Knowledge Musona

Knowledge Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West and attended Lord Malvern High School in Harare. His younger brother Walter Musona is also a professional footballer.^[2]

Musona began his senior career with South African club Kaizer Chiefs, where he scored in Chief's victory in the final of the 2009 Telkom Knockout.^[3]

Musona made his debut for Hoffenheim as a substitute against SC Freiburg in a 3–1 win^[4] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal win over Köln on 25 October 2011. On 18 May 2012, it was announced that he would join Augsburg on a one-year loan for the upcoming season.^[5]

In July 2013, he left Germany and returned to Kaizer Chiefs on a loan deal. He scored eight goals in 19 league matches, including a vital goal which sent his team into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup.^[6] Musona scored a hat trick in a 3–0 first-round, second-leg CAF Champions League victory over Liga Muculmana in Maputo on 6 March, progressing to the next round of the competition on a 7–0 aggregate scoreline after winning 4–0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium.^[7] Musona suffered an ankle sprain in a 2–0 win over AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League on 29 March 2014 where they lost 3–2 on aggregate. Musona ended the season with 16 goals in 25 starts in all competitions.^[8] He attracted interest from clubs in Belgium, Germany and Roda of the Netherlands.^[9] On 5 August, Musona started training with La Liga club, Granada.^[10]

On 18 December 2014, Musona signed for Belgian club Oostende, effective 1 January 2015, with the player signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His agent Paschalis Tountouris stated that this move was the ideal step to revive his career.^[11] He joined Andile Jali at the Belgian club.^[12] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 17 January 2015 in a 7–1 home defeat to K.V. Kortrijk. He was subbed off in the 67th minute, being replaced by Fernando Canesin.^[13] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 21 February 2015 in a 3–1 home defeat to Charleroi in the league. His goal, assisted by Elimane Coulibaly, was scored in the 77th minute.^[14]

In May 2018, Musona moved to RSC Anderlecht, signing a four-year deal.^[15][16][17] This came after reported interest from another Belgian side, Standard Liège.^[18] He made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the season, coming on for Landry Dimata in the 86th minute of Anderlecht's 4–1 away victory over K.V. Kortrijk.^[19] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 26 August 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Club Brugge. His goal, assisted by Ivan Santini, was scored in the 19th minute and levelled the scores at one.^[20][21][22]

In January 2019, Musona was loaned out to Lokeren until the end of the 2018–19 season.^{[23][24][25][26]} He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2019, playing all ninety minutes of a 4–1 away defeat to Eupen.^[27] He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 February 2019 in a 2–1 home victory over Royal Antwerp. His goal, assisted by Marko Mirić, was scored in the 32nd minute.^[28][29][30]

On 4 June 2023, Musona joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.^[31] On 11 August 2024, Musona joined Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.^[32]

On 28 July 2025, Musona joined Scottland.^[33]

Musona made his national team debut in a friendly against South Africa on 3 March 2010.^[34] He is often considered to be one of the finest strikers to ever come out of Zimbabwe. At the 2017 African Cup of Nations, he scored a goal against Tunisia, beating two defenders and smashing the ball beyond the goalkeeper. On 11 June 2017, he scored a hat trick to join other Zimbabwean hat trick heroes like the legendary Peter Ndlovu and Vitalis Takawira. Musona announced his retirement from international football in 2022.

On 11 December 2025, Musona was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.^[35]

Club

As of match played 3 October 2024

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kaizer Chiefs	2009–10[36]	South African Premiership	21	4	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	4
	2010–11[36]		28	15	0	0	0	0	—		—		28	15
	Total		49	19	0	0	0	0	—		—		49	19
1899 Hoffenheim	2011–12[36]	Bundesliga	16	0	1	1	—		—		0	0	17	1
FC Augsburg (loan)	2012–13[36]	Bundesliga	14	0	3	1	—		—		0	0	17	1
Kaizer Chiefs (loan)	2013–14[36]	South African Premiership	19	8	1	1	3	2	3[c]	5	3[d]	0	29	16
Oostende	2014–15[37]	Belgian Pro League	15	5	0	0	—		—		—		15	5
	2015–16[37]		35	13	1	0	—		—		—		36	13
	2016–17[37]		29	10	3	3	—		—		1[e]	0	33	13
	2017–18[37]		24	7	2	2	—		2[f]	1	—		28	10
	Total		103	35	6	5	—		2	1	1	0	122	41
Anderlecht	2018–19[37]	Belgian Pro League	8	1	0	0	—		2[f]	0	—		10	1
Lokeren	2018–19[37]	Belgian Pro League	6	1	0	0	—		–		–		6	1
Eupen	2019–20[36]	Belgian Pro League	7	2	0	0	–		–		–		7	2
	2020–21[36]		24	7	2	0	–		–		–		26	7
	Total		31	9	2	0	–		–		–		33	9
Al-Tai	2021–22[36]	Saudi Pro League	24	6	1	0	—		—		—		25	6
	2022–23[36]		29	8	1	1	—		—		—		30	9
	Total		53	14	2	1	—		—		—		55	15
Al-Riyadh	2023–24[36]	Saudi Pro League	22	4	1	0	—		—		—		23	4
Al-Okhdood	2024–25[36]	Saudi Pro League	5	2	0	0	—		—		—		5	2
Career total			326	93	16	9	3	2	7	6	4	0	356	110

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1. [a]

   Includes DFB-Pokal, Nedbank Cup, Belgian Cup, King Cup
2. [b]

   Includes Carling Knockout Cup
3. [c]

   Appearances in CAF Champions League
4. [d]

   Appearances in MTN 8
5. [e]

   Appearance in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
6. [f]

   Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 December 2025^[1]

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Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2010	6	2
	2011	3	5
	2012	5	2
	2013	4	3
	2014	1	0
	2015	2	1
	2016	5	3
	2017	4	4
	2018	3	1
	2019	9	1
	2020	2	1
	2021	5	1
	2022	3	1
	2025	6	2
Total		58	27

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Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Musona goal.

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List of international goals scored by Knowledge Musona

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 September 2010	SKD Stadium, Paynesville, Liberia	Liberia	1–0	1–1	2012 African Cup of Nations qualification	[38]
2	17 November 2010	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–0	3–1	Friendly	[39]
3	5 June 2011	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Mali	1–0	2–1	2012 African Cup of Nations qualification	[40]
4				2–1
5	8 October 2011	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	1–2	1–2	2012 African Cup of Nations qualification	[41]
6	15 November 2011	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	South Africa	1–1	2–1	Friendly	[42]
7				2–1
8	29 February 2012	Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Burundi	1–1	1–2	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[43]
9	17 June 2012	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Burundi	1–0	1–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[44]
10	26 March 2013	Borg El Arab Stadium, Amreya, Egypt	Egypt	1–1	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	[45]
11	9 June 2013	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Egypt	1–1	2–4	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	[46]
12	10 September 2013	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–0	2–1	Friendly	[47]
13	6 September 2015	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Guinea	1–1	1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[48]
14	28 March 2016	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Eswatini	1–0	4–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[49]
15	5 June 2016	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Malawi	1–0	3–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[50]
16	13 November 2016	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Tanzania	1–0	3–0	Friendly	[51]
17	13 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon	Tunisia	1–3	2–4	2017 Africa Cup of Nations	[52]
18	11 June 2017	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Liberia	1–0	3–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[53]
19				2–0
20				3–0
21	13 October 2018	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[54]
22	24 March 2019	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Congo	2–0	2–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[55]
23	16 November 2020	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Algeria	1–2	2–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[56]
24	9 October 2021	Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana	Ghana	1–1	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[57]
25	18 January 2022	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Guinea	1–0	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations	[58]
26	20 March 2025	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Benin	2–2	2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	[59]
27	26 December 2025	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	Angola	1–1	1–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations	[60]

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