Tales of the Legends – Tribute to departed sport icons

Having started his long and winding football journey in the dusty streets of Khorixas with the town’s leading team, Robber Chanties, hardly out of his pair of shorts, young Arnold Rodney ‘Wallace’ Doeseb was destined for greatness. He made his debut for the navy and gold stripe outfit at a very young age and never looked back ever since. However, the calculated football playing centre back only rose to prominence when he relocated to Copper Town, Tsumeb, to start his teaching career.

Upon his arrival, Wallace joined forces with local giants, Chief Santos, under the mentorship of Max Johnson. Admittedly, succeeding the ageing but seemingly irreplaceable intelligent beanpole defender Immanuel ‘Puli’ Subeb was not going to be a walk in the park. Nonetheless, ‘Wallace’ surprised friend and foe when he stepped up to walk in the big shoes of the great Subeb unscathed.

The super energetic defender fitted like a glove in hand, marshaling Santos’ tight defence with maturity way beyond his rookie tag. His nearly faultless performance in the middle of the team’s rearguard did not go unnoticed. The wide awake Johnson entrusted the new kid on the block with the sacred captain armband, taking over from the departed Captain Fantastic ‘Lucky’ Kakuva.