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{{short description|Zimbabwean footballer (born 1965)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moses Chunga
| image =
| fullname = Moses Chunga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Rhodesia]]<br/>(now [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]])
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1983–1988 | clubs1 = [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 1988–1992 | clubs2 = [[Eendracht Aalst]] |caps2 = |goals2 =
| nationalyears1= 1987–1991
| nationalteam1= [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]]
| nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]]
| manageryears2 =
| managerclubs2 = [[Shabanie Mine F.C.|Shabanie Mine]]
| manageryears3 =
| managerclubs3 = [[Gunners F.C.|Gunners]]
| manageryears4 = 2010
| managerclubs4 = [[Shooting Stars F.C. (Zimbabwe)|Shooting Stars]]
| manageryears5 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs5 = [[CAPS United F.C.|CAPS United]]
| manageryears6 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs6 = [[Gunners F.C.|Gunners]]
| manageryears8 = 2016
| managerclubs8 = [[Harare City F.C.]]
| managerclubs7 = [[Buffaloes F.C.]]
| manageryears7 = 2014–2015
}}
'''Moses Chunga''' (born 17 October 1965) is a retired [[Zimbabwe]]an [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] for [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]], [[Eendracht Aalst]] and the [[Zimbabwe national football team]]. He was born to parents of Malawian descent, but chose to represent his nation of birth at international level. He is considered to be one of Zimbabwe's greatest ever midfielders.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3173685.stm | title=Zimbabwe's missing link | first=Steve | last=Vickers | publisher=BBC Sport | date=24 August 2003 | accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
In 2002, following a spell in charge at [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]], he was appointed head coach of [[Shabanie Mine F.C.|Shabanie Mine]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2002/12/08/14/1.html | title=African Soccer Round-Up | work=City Press|location=South Africa | page=14 | date=8 December 2002 | accessdate=20 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425014028/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2002/12/08/14/1.html | archive-date=25 April 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Chunga won his first managerial honours with [[Gunners F.C.]], who became [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League|Zimbabwe Premier League]] champions in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8373342.stm | title=Gunners crowned Zim champions | publisher=BBC Sport | date=22 November 2009 | accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> He subsequently left the Gunners before the start of the following season and joined fellow Harare-side [[Shooting Stars F.C. (Zimbabwe)|Shooting Stars]].<ref>[http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-1779-Chunga%20quit%20over%20salary/sports.aspx#news Chunga quit over salary]. Newzimbabwe.com.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130205154010/http://www.voanews.com/zimbabwe/news/Zimbabwe-Ex-Gunners-Coach-Moses-Chunga-Joins-Shooting-Stars-26Jan10-82711902.html Former Zimbabwe Gunners Coach Moses Chunga Now Leads Shooting Stars]. Voanews.com (26 January 2010).</ref>

In June 2011, CAPS United announced that Moses Chunga had left the club, a day after his team was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the BancABC Sup8r by Highlanders.<ref>[http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-5445-Moses+Chunga+leaves+CAPS+United/sports.aspx Moses Chunga leaves CAPS United]. Newzimbabwe.com (27 June 2011).</ref> He was re-appointed as coach at [[Gunners F.C.]] a few weeks later.<ref>[http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-5599-CAPS,+Gunners+match+abandoned/sports.aspx CAPS, Gunners match abandoned]. Newzimbabwe.com (17 July 2011).</ref>

In December 2012, Chunga revisited Aalst and was honoured by his old club and by the City Council, being invited to sign the Golden Book of Aalst, the community's highest civic honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=The day Moses Chunga cried|date=29 December 2012 |url=http://nehandaradio.com/2012/12/29/the-day-moses-chunga-cried-in-belgium/|publisher=Nehanda Radio}}</ref>

On 11 March 2015, Chunga quit [[Buffaloes F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/03/11/moses-chunga-quits-buffaloes/|title=Moses Chunga quits Buffaloes|website=NewsDay Zimbabwe|date=11 March 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean people of Malawian descent]]
[[Category:Footballers from Harare]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Zimbabwe men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Dynamos F.C. players]]
[[Category:S.C. Eendracht Aalst players]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean football managers]]

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