Pascal Ovidy Manhanga (born 23 March 1991) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for How Mine and the Zimbabwe national team.[1][2] He is known for creating and scoring goals.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pascal Ovidy Manhanga | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | How Mine | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Mutare United | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tsholotsho Pirates | ||
| 2011–2014 | Triangle United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Highlanders | ||
| 2015–2016 | Triangle United | ||
| 2016– | How Mine | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Zimbabwe | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016 | |||
Career
editClub
editManhanga started his career in the lower leagues of Zimbabwe, firstly with Mutare United and then with Tsholotsho Pirates, he remained with both sides for a year each before moving to Triangle United. He spent three years with Triangle Utd before he was signed by the 2013 Mbada Diamonds Cup winners Highlanders in June 2014.[4] His stay with the Highlanders was short as he left to rejoin Triangle Utd at the start of 2015. However, a year later he was on the move again as he departed Triangle Utd for the second time to sign for How Mine.[5]
International
editIn January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[6][7] He made two appearances in the aforementioned competition, overall he has played four times for Zimbabwe and scored one goal.[8][9]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2014 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi |  Malawi |
3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Personal life
editPolitical views
editManhanga has criticized the widespread practice of polygamy in Zimbabwe, calling it worse for the people of his country than marijuana, pornography, or console video games.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Pascal Manhanga". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Bosso, FC Platinum after Manhanga". southerneye.co.zw. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Pascal Manhanga profile". Eurosport. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Pascal Manhanga profile". Football Database. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pascal Manhanga profile". World Football. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile: Pascal Manhanga". naturallawnews.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
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