They say “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again”. In the case of Alvin Aluvah Zhakata, “Quit whilst you’re ahead” is more of an applicable statement.
Aluvah has fallen on tough times yet again and this time it’s a hotel bill. According to Soccer24, the super fan faces arrest in Cameroon after failing to settle hotel bills in Yaounde. Aluvah is expected to pay about US$700 for the duration of his stay at the Arenah Hotel.
Aluvah expressed that he didn’t have the money and resorted to fleeing from the hotel leaving his belongings behind. Soccer24 also revealed that the warrior fan was not in Cameroon on a CAF ticket. When the Zimbabwe delegation checked out after the game against Guinea, Aluvah chose to stay behind. He later collapsed and had to be hospitalized due to heart issues. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon Football Federation president) paid Zhakata’s medical bills and he was discharged from the hospital.
This is not the first time Aluvah has fallen on hard times. He once hitch hiked from Cape Town to Cairo Egypt to support the warriors in the AFCON (Africa Cup Of All Nations) 2019. His journey began on 27 May 2019 and he arrived on Wednesday 10 July 2019. He didn’t get to see the warriors play live. The CAF (Confederation of African Football) had to pay for Aluvahs expenses, VVIP ticket and his flight home after the tournament.
In November 2020, Alvin Zhakata was hospitalized at Parirenyatwa Hospital with broken ribs and a collapsed lung after he was assaulted in Chitungwiza. He had a chest drain.
The Warriors number 1 fan seems to be a burden on other people every time he goes all out on his favorite team. We could give an A for effort and enthusiasm but his escapades are at the expense of other people. He wouldn’t be making headlines if he was able to finance himself. After this ordeal with the hotel it could do him some good to stay put and watch the game from home, that is if he finally makes it home.