Lwazi Skosana

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Lwazi Skosana
Personal information
Full name Lwazi Mandla Skosana
Date of birth (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Daveyton, South Africa
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Africa Sport Youth Development
Moroka Swallows
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Moroka Swallows 5 (0)
2013 Roses United 1 (0)
2014–? Orlando Pirates
2014 Bay United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2014

Lwazi Skosana (born 2 August 1991) is a South African footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

As a Moroka Swallows youth player, Skosana was promoted to the first in the 2010–11 season and has been a regular feature the first squad, being used mostly as a substitute. He never made any appearances in the 2012–13 season and Swallows declined to extend his contract. [2]

In December 2013, Skosana has started to train with Orlando Pirates and on 16 January 2014, the club officially announced that he is a new Orlando Pirates player. [3]

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References

  1. Lwazi Skosana at Soccerway
  2. "MTN Football – Lwazi Skosana". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. Latest News 16 January 2014