Pascal Manhanga

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Pascal Manhanga
Personal information
Full name Pascal Ovidy Manhanga
Date of birth (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 33)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016

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]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Manhanga 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

International[edit]

As of 26 June 2016.[8][9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2014 4 1
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
Total 4 1

International goals[edit]

As of 26 June 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[8][9]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2014 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Malawi 3–1 4–1 Friendly

Personal life[edit]

Political views[edit]

Manhanga 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]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Pascal Manhanga". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bosso, FC Platinum after Manhanga". southerneye.co.zw. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Pascal Manhanga profile". Eurosport. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Pascal Manhanga profile". Football Database. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Pascal Manhanga profile". World Football. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Pascal Manhanga". naturallawnews.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.[permanent dead link]