Zimbabwean Hits & Misses At Pirates Amid Msendami Signing

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After Orlando Pirates signed Daniel Msendami from Marumo Gallants, Soccer Laduma looks at the club’s hits and misses when it comes to Zimbabwean recruits in the last two decades.

Edelbert Dinha is still fondly remembered for his leadership as the captain and quality in midfield after he was signed from Ajax Cape Town in 2002, where he stayed for four seasons at The Buccaneers.

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Gilbert Mushangazikhe came with a big reputation and expectations of scoring goals after he joined in 2007, following spells with Manning Rangers and Jiangsu in China, but did not exactly live up to expectations, before he was loaned out to Mpumalanga Black Aces and eventually released.

Signed as a top goal-scorer in his native land in 2007, Ralph Matema joined the Soweto giants with a lot of expectations, but he could not make an impact, with injuries playing a major role in his lack of game time.

Zvenyika Makonese was highly-rated when he joined Ezimnyama in 2009, but competition for places saw him make a handful of appearances before his contract eventually ran down.

Takesure Chinyama showed promise early in his stay at Pirates after he was signed in 2012, but he also could not command a regular starting berth, as goals were not forthcoming.

The late Tendai Ndoro was one of the most prolific strikers at Ezimnyama after he was signed in 2015 from Mpumalanga Black Aces. Ndoro had a habit of scoring hat-tricks and braces.

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Arguably the most successful Zimbabwean signing by Pirates, Marshall Munetsi needed only two years at The Ghosts from 2017 after he was signed from Ubuntu Cape Town and had a loan spell at Baroka, but he was soon signed by Stade Reims in France.

Kudakwashe Mahachi did not exactly have the impact that his potential promised, after he was signed from Golden Arrows ahead of the 2018/19 season.

Terrence Dzvukamanja had a relatively good spell at the Soweto giants, although in the latter stages of his three-year stay, after he initially was not a fan favorite.

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