George Shaya (30 October 1946 – 24 August 2021) was a former

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

forward who played for Dynamos and the Rhodesian national team during the 1960s and 1970s. He was considered one of Dynamos' all-time finest players, as well as one of the best ever from present-day Zimbabwe. Consistently performing well at club level, Shaya was named Rhodesian Soccer Star of the Year a record five times, including the inaugural award in 1969. He was also part of the Rhodesia side which unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in 1969.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaya, George 1946 births Living people Dynamos F.C. players Rhodesia men's international footballers Rhodesian men's footballers Zimbabwean men's footballers Men's association football forwards