Simba Sithole (footballer, born 1989)

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Simba Sithole
Personal information
Full name Simbarashe Sithole
Date of birth (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
Karoi United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 How Mine [2]
2008 Monomotapa United
2009 Railstars
2010 Hippo Valley
2011–2014 How Mine
2014 Ajax Cape Town 7 (0)
2014–2015 Highlanders
2015 Bulawayo City
2016 Technosphere
2017 Shooting Stars
2018 Yadah Stars
2019– Karoi United
International career
2014 Zimbabwe 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020

Simbarashe "Simba" Sithole (born 5 May 1989 in Masvingo) is a Zimbabwean footballer. [3] [4] He plays for the Zimbabwe national team.

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Career

Club

Sithole began his career in Zimbabwe with How Mine, before subsequently joining Monomotapa United, Railstars and Hippo Valley. After spells with the aforementioned three clubs, Sithole rejoined How Mine. His return to How Mine led to a move to South African football. Firstly, a trial with AmaZulu in 2013 and then a permanent transfer to Ajax Cape Town in January 2014. [5] [6] Eight months later he left Ajax to return to Zimbabwe to play for Highlanders, however he left the Bulawayo-based club soon after. [7] [8] A short stint with Bulawayo City followed. [9] [10]

International

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. [11] [12]

Sithole scored his first international goal for the Zimbabwe national team in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier against Mauritius. [13] He appeared for Zimbabwe against Gabon on 6 January 2014, [14] and he scored his second goal for his country on 25 January 2014 against Mali. [15] He was named in the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship alongside his then namesake Simba Sithole. [16]

Career statistics

International

Zimbabwe
YearAppsGoals
201451

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 February 2014. [14]

International goals

Updated to match played 25 January 2014. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first. [14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
225 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–02–1 2014 African Nations Championship

Honours

Monomotapa United

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