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Devon Chafa Taitamba (born 25 December 1990) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a defender for Ngezi Platinum and the Zimbabwe national team.

Devon Chafa

Personal information
Full name	Devon Chafa Taitamba
Date of birth	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Ngezi Platinum
Youth career
	DC Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Dynamos
2015–2016	How Mine
2016–2017	CAPS United
2018	Buildcon
2018–2019	Platinum
2020–	Ngezi Platinum
National team‡
2013–	Zimbabwe	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Chafa began his career with Dynamos, his spell with Dynamos was mainly a success as he left in 2015 following four Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League medals and two Mbada Diamonds Cup medals but he did suffer a thirty-day suspension after testing positive for a banned substance by FIFA in 2013.[1][2][3][4] The reasoning behind his departure in 2015 was that new Dynamos manager David Mandigora did not renew his contract.[5] After leaving in 2015, Chafa signed for How Mine with whom he remained with until 2016 when he joined CAPS United.[6][7] He left CAPS in December 2017.[8]

Two months later, Chafa signed for Zambian Premier League side Buildcon.[9] Buildcon released Chafa in August 2018.[10] He returned to Zimbabwe with Platinum a month later.[11] 2020 saw Chafa join Ngezi Platinum.[12]

International career

Chafa's first two competitive international caps came in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Egypt and Guinea.[13][14]

Personal life

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chafa was accused on breaking lockdown rules by playing local "money games" with amateur footballers in Budiriro.[15] Chafa denied these claims, though his Ngezi Platinum manager Rodwell Dhlakama publicly condemned him for the games.[15][16]

Career statistics

As of 9 July 2020.[17]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2013	11	0
	2017	3	0
Total		14	0

Honours

Dynamos

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (4): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Mbada Diamonds Cup (2): 2011, 2012

CAPS United

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2016[18]

Platinum

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2018[19]

External links

• Devon Chafa at Soccerway

References

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