Ranga Chivaviro Explained

Ranga Chivaviro
Fullname:Ranga Piniel Chivaviro[1]
Birth Date:21 November 1992
Birth Place:Limpopo, South Africa
Height:1.80 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Kaizer Chiefs
Clubnumber:7
Years1:2013–2016
Clubs1:Witbank Spurs
Caps1:32
Goals1:6
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Cape Town All Stars
Caps2:10
Goals2:3
Years3:2016–2018
Clubs3:Ubuntu Cape Town
Caps3:50
Goals3:16
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Baroka
Caps4:24
Goals4:2
Years5:2019
Clubs5:TS Sporting (loan)
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Trepça '89
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Venda FA
Caps7:10
Goals7:2
Years8:2022–2023
Clubs8:Marumo Gallants
Caps8:19
Goals8:10
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Kaizer Chiefs
Caps9:20
Goals9:4
Club-Update:30 June 2024

Ranga Chivaviro (born 21 November 1992) is a South African soccer player who plays for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs, as a forward. He was born in Limpopo, to a South African mother and a Zimbabwean father.

Club career

Chivaviro played for Witbank Spurs, Cape Town All Stars and Ubuntu Cape Town, before signing for South African Premier Division side Baroka in the summer of 2018.[2] After spending part of the 2019–20 season on loan at TS Sporting, he was released by Baroka at the end of the season.[3] [4]

In March 2021, Chivaviro signed for Kosovar side KF Trepça '89.[5] He left the club at the end of the season. In September 2021, he returned to South Africa and signed with Venda FA. He left the club in June 2022.[6]

In August 2022, Chivaviro joined Marumo Gallants[7] and was part of the Gallants side that progressed to the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals.

In the first leg of their quarter-final, Gallants drew 1–1 against Pyramids in Cairo. Chivaviro gave Gallants a 1–0 lead early in the second half, but Pyramids drew level with a stoppage time penalty. In the return leg in South Africa, Gallants won 1–0 to secure their semi-final place.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Gallants took on 2021–22 Tanzanian Premier League champions Young Africans in the two legged semi-finals. In the first leg in Tanzania on May 10, Young Africans took a 2–0 first leg lead with two goals in the second half.[13] [14] [15] [16]

Ahead of the return leg, Chivaviro and Young Africans' Fiston Kalala Mayele are currently the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup's joint top goalscorers, with five goals each.

On 30 June 2023, it was announced that Chivaviro had signed for Kaizer Chiefs.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranga Chivaviro . 25 July 2020 . worldfootball.net . en.
  2. News: Said . Nick . 10 July 2018 . Baroka FC sign Ubuntu Cape Town striker Ranga Chivaviro . en-ZA . . 25 July 2020.
  3. Web site: 18 May 2020 . Baroka FC release Kamogelo Mogaswa, Ranga Chivaviro, Mogau Khwinana and Tebogo Sodi . 25 July 2020 . Kick Off.
  4. Web site: Ngcatshe . Phumzile . 24 May 2020 . Chivaviro: I still can't believe I'm no longer a Baroka player . 25 July 2020 . Goal.
  5. https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/sa-players-abroad/ranga-chivaviro-mphakamiseni-nene-sign-for-kf-trepca-89-in-kosovo-20210322 Ranga Chivaviro, Mphakamiseni Nene sign for KF Trepca '89 in Kosovo
  6. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/sport/mass-exodus-of-players-continues-20220608 Mass exodus of players continues!
  7. https://inksport.co.za/2022/08/20/chivaviro-joins-gallants/ CHIVAVIRO JOINS GALLANTS
  8. Web site: Chivaviro: Reported Orlando Pirates transfer target boosts Marumo Gallants' Caf Confederation Cup semi-final dream at Pyramids. Goal.
  9. Web site: Kerr rues late penalty as Marumo return with a draw. Sowetan Live.
  10. Web site: Marumo Gallants stun Bafana Bafana star Lakay's Pyramids to secure Caf Confederation Cup semi-final spot. Goal.
  11. Web site: Underdogs Marumo Gallants are navigating Africa like classy Mamelodi Sundowns. IOL.
  12. Web site: CAFCC: Marumo Gallants continue to defy the odds, advance past Pyramids FC to semifinals. panafricafootball.com.
  13. Web site: African Confederation Cup draw. Reuters.
  14. Web site: Marumo Gallants’ Caf Confederation Cup journey takes them to Tanzania next, but who are Young Africans?. IOL.
  15. Web site: Yanga ready for Dylan Kerr’s Marumo Gallants. Micheza Afrika.
  16. Web site: Yanga urged to take Marumo Gallants seriously. ippmedia.com.
  17. Web site: Chiefs muscle in on transfer market with Ranga Chivaviro signing from Marumo Gallants. Khanyiso. Tshwaku. news24.