Benjani mwaruwari education background
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Soccer players from Zimbabwe have contributed to the international soccer arena by displaying their skills and talents. This in return has made the country and the continent very proud. One of the famous footballers is Benjani Mwaruwari. He was known as a player of big games during his playing career. Read his biography.
Benjani Mwaruwari is one of the players that enjoyed a long career in football, playing for the best UEFA's teams. The star played locally for iBosso before relocating to South Africa. He later moved to Europe where he competed for league giants such as Portsmouth and Manchester City.
Benjani Mwaruwari profile summary
- First name: Benjani Mwaruwari
- Date of birth: 13 August 1978
- Benjani Mwaruwari age: 42 years
- Zodiac sign: Leo
- Place of birth: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Occupation: Football player
- Position: Attacker
- Height: 188 cm
- Weight: 78 kg
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Benjani Mwaruwari biography
Benjani was born on August 13, 1978, to Malawian parents. As of
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Benjani Mwaruwari
By Lovemore Dube 8/12/2022
BENJANI OR Mpenjani Mwaruwari rates among the highest profile football players to come out of Bulawayo.
A list of impressive football clubs in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Switzerland, France and the United Kingdom punctuated a colourful career for the forward.
Born on 13 August 1978 in Bulawayo, Mwaruwari had a normal township upbringing where his dad fended for the family.
Entertainment options were few and football then got to be what he could express himself in as an individual at a time bullying was active in the townships.
A stone’s throw from his Old Magwegwe home was the Marisha Shopping Complex, City Council Beerhall and a football field where childhood hero Boy Ndlovu had horned his dribbling skills in the 1970s.
At both Magwegwe Primary and Secondary Schools Mwaruwari excelled in sports. He was a good sprinter and a decent footballer on the pitch.
There is a Tshuma man popularly known as SaCee who identified Mwaruwari and had him play for Nottingham Forest the local junior side. It is where Mwaruwari established hi
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Benjani Mwaruwari
Zimbabwean footballer (born 1978)
Benjani (or Mpenjani) Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Having started his career with the Jomo Cosmos, Benjani moved to Europe in 2001 to join Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich, before moving to Auxerre a year later. He signed with Premier League club Portsmouth in 2006, then went on to play in England's top flight for Manchester City, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers before returning to Portsmouth in 2011. The following year, he returned to South Africa with Chippa United and then the Bidvest Wits.
From 1999 to 2010, Benjani played a total of 31 times for the Zimbabwe national team and played at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. After his retirement, he became the national team's assistant coach.
He works with the Plymouth Argyle Academy as part of the Premier League player-to-coach initiative.[3]
Club career
Early career
Benjani came to Jomo Cosmos after impressing in a friendly match between South Africa and Zimbab
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