Ocean Mushure
| Ocean Mushure | |
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 Image Via The Herald | |
| Born | Ocean Mushure July 1, 1985 |
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| Employer | Lusaka Dynamos Football Club |
| Partner(s) | Patricia Pande |
| Children | Mufaro (daughter) |
Ocean Mushure is a Zimbabwean footballer. He played for Dynamos Football Club as a left-back.
Background
Ocean Mushure is a Christian and a member of Johane Masowe eChishanu.[1]
Age
Mushure was born on July 1, 1985.[2]
Children
Mushure has two children with Audrey Meda. His firstborn is a daughter named Mufaro and his second child is Ocean Junior who was born in 2018.
He also has a child with Patricia Pande whom he moved in with after he left Audrey.[3]
Divorce
In 2018 Mushure dumped his wife Audrey Meda at the time for a woman named Patricia who lived in Westlea. A publication reported that Patricia was eight months pregnant with Mushure's child.
Contacted for comment, Mushure confirmed having dumped his wife for Patricia. Mushure denied neglecting his responsibilities as alleged by his wife Audrey Meda. He said:
“We broke up with Audrey and I am now staying in Westlea with Patricia."
Properties
In 2017, Mushure told a publication that he had two residential stands in Harare.[1]
Career
Mushure started his career with former premier league outfit Monomotapa Football Club. Having had a short stint with Monoz, Mushure was eventually signed by Dembare where he proved to be very solid in defence.[5] In his career with Dynamos, he has had some very outstanding performances, some of those include a solitary strike against perennial rivals, Highlanders Football Club.
During his time in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, Mushure won four league titles with two clubs, one with Monomotapa and three straight championships with Dynamos. Mushure also won the Mbada Diamonds Cup with Dynamos in 2012.[1]
In April 2021, Mushure won his first silverware in Zambia after helping his Lusaka Dynamos side win the 2021 ABSA Cup. Dynamos beat the defending champions, Zesco United, 3-1 on penalties after the game had ended goalless at full-time.[6]
National Team
In 2017, Mushure was part of the national team squad that won a historic fifth Cosafa Castle Cup title in South Africa. In 2017, Mushure also captained Zimbabwe as they began their Africa Nations Championships (Chan) campaign with a first leg qualifier in Namibia. [1]
Individual Awards
In 2017 Mushure was voted the second runner-up for the 2017 Soccer Star of the Year award which was won by Rodwell Chinyengetere. Mushure was not pleased with the outcome and was quoted by a publication saying:
"I’m not really happy to be voted the second runner-up. I thought I deserved better because of the contribution I made to the team this season. Compare the work that I did with the quality that was around me, and that of those who have been chosen ahead of me, I think I did better. The panellists should be rational when choosing the best players of the season."
Clubs Played For
- Monomotapa United Football Club
- Motor Action Football Club
- Dynamos Football Club
- Lusaka Dynamos FC
Gallery
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Awards
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Winners medal x4
Controversy
Asigate Scandal
Mushure was alleged to have partaken in a match-fixing arrangement alongside other local players. Initially the player was given a three year suspension plus a fine, which was eventually lifted allowing the player to continue playing football.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Langton Nyakwenda, Mushure’s ocean of wishes, Sunday News, Published: July 16, 2017, Retrieved: June 30, 2021
- ↑ Ocean Mushure, Transfer Market, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: July 8, 2015
- ↑ OCEAN MUSHURE DUMPS WIFE, H-Metro, Published: May 9, 2018, Retrieved: June 30, 2021
- ↑ Simba, Dynamos Captain Ocean Mushure Dumps Pregnant Wife….Shacks Up With New Bae, iHarare, Published: May 9, 2018, Retrieved: June 30, 2021
- ↑ Sukoluhle Mthethwa, Dynamos’ Mushure Ocean sinks Bosso, NewsDay, Published: October 28, 2013, Retrieved: July 8, 2013
- ↑ Ocean Mushure wins first silverware in Zambia, Soccer24, Published: April 24, 2021, Retrieved: May 24, 2021
- ↑ Sir 18area.coms, Ocean, shut your smelly mouth, The Sunday Mail, Published: December 17, 2017, Retrieved: June 30, 2021
- ↑ Fifa urges Mbara and Mushure to pay their fines so their Asiagate bans will be suspended, Zimbabwe Soccer, Published: May 14, 2013, Retrieved: July 8, 2015
