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Zimbabwean association footballer (born 1974)

Elasto Kapowezha
Personal information
Full name Elasto Lungu Kapowezha
Date of birth (1974-07-21) 21 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Sokół Tychy 2 (0)
1996 Dyskobolia Grodzisk
1996–1997 Lech Poznań 5 (0)
1997–2000 AmaZulu
2000–2002 Ria Stars
2002–2003 Pietersburg Pillars
2003 Dynamos
2004–2005 Bidvest Wits
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elasto Lungu Kapowezha (born 21 July 1974) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Kapowezha attended Churchill High School.

Club career

He appeared in two Ekstraklasa fixtures for GKS Tychy in the 1995–96 season, and played five league games for Lech Poznań in the following campaign.

In 2006, he signed for South African side FC AK.

International career

Kapowezha represented Zimbabwe internationally at youth level, where he was regarded as an important player as Zimbabwe achieved second place at the 1995 All-Africa Games. He was capped once for Zimbabwe, at the 1998 COSAFA Cup.

Style of play

Kapowezha mainly operated as a midfielder.

Post-playing career

Kapowezha obtained a degree in sports management and a certificate in business management from the University of South Africa.

After retiring from professional football, Kapowezha worked as a life skills coach.

Personal life

Kapowezha was previously known as Elasto Lungu.

Kapowezha obtained permanent South Africa residency, having lived in the country for over twelve years. He is the father of Zimbabwean footballer Elasto Kapowezha Jr.

References

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  2. Elasto Kapowezha at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Kapowezha to redeem FC AK". thezimbabwean.co.
  4. "Kapowezha ready for team management role". chronicle.co.zw.
  5. Elasto Kapowezha at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Kapowezha bounces back". thezimbabwean.co.
  7. "Kapowhezha calls time". thezimbabwean.co.
  8. "Kapowezha's new role". thezimbabwean.co.
  9. "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (1)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (2)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "Elasto ready to serve at FC AK". Kick Off.
  12. "Kapowezha knifes coaching job". thezimbabwean.co.
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