Elasto Kapowezha

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Elasto Kapowezha
Personal information
Full name Elasto Lungu Kapowezha
Date of birth (1974-07-21) 21 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995 Sokół Tychy 2 (0)
1996 Dyskobolia Grodzisk
1996–1997 Lech Poznań 5 (0)
1997–2000 AmaZulu
2000–2002 Ria Stars
2002–2003 Pietersburg Pillars
2003 Dynamos
2004–2005 Bidvest Wits
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elasto Lungu Kapowezha (born 21 July 1974) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Early life

Kapowezha attended Churchill High School. [1]

Club career

He appeared in two Ekstraklasa fixtures for GKS Tychy in the 1995–96 season, and played five league games for Lech Poznań in the following campaign. [2]

In 2006, he signed for South African side FC AK. [3]

International career

Kapowezha represented Zimbabwe internationally at youth level, where he was regarded as an important player as Zimbabwe achieved second place at the 1995 All-Africa Games. [4] He was capped once for Zimbabwe, at the 1998 COSAFA Cup. [5]

Style of play

Kapowezha mainly operated as a midfielder. [6]

Post-playing career

Kapowezha obtained a degree in sports management and a certificate in business management from the University of South Africa. [7]

After retiring from professional football, Kapowezha worked as a life skills coach. [8]

Personal life

Kapowezha was previously known as Elasto Lungu. [9] [10] [ full citation needed ]

Kapowezha obtained permanent South Africa residency, having lived in the country for over twelve years. [11] He is the father of Zimbabwean footballer Elasto Kapowezha Jr. [12]

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References

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  2. Elasto Kapowezha at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Kapowezha to redeem FC AK". thezimbabwean.co.
  4. "Kapowezha ready for team management role". chronicle.co.zw.
  5. Elasto Kapowezha at National-Football-Teams.com
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  7. "Kapowhezha calls time". thezimbabwean.co.
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  9. "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (1)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (2)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  12. "Kapowezha knifes coaching job". thezimbabwean.co.