Yeovil Town youngster Benjani Mwaruwari Jr showed he takes after his dad by scoring a stunning strike in the Somerset Premier Cup.
On 63 minutes, with the game in the balance against Keynsham Town, the son of the former Manchester City and Portsmouth forward Benjani rifled home his free-kick from distance, giving Yeovil a 3-2 lead. Clearly, the strike however was nothing special for the striker, who barely celebrated the outrageous goal.
When Keynsham Town equalised late on to send the game to penalties, the 19-year-old dispatched his spot kick, with Yeovil going on to win the shootout 8-7 to advance to the next round. The Yeovil teenager's dad of course achieved cult hero status during his days in the Premier League.
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The Zimbabwean international bagged 12 goals in 23 appearances at the start of the 2007/08 campaign, which later earned him a move to Manchester City in the January of 2008. His first goal for his new club came in the Manchester derby, with Benjani scoring a header to give Man City bragging rights over Man Utd in a 2-1 win.
He would only go on to score twice more that season, finishing on 15 goals in 36 Premier League appearances that term. With the club coming into new found wealth that following season, Benjani made just 18 more appearances for Man City before moving to Sunderland on loan, and then onto Blackburn Rovers on a permanent deal.
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Football fans on social media were left impressed by Benjani Jr's goal for Yeovil, with plenty of people comparing him to his dad. One fan wrote: "Stunning free kick Benji, one @Jyoung897 will be proud of. Disappointed not to see Benjani Snr’s goal celebration though."
A second commented: "If Benjie junior is half the player that his dad was he’ll be some player! Play up Pompey." A third said: "What a guy." A fourth said: "Like Father, like son."
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And a fifth wrote: "How old does that make you feel that his son is now scoring goals for Yeovil." It is almost a year to the day that Yeovil announced Benjani Jr had inked a professional contract with the club, with the teenager joining their ranks after a successful spell with their under-18s.
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