Simbarashe "Simba" Nhivi Sithole (born 10 January 1991), commonly known as Simba Nhivi, is a Zimbabwean professional

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er who plays as a striker for

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side Dynamos and the Zimbabwe national team.

Club career

Nhivi's career started in Zimbabwe with Shooting Stars, he left Shooting Stars in 2011 to join CAPS United. His move to CAPS Utd led to a transfer outside his homeland for the first time as he agreed to join

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. However, Nhivi's spell with the Sundowns was unsuccessful as he left in 2012 without making a single appearance. His next move was back to Zimbabwe to join Dynamos, a year later he left for South Africa again but this time joined

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. He made five league appearances for SuperSport Utd before rejoining Dynamos soon after.

International career

Nhivi has won 10 caps for the Zimbabwe national team and scored one goal for his nation, which came versus

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in 2013.

Career statistics

. . ''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.''

Honours

Dynamos *

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CAPS United *

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* * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Masvingo Men's association football forwards Zimbabwean men's footballers Shooting Stars F.C. (Zimbabwe) players CAPS United players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Dynamos F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Singida United F.C. players Ngezi Platinum F.C. players Zimbabwe men's international footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Tanzanian Premier League players Zimbabwe men's A' international footballers 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen 2011 African Nations Championship players {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub