaning Zimbabwe will now face India in Saturday afternoon’s third place play-off, once again at The Valley.
Fusire, who will celebrate his 21st birthday on Sunday, had not played for his country since last November prior to the defeat to Nigeria, despite being included in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad in December.
Zimbabwe exited the AFCON at the first hurdle after failing to win any of their three group games and Fusire did not play a single minute at the tournament, failing to make it off the bench.
Now that he is back in the thick of the action, the Wednesday wing-back, who had to pull out of the March internationals to ‘attend to some personal matters’, has addressed how much he is enjoying the current camp.
"It's been good, I've enjoyed it," Fusire said, speaking on Zimbabwe’s official Instagram account. "It's probably been my favourite camp yet, especially since I have been away for a while.
"I have not been to a couple of camps, and it is nice to come back in and to spend time with the boys. It was good to get my first 90 minutes, I enjoyed it. It was a good game, a game in which I thought we actually played quite well.
"We needed to be a lot more clinical, but we move forward and we learn. We created a lot of chances against Nigeria and I think we played, in terms of being on the ball, really well.
"We showed the bright in our game, breaking them down, but also being dangerous and threatening on the counter. I think it is just about cutting out the mistakes that are opening up chances for goals, starting quicker than we did and being more clinical."