Knowledge Musona

Knowledge "The smiling Assassin" Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West and attended Lord Malvern High School in Harare. His younger brother Walter Musona is also a professional footballer.

Musona joined Kaizer Chiefs in 2009 without having made any appearance in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. At Aces he played with current Mamelodi Sundowns player Khama Billiat.

He was used sparingly as a substitute in the 2009–10 season but still managed to score a handful of crucial goals. In July 2010 he was awarded the PSL Club Rookie of the Year award.

The 2010–11 season proved to be Musona's break through season as he scored 15 goals in 28 league games to win the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot which attracted the interest of European clubs such as German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim, Serbian giants FK Partizan and Scottish heavyweights Celtic.

On 28 July 2011, Musona signed 1899 Hoffenheim, with the player signing a five-year contract for R19,5 million. He made his debut as a substitute against SC Freiburg in a 3–1 win and scored his first goal in a 2–1 DFB Pokal win over 1. FC Köln on 25 October 2011. On 18 May 2012, it was announced that Musona would join Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on a one-year loan for the upcoming season.

In July 2013, he left Germany moved back to his old South African club Kaizer Chiefs on a loan deal. He scored eight goals in 19 South African League matches, including a vital goal against Black Leopards which sent Kaizer Chiefs into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup. Musona scored a hat trick in a 3-0 first-round, second-leg CAF Champions League victory over Liga Muculmana in Maputo on 6 March progressing to the next round of the competition on a 7-0 aggregate scoreline after winning 4-0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Musona suffered an ankle sprain in a 2-0 win over AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League on March 29, 2014 where they lost 3-2 on aggregate. Musona ended the season with 16 goals in 25 starts in all competitions. He attracted interest from clubs in Belgium, Germany and Roda JC Kerkrade in the Netherlands. On 5 August, Musona started training with La Liga club, Granada.

On 18 December 2014, Musona signed for Belgian club K.V. Oostende, effective 1 January 2015, with the player signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

His agent Paschalis Tountouris stated that this move was the ideal step to revive his career. He joined Bafana Bafana midfielder Andile Jali at the Belgian club.

He made his national team debut in a friendly against South Africa on 3 March 2010.Is often considered the finest striker to ever come out of Zimbabwe.He scored a blinder of a goal vs Tunisia at AFCON 2017 beating two defenders and smashing the ball beyond the goalkeeper. His goals have also helped Belgian League outfit KV Oostende.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2010	SKD Sports Complex, Paynesville	Liberia	1–0	1–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2.	17 November 2010	Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo	Mozambique	1–0	3–1	Friendly
3.	5 June 2011	Rufaro Stadium, Harare	Mali	1–0	2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
4.				2–1
5.	8 October 2011	Estádio da Várzea, Praia	Cape Verde	2–1	2–1
6.	15 November 2011	Rufaro Stadium, Harare	South Africa	1–1	2–1	Friendly
7.				2–1
8.	29 February 2012	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura	Burundi	1–1	1–2	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
9.	17 June 2012	National Sports Stadium, Harare		1–0	1–0
10.	26 March 2013	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria	Egypt	1–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11.	9 June 2013	National Sports Stadium, Harare		1–1	4–2
12.	10 September 2013	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa	1–0	2–1	Friendly
13.	6 September 2015	Rufaro Stadium, Harare	Guinea	1–1	1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
14.	28 March 2016	National Sports Stadium, Harare	Swaziland	1–0	4–0
15.	5 June 2016		Malawi	1–0	3–0
16.	13 November 2016		Tanzania	1–0	3–0	Friendly
17.	23 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville	Tunisia	1–3	2–4	2017 Africa Cup of Nations