In just over a week, Nelson Chamisa (left) will take on Emmerson Mnangagwa at the polls in Zimbabwe
He is only 40. This means that Nelson Chamisa, who is challenging Mnangagwa at the polls, is 35 years younger than the president.
As Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Chamisa has been making all the right noises only that some of his claims have been found to be a bit colourful.
Mr Chamisa became leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in February, following the death of Morgan Tsvangirai - the former union leader who founded the party in 1999.
Now to some of his claims. Earlier this year at a rally, he revealed that he had met US President Donald Trump , who had "promised" to pump $15bn (£11.3bn) into the cash-strapped country should the MDC win the July elections.
Promptly, the US government said the statement was false. and the MDC was reportedly forced to apologise.
Considering his other claims, it appears that the politician is deliberately just being economical with the truth.
Nevertheless, Chamisa believes he is ready to see off the war-hardened, more experienced Mnangagwa.
Perhaps because of his age Chamisa remains hugely popular, especially among the young and the unemployed. This was despite his verbal gymnastics.
Mr Chamisa is standing as the candidate for the MDC Alliance, a group composed of the party's other splinter groups and smaller parties.
He is a practising lawyer who also qualified as a pastor two years ago after studying theology at a local seminary.
Mr Chamisa hopes to make history by becoming Zimbabwe's youngest president. He then plans to change the country's name to "Great Zimbabwe."
Will he be able to do it?
