Peter "Rio" Moyo (born 8 May 1988) is a

Zimbabwean Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...

professional

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, who plays as a

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for Harare City.

Career

Club

He started his playing career at the local team Quelaton and earned his first international cap when he played for Highlanders in the

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. On 30 May 2014, it was announced that he had signed with

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side

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in South Africa, along with Ghanaian centre-back Kwabena Adusei. However, Moyo left the Black Aces in December 2014 after failing to appear for the club in any competition. After departing the Black Aces, Moyo signed for Witbank Spurs.

International

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by

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by a goal to nil. In March 2014, Moyo scored his first international goal in a friendly versus

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Albums

Mushonga Mukuru (2013) Mabasa Amwari (2015) Mapao Mokonzi (2017) Mwana WeMurozvi (2019)

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

. ''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Highlanders *

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References

External links

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Peter Moyo
at Footballdatabase Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Bulawayo Zimbabwean footballers Zimbabwe international footballers Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players Highlanders F.C. players Witbank Spurs F.C. players How Mine F.C. players CAPS United players Harare City F.C. players National First Division players Zimbabwean expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Zimbabwe A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Association football midfielders {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub