Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 May 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001-2002 | Shabanie Mine F.C. | ||
2003-2004 | Dynamos F.C. | ||
2005-2006 | Buymore FC | ||
International career | |||
2001-2006 | Zimbabwe MNT | 19 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francis Chandida (born 28 May 1979) is a former Zimbabwean football midfielder.
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Chandida played for Shababie Mine from 2000 to 2002 and he won the Bp league Cup and played in the zifa unity cup final with the asbestos miners. In 2002 he joined Dynamos for a record ZW$4.5 million,he played for 2 seasons before he joined another Harare based outfit Buymore. Despite playing all the qualifying games for Tunisia Afcon 2004 tournament, Chandida missed out on the final selection for the tournament. In 2006 he was part of the final squad for the afcon tournament.
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