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Zimbabwe have a new head coach in charge, with Romanian Mario Marinica having been appointed in November to replace Michael Nees, having previously been in charge of Malawi and Liberia.<\/p>\n
He has a number of England-based players in his squad, including Wolves midfielder Tawanda Chirewa, Sheffield Wednesday’s Sean Fusire, Andy Rinomhota of Reading and Plymouth Argyle defender Brendan Galloway.<\/p>\n
For Bonne, though, it is a big step up from his most recent domestic appearance as a substitute in Maldon & Tiptree’s 1-0 Isthmian League North Division win at Redbridge on 29 November in front of a crowd of 152 people. <\/p>\n
“Someone needs to get the movie rights to this because it will sell millions at the box office, I’m telling you,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It’s the story of my whole career, really, getting setbacks to overcome them. Now I’m playing step four (of non-league), I’m enjoying it, the club, the owners, the players, everyone’s just absolutely top notch.<\/p>\n
“They’re all really happy for me. Playing step four and going to a an international tournament, I don’t think it’s ever been done, has it?”<\/p>\n
He does have experience of far higher levels to draw on, having played for both Charlton and Queens Park Rangers in the Championship during his career.<\/p>\n
Bonne does not expect to be in the starting line-up straight away but hopes he can give Marinica some food for thought when it comes to team selection.<\/p>\n
He added: “Every striker wants to score goals, but my aim is to play, just get some minutes, and anything above that is a bonus. If I do that, the next one will be ‘try and put the ball in the back of the net’.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n