Tapuwa Kapini

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Tapuwa Kapini
Personal information
Full name Tapuwa Kapini
Date of birth (1984-07-17) 17 July 1984 (age 39)
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 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.
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