Ralph Matema (born June 19, 1982) is a
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 ...
an
footballer
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. He has been a member of the
Zimbabwe national football team
The Zimbabwe national football team (Nicknamed ''The Warriors''), represents Zimbabwe in men's international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The t ...
.
"Raru", as he is popularly known, is the reigning top scorer of the Zimbabwean
CBZ Premier League after netting 19 times in the 2006 season. In 2007, he scored 10 goals in 11 games but left Highlanders FC to join
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...
for the 2007/2008 season.
References
1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Bulawayo
Zimbabwean men's footballers
Zimbabwe men's international footballers
Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Men's association football forwards
Orlando Pirates F.C. players
Highlanders F.C. players
Witbank Spurs F.C. players
Yadah Stars F.C. players
South African Premier Division players
National First Division players
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