Manaka: A journey from a football dream to softball great

Top level: Manaka(right) during the World Championships in Canada
Top level: Manaka(right) during the World Championships in Canada

FRANCISTOWN: At a very young age, Jurry Manaka’s ultimate dream was to be a great footballer.

However, an opportunistic encounter with softball in May 1997 convinced him that he could excel in the sport. He eventually ditched his initial dream and shifted his focus to softball.

Manaka was not wrong. Since then, the men’s softball national team captain has enjoyed a spectacular rise to stardom and he is now ranked amongst the best softball players the country has ever produced.  

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