Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CAPS United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2016 | Highlanders | ||
2016–2023 | Azam | ||
2024– | CAPS United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2009–2022 | Zimbabwe | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022 |
Bruce Kangwa (born 24 February 1988) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for CAPS United in the Zimbabwe Premier League.
Born in Bulawayo, Kangwa played for Highlanders and Tanzanian club Azam. [1] He left Azam in summer 2023 after seven years with the club. [2] In January 2024 he returned to Zimbabwe having agreed a two-year contract with CAPS United. [2]
He made his international debut in 2009, [1] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. [3]
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