Vuza Nyoni

Vusa Nyoni
Personal information
Full name	Vusumuzi Nyoni
Date of birth	21 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Highlanders
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2005	Amazulu
2005	Highlanders
2006–2010	Cercle Brugge
2010–2012	Beerschot
2013–2015	Mons
2017–2018	KFC Izegem
2018–2019	SC Dikkelvenne
International career
2004	Zimbabwe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2016

Vusumuzi "Vuza" Nyoni (born 21 April 1984, in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean professional football player, most recently playing for SC Dikkelvenne.^[1] His position on the field is left-winger. He is nicknamed Prince.

Career

Nyoni was discovered at his team Highlanders FC by scouts of Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Cercle Brugge, co-operating with Blackburn Rovers, offered Nyoni a trial because they needed a replacement for Brian Pinas who was sold to NAC Breda. A few weeks later, Vusumuzi Nyoni signed a contract for six months. This contract has already been prolonged with two years.

Nyoni currently lives together with his teammate Honour Gombami in a flat in Bruges. It was Nyoni who recommended Gombami at Cercle, and they both recommended Obadiah Tarumbwa. Nyoni is the son of Highlanders gifted left back Dumisani "Savimbi" Nyoni, who played during the famous Bulawayo club's heyday in the mid eighties.

On Wednesday 25 August 2010 Nyoni signed a three-year contract with Germinal Beerschot.^[2]

Honours

Zimbabwe

Afro-Asian Games bronze medal: 2003^[3]

References

^ KFC Izegem verwelkomt Nyoni, ex-Cercle Brugge‚ kw.knack.be, 17 January 2017
^ VUSUMUZI NYONI VAN CERCLE BRUGGE NAAR GERMINAL BEERSCHOT
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

External links

Vusumuzi Nyoni player info at the Cercle Brugge official site (in Dutch)
Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
Vuza Nyoni at Footballdatabase

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[1] KFC Izegem verwelkomt Nyoni, ex-Cercle Brugge‚ kw.knack.be, 17 January 2017

[2] VUSUMUZI NYONI VAN CERCLE BRUGGE NAAR GERMINAL BEERSCHOT

[3] Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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