Knowledge Musona

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Knowledge Musona (born 21 June 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Al-Okhdood in the Saudi Pro League. Musona, also captained the Zimbabwe national team prior to retiring from international football. Previously, he has played senior football in South Africa, Belgium and Germany.

Personal life

Knowledge Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West and attended Lord Malvern High School in Harare. His younger brother Walter Musona is also a professional footballer.[1]

Club career

Musona began his senior career with South African club Kaizer Chiefs, where he scored in Chief's victory in the final of the 2009 Telkom Knockout.[2]

Musona made his debut for Hoffenheim as a substitute against SC Freiburg in a 3–1 win[3] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal win over Köln on 25 October 2011. On 18 May 2012, it was announced that he would join Augsburg on a one-year loan for the upcoming season.[4]

In July 2013, he left Germany and returned to Kaizer Chiefs on a loan deal. He scored eight goals in 19 league matches, including a vital goal which sent his team into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup.[5] Musona scored a hat trick in a 3–0 first-round, second-leg CAF Champions League victory over Liga Muculmana in Maputo on 6 March, progressing to the next round of the competition on a 7–0 aggregate scoreline after winning 4–0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium.[6] Musona suffered an ankle sprain in a 2–0 win over AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League on 29 March 2014 where they lost 3–2 on aggregate. Musona ended the season with 16 goals in 25 starts in all competitions.[7] He attracted interest from clubs in Belgium, Germany and Roda of the Netherlands.[8] On 5 August, Musona started training with La Liga club, Granada.[9]

On 18 December 2014, Musona signed for Belgian club Oostende, effective 1 January 2015, with the player signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His agent Paschalis Tountouris stated that this move was the ideal step to revive his career.[10] He joined Andile Jali at the Belgian club.[11] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 17 January 2015 in a 7–1 home defeat to K.V. Kortrijk. He was subbed off in the 67th minute, being replaced by Fernando Canesin.[12] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 21 February 2015 in a 3–1 home defeat to Charleroi in the league. His goal, assisted by Elimane Coulibaly, was scored in the 77th minute.[13]

In May 2018, Musona moved to RSC Anderlecht, signing a four-year deal.[14][15][16] This came after reported interest from another Belgian side, Standard Liège.[17] He made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the season, coming on for Landry Dimata in the 86th minute of Anderlecht's 4–1 away victory over K.V. Kortrijk.[18] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 26 August 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Club Brugge. His goal, assisted by Ivan Santini, was scored in the 19th minute and levelled the scores at one.[19][20][21]

In January 2019, Musona was loaned out to Lokeren until the end of the 2018–19 season.[22][23][24][25] He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2019, playing all ninety minutes of a 4–1 away defeat to Eupen.[26] He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 February 2019 in a 2–1 home victory over Royal Antwerp. His goal, assisted by Marko Mirić, was scored in the 32nd minute.[27][28][29]

On 4 June 2023, Musona joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[30] On 11 August 2024, Musona joined Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.[31]

International career

Musona made his national team debut in a friendly against South Africa on 3 March 2010.[32] He is often considered to be one of the finest strikers to ever come out of Zimbabwe. At the 2017 African Cup of Nations, he scored a goal against Tunisia, beating two defenders and smashing the ball beyond the goalkeeper. On 11 June 2017, he scored a hat trick to join other Zimbabwean hat trick heroes like the legendary Peter Ndlovu and Vitalis Takawira. Musona announced his retirement from international football in 2022.

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kaizer Chiefs 2009–10[33] South African Premiership 21 4 0 0 0 0 — — 21 4
2010–11[33] 28 15 0 0 0 0 — — 28 15
Total 49 19 0 0 0 0 — — 49 19
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12[33] Bundesliga 16 0 1 1 — — 0 0 17 1
FC Augsburg (loan) 2012–13[33] Bundesliga 14 0 3 1 — — 0 0 17 1
Kaizer Chiefs (loan) 2013–14[33] South African Premiership 19 8 1 1 3 2 3Template:Efn 5 3Template:Efn 0 29 16
Oostende 2014–15[34] Belgian Pro League 15 5 0 0 — — — 15 5
2015–16[34] 35 13 1 0 — — — 36 13
2016–17[34] 29 10 3 3 — — 1Template:Efn 0 33 13
2017–18[34] 24 7 2 2 — 2Template:Efn 1 — 28 10
Total 103 35 6 5 — 2 1 1 0 122 41
Anderlecht 2018–19[34] Belgian Pro League 8 1 0 0 — 2Template:Efn 0 — 10 1
Lokeren 2018–19[34] Belgian Pro League 6 1 0 0 — – – 6 1
Eupen 2019–20[33] Belgian Pro League 7 2 0 0 – – – 7 2
2020–21[33] 24 7 2 0 – – – 26 7
Total 31 9 2 0 – – – 33 9
Al-Tai 2021–22[33] Saudi Pro League 24 6 1 0 — — — 25 6
2022–23[33] 29 8 1 1 — — — 30 9
Total 53 14 2 1 — — — 55 15
Al-Riyadh 2023–24[33] Saudi Pro League 22 4 1 0 — — — 23 4
Al-Okhdood 2024–25[33] Saudi Pro League 5 2 0 0 — — — 5 2
Career total 326 93 16 9 3 2 7 6 4 0 356 110

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International

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Zimbabwe
Year Apps Goals
2010 5 1
2011 3 5
2012 5 2
2013 4 3
2014 1 0
2015 2 1
2016 5 3
2017 4 4
2018 3 1
2019 9 1
2020 2 1
2021 5 1
2022 3 1
2025 1 1
Total 52 25

International goals

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Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2010 SKD Sports Complex, Paynesville, Liberia File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
1–0
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1–1
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2. 5 June 2011 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
1–0
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3.
2–1
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4. 8 October 2011 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
2–1
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2–1
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5. 15 November 2011 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
1–1
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6.
2–1
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7. 29 February 2012 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
1–1
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1–2
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8. 17 June 2012 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe
1–0
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1–0
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9. 26 March 2013 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
1–1
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2–1
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10. 9 June 2013 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe
1–1
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4–2
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11. 10 September 2013 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
1–0
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2–1
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12. 6 September 2015 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea
1–1
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1–1
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13. 28 March 2016 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland
1–0
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4–0
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14. 5 June 2016 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
1–0
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3–0
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15. 13 November 2016 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
1–0
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3–0
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16. 23 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
1–3
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2–4
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17. 11 June 2017 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
1–0
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18.
2–0
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3–0
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20. 13 October 2018 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
2–0
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2–1
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21. 24 March 2019 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo
2–0
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2–0
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22. 16 November 2020 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
1–2
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2–2
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23. 9 October 2021 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
1–1
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1–3
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24. 18 January 2022 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea
1–0
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2–1
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25. 20 March 2025 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
2–2
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2–2
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