Vusumuzi "Vuza" Nyoni (born 21 April 1984, in

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

) is a

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an professional

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player who currently plays for Belgian side KVC Ardooie. His position on the field is left-winger. He is nicknamed ''Prince''.

Career

Nyoni was discovered at his team

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by scouts of

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side

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

, co-operating with Blackburn Rovers, offered Nyoni a trial because they needed a replacement for Brian Pinas who was sold to

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

. A few weeks later, Vusumuzi Nyoni signed a contract for six months. This contract has already been prolonged with two years. Nyoni currently lives together with his teammate

Honour Gombami Honour Gombami (born 9 January 1983) is a Zimbabwean former professional football player. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. Cercle's new head coach De Boeck was quite immediately impressed by Gombami's skills. He even stat ...

in a flat in

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. It was Nyoni who recommended Gombami at Cercle, and they both recommended

Obadiah Tarumbwa Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa (born 25 November 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays for Chicken Inn in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as an attacking midfielder. Career In February 2008, he signed a 6-month deal with Bel ...

. Nyoni is the son of Highlanders gifted left back Dumisani "Savimbi" Nyoni, who played during the famous Bulawayo club's heyday in the mid eighties. On Wednesday 25 August 2010 Nyoni signed a three-year contract with

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. After spells at Belgian clubs

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, KFC Mandel United (formerly KFC Izegem) and SC Dikkelvenne, Nyoni signed for another Belgian club, KVK Westhoek, in the summer 2020. A year later, in the summer 2021, Nyoni signed with KFC Poperinge. In June 2023, 39-year old Nyoni signed for Belgian side KVC Ardooie.

Honours

Zimbabwe *

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bronze medal:

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References

External links

Vusumuzi Nyoni player info at the Cercle Brugge official site

Cerclemuseum.be
Living people 1984 births Footballers from Bulawayo Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Amazulu F.C. (Zimbabwe) players Highlanders F.C. players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Beerschot A.C. players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Royal FC Mandel United players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football wingers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub