Coach’s Story:
“I have lost close family members and friends to HIV and I therefore find it essential to talk openly about the virus and raise some awareness to this deadly but preventable disease. I know the disease, its origins and spread are sometimes mystified especially in Africa due to our different and unique culture but there are facts which can help us understand this disease. It is therefore essential to shed light on this disease from a grassroots level. Abstinence can prevent the disease. At a young age, with your futures in your hands, abstinence, in my opinion, is most important. Working hard at school and enjoying the game of soccer are the other two.”
Bio
Born in Plumtree in March 1981…moved to Bulawayo at the age of 4 with my mother and sister…Attended Insukamini Primary School in Njube where I played soccer for the Division 4s,3s,2s and eventually Division 1s…Highlight of my Primary School career was reaching the finals of Division 2s when I was in Grade 6…We played the final at Barbourfields Stadium(outside fields) and although we lost the game, it was an awesome experience because it was next to the Big Barbourfields Stadium where my childhood heroes from Highlanders played.
Moved to St.Bernard’s Secondary School in Pumula where I my O-levels…Started playing for the local junior side in Njube called Boys Without coached and owned by Mkoma Simba…then played for Njube Sundowns juniors coached by former AmaZulu player, Goodson Gama and former Stars United player Albert “Nuje” Pandala…..Also played for the High School team although we didn’t have much success against the bigger public schools…It was at Njube Sundowns that I began to blossom and had started playing for the 1st team which in the 2nd Division then…it was owned by Gift Banda and coached by former Dynamos player Joe Mizha…
After my O-levels I moved to Mzilikazi High School for my A-levels with Cuthbert Chiromo at the helm…It is here that I had great success with the team as we won the NASH High Schools Trophy with in Bindura…we had such a talented squads at Mzilikazi with players like : Johannes Ngodzo, Voster Chitemu, Vusa Nyoni, Ollen Nyakudziwanza and Musa Mguni just to name a few.
Out of school I then moved to Railstars Football Club under the tutelage of Ebson “Sugar” Muguyo and I played half the season before moving to USA where I attended Coastal Carolina University. I played at University for 4 years and we had great success as a team going to the NCAA tournament twice and going as far as the last 16…At the same time I played for Cape Cod Crusaders in the PDL coached by Methembe Ndlovu…we won the Championship that year.
I graduated from Coastal Carolina University and was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer where I played for 2 years winning the championship in my second year… I moved to Columbus Crew for 1 year and them moved to Houston Dynamo for another year…We won the championship which was my second.
Im currently playing for SK Austria Kaentern in the Austrian Bundesliga.
