| Pascal Manhanga | |
| Fullname: | Pascal Ovidy Manhanga |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | How Mine |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Mutare United |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Tsholotsho Pirates |
| Years3: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Triangle United |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Highlanders |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Triangle United |
| Years6: | 2016– |
| Clubs6: | How Mine |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Zimbabwe |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 June 2016 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 June 2016 |
Pascal Ovidy Manhanga (born 23 March 1991) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for How Mine and the Zimbabwe national team.[1] [2] He is known for creating and scoring goals.[3]
Manhanga started his career in the lower leagues of Zimbabwe, firstly with Mutare United and then with Tsholotsho Pirates, he remained with both sides for a year each before moving to Triangle United. He spent three years with Triangle Utd before he was signed by the 2013 Mbada Diamonds Cup winners Highlanders in June 2014.[4] His stay with the Highlanders was short as he left to rejoin Triangle Utd at the start of 2015. However, a year later he was on the move again as he departed Triangle Utd for the second time to sign for How Mine.[5]
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[6] [7] He made two appearances in the aforementioned competition, overall he has played four times for Zimbabwe and scored one goal.[8] [9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | ||
. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[8] [9]
Manhanga has criticized the widespread practice of polygamy in Zimbabwe, calling it worse for the people of his country than marijuana, pornography, or console video games.[10]