Pascal Manhanga

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Full name Pascal Ovidy Manhanga
Date of birth (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Position Midfielder
Pascal Manhanga
Personal information
Full name Pascal Ovidy Manhanga
Date of birth (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Position 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 as of 26 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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 career

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]

Political views

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.[9]

Career statistics

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