Newcastle United forward Michael Ndiweni made his English Premier League debut at St James Park on Saturday in a 4-1 win over Chelsea. The 19-year-old forward, who was born in Throckley, Newcastle to Zimbabwean parents replaced Anthony Gordon in the 92nd minute.

Ndiweni mainly featured for Newcastle’s Under 21s but trained with the senior team regularly in the past season. Ndiweni joined the Newcastle youth set-up at the age of 12 and is eligible to play for Zimbabwe or England in international football.

Reports suggest that ZIFA is trying to persuade Ndiweni to play for the Warriors.

If he eventually decides to wear the Warriors jersey, Ndiweni will join a long list of UK-born footballers such as Tendayi Darikwa, Jordan Zemura, Andy Rinomhota, Tivonge Rushesha and Brendan Galloway, who have been called up to represent Zimbabwe.