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Thomas Sweswe
Thomas Langu Sweswe (born 9 August 1981) is an association footballer from Zimbabwe. Sweswe is a Defender (association football), defender, primarily operating as a centre back, and has played for nine different clubs as well as the Zimbabwe national football team. Club career Early career Born in Gweru in central Zimbabwe, Sweswe began his career in 2001 with CAPS United F.C., CAPS United, a club based in the country's capital. He made twenty-two appearances for the team, scoring once. In 2002, he moved on to another Harare-based club, Sporting Lions FC. Despite only staying at the club for two years, Sweswe racked up sixty-one appearances for Lions. In 2004 the defender moved on again, this time to Real United in Division 1, making seven appearances and scoring only his second goal in senior football while at the club. Same year in 2004, he joined Highlanders F.C., Highlanders FC, based in Bulawayo, his fourth club in as many years. Played for only three months at the club a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gweru
Gweru is a city in central Zimbabwe. Near the geographical centre of the country. It is on the centre of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it became the site of a military outpost established by Leander Starr Jameson. In 1914 it attained municipal status, and in 1971 it became a city. The city has a population of 158,200 as of the 2022 census. Gweru is known for farming activities in beef cattle, crop farming, and commercial gardening of crops for the export market. It is also home to a number of colleges and universities, most prominently Midlands State University and Mkoba Teachers College. The city was nicknamed City of Progress. History Gweru used to be named Gwelo. Matabele settlement was named iKwelo (“The Steep Place”), after the river’s high banks. The modern town, founded in 1894 as a military outpost, developed as an agricultural centre and became a municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |