Simba Sithole (footballer, born 1989)

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Simba Sithole
Personal information
Full name Simba Nhivi Sithole
Date of birth (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Karoi United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 How Mine
2008 Monomotapa United
2009
2010
2011–2014 How Mine
2014 Ajax Cape Town 7 (0)
2014–2015 Highlanders
2015 Bulawayo City
2016
2017
2018 Yadah Stars
2019– Karoi United
National team
2014 Zimbabwe 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Simba Nhivi Sithole (born 10 January 1991 in Masvingo) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He plays for the Zimbabwe national team.

Career[]

Club[]

Sithole began his career in Zimbabwe with How Mine, before subsequently joining Monomotapa United, and . 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.[1][2] Eight months later he left Ajax to return to Zimbabwe to play for Highlanders, however he left the Bulawayo-based club soon after.[3][4] A short stint with Bulawayo City followed.[5][6]

International[]

Sithole scored his first international goal for the Zimbabwe national team in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier against Mauritius.[7] He appeared for Zimbabwe against Gabon on 6 January 2014,[8] and he scored his second goal for his country on 25 January 2014 against Mali.[9] He was named in the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship alongside his then namesake Simba Sithole.[10]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Zimbabwe
Year Apps Goals
2014 5 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 February 2014.[8]

International goals[]

Updated to match played 25 January 2014. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[8]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2 25 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Mali 1–0 2–1 2014 African Nations Championship

Honours[]

Club[]

Monomotapa United

References[]

  1. ^ Mbele, Fortune (27 August 2013). "Sithole awaits feedback from AmaZulu". southerneye.co.zw. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Ajax Cape Town hire How Mine's Simba Sithole". Newsday.co.zw. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Simba Sithole settling in at Highlanders". New Zimbabwe. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Simba on Bosso return". B-Metro. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Bulawayo City get ZPSL promotion". Soccer24. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Bulawayo City not going anywhere". Sunday News. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Warriors brush aside Mauritius". Southern Eye. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Simbarashe Sithole". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Mali - Zimbabwe" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. CAF. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Class of 2014-Where are they now?". Press Reader. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe 2008". RSSSF. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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