Vuza Nyoni

Vusumuzi "Vuza" Nyoni (born 21 April 1984, in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean professional football player who currently plays for Belgian side KVC Ardooie.

Vusa Nyoni

Personal information
Full name	Vusumuzi Nyoni
Date of birth	(1984-04-21) 21 April 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	KVC Ardooie
Number	12
Youth career
	Highlanders
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Amazulu
2005	Highlanders
2006–2010	Cercle Brugge	113	(7)
2010–2012	Beerschot	21	(1)
2013–2015	Mons	44	(0)
2017–2018	Mandel United
2018–2019	SC Dikkelvenne
2020–2021	KVK Westhoek	4	(0)
2021–2023	KFC Poperinge	60	(21)
2023–	KVC Ardooie	29	(2)
International career
2004	Zimbabwe	18	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

His position on the field is left-winger. He is nicknamed Prince.

Career

Nyoni was discovered at his team Highlanders FC by scouts of Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Cercle Brugge, co-operating with Blackburn Rovers, offered Nyoni a trial because they needed a replacement for Brian Pinas who was sold to NAC Breda. 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 in a flat in Bruges. It was Nyoni who recommended Gombami at Cercle, and they both recommended Obadiah Tarumbwa. 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 Germinal Beerschot.^[1] After spells at Belgian clubs Mons, KFC Mandel United (formerly KFC Izegem)^[2] and SC Dikkelvenne, Nyoni signed for another Belgian club, KVK Westhoek, in the summer 2020.^[3] A year later, in the summer 2021, Nyoni signed with KFC Poperinge.^[4][5]

In June 2023, 39-year old Nyoni signed for Belgian side KVC Ardooie.^[6]

Honours

Zimbabwe

• Afro-Asian Games bronze medal: 2003^[7]