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By Sports Reporter WARRIORS defender Tendayi Darikwa is determined to make up for lost time by making an instant impact after joining English League One side Wigan Athletic until the end of the 2020-21 campaign. Darikwa (29) joins Latics after a challenging spell in his career following injury; with his last competitive match for Championship side Nottingham Forest coming 18 months ago. Although he has not featured at club level this term, Darikwa played for the Warriors during November’s Afr...

“I’m delighted, it’s happened quite quickly,” Darikwa told Latics TV. “I’m a Wigan Athletic player and I’m delighted to be here and I can’t wait to get started. “I’ve not played too much football in the last 18 months after a bad injury. But I’m fit again and I can’t wait to get on the pitch and start playing competitive games again. “I hope to help the team as quickly as possible. I’ve looked at the league table, of course we are in a tough position at the moment i...

Since then he has been out of action - missing fixtures against Milton Keynes Dons, Northampton Town, Blackpool, Chorley, Tranmere Rovers, Oxford United, Bristol Roers, Lincoln City, Sunderland, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale, Fleetwood Town and Shrewsbury Town – as Leam Richardson’s men continue their battle against relegation. The forward is undergoing treatment for the problem which has kept him out for over eight weeks. With Richardson’s team set to tackle fellow relegation strugglers ...