Tapuwa Kapini

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Tapuwa Kapini
Personal information
Full name Tapuwa Kapini
Date of birth (1974-07-17) 17 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sekhukhune United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2006 Highlanders FC 200 (11)
2006–2011 Platinum Stars 82 (0)
2011–2015 AmaZulu 61 (0)
2015–2020 Highlands Park FC 28 (1)
2020–2022 Sekhukhune United 21 (0)
International career
2001–2013 Zimbabwe 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tapuwa Kapini is a football goalkeeper and has represented the Zimbabwe national football team. [1]

He is known in Zimbabwe for his style of play where he drives the ball into the center of the pitch like an outfield player. [2]

On 10 February 2015, Kapini join Highlands Park on a free transfer. [3]

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References

  1. "Tapuwa Kapini".
  2. MTNfootball.com – Player Profile: Tapuwa Kapini (Zimbabwe)
  3. "Zimbabwe: Kapini Quits Amazulu for Division One Side". New Zimbabwe (London). 11 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2018.