Mlozi retires after securing job with Muscco
Nyasa Big Bullets’ long-serving striker Diverson ‘Agogo’ Mlozi has quit competitive football after securing a job with Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Muscco).
The player said he is expected to start working as a community mobilisation officer on August 15 in Machinga District.
Mlozi, 34, has since tendered his resignation to Bullets general secretary Albert Chigoga, and is serving a two-week notice.
“Working here for the past eight years has been incredibly instrumental in my personal growth and I will never forget the friends I have made here. I will miss my team mates, the executive, the supporters and the technical panel,” reads the resignation letter The Nation has seen.
Mlozi, a holder of diploma in agriculture from Natural Resources College (NRC), said in an interview that although football has been his bread and butter, he had decided to take up the post as he wants to concentrate on his new career.
“I am getting old and I cannot play football forever. I realise that this opportunity is too exciting for me to decline. I have a wife and daughter that I need to take care of and securing this job is something I must embrace as I take another journey,” he said.
The diminutive striker, known for his goal-poaching instinct, thanked Bullets for spotting his potential and exposing him at both local and international level.
Mlozi joined Bullets in 2007 after taking the Chipiku Central Region Football League by storm while playing for Mponela-based side Maicc FC in Dowa.
He won the TNM Super League golden boot in his debut season and has helped his club win several trophies since then.
During his stint with Bullets, Mlozi earned national team call-up and played a couple of Flames friendly matches while the team was under Stephen Constantine.
He also had a stint with Swaziland National League side Malanti FC between 2014 and 2015 before rejoining Bullets.
Mlozi has since advised up-and-coming players to follow in his footsteps to complete their education.
“Some people give wrong advice to these up and coming players that school is not necessary if you are a player. That is misleading. As they say, football is a short-term career, as such you need something to fall back on when you hang up boots,” he said. “I would like to thank Bullets officials such as Malinda Chinyama, Jim Kalua and Higger Mkandawire for their support when I was doing my studies.”
Chigoga confirmed receiving Mlozi’s letter.
“He has served the club well and we appreciate his contribution. We cannot stand in his path. We have accepted his resignation and we wish him all the best,” he said. n
