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Phillip Mbofana is an experienced Zimbabwean born football coach and administrator as well as a career banker. He was born in Hurungwe in Zimbabwe where he did his primary school before moving to Churchill Boys High School in Harare.

He played most of his football for lower division teams as well the juniors of Dynamos Football Club in the early to mid nineties. Several injuries forced him to retire at an early age and started doing his coaching badges.

He came to prominence in 1998 when he led Mhangura Football Club to the silver medal of the BP League Cup under very controversial circumstances. He became the youngest coach ever in Zimbabwe to head a Premier League team at the age of 29 years.

More success followed him and culminated in his appointment to the Zimbabwe National Under 20 and Under 23 teams between 2001 and 2006. He won two consecutive Southern Africa regional Cosafa Tournaments with the Zimbabwe Under 20 team in 2001 and 2002 as well as many other accolades with the junior national teams.

Phillip coached many teams in Zimbabwe and in 2007 he moved to then Swaziland to coach XI Men in Flight FC. He coached several clubs top clubs there including top side Mbabane Highlanders.

In 2010 he got an opportunity to coach Dynamos FC in the South African First Division. Unfortunately, he did not last long there as he was accused of raping a South African woman but the charges were later withdrawn for lack of evidence.

In 2011 he coached at Waterstone Stone College academy and later moved back to Swaziland for his second stint.

He then moved back to Zimbabwe in 2013 and has coached and managed several clubs there as well as being the Vice President of the Zimbabwe Soccer Coaches Association. He has held many coaching and several administrative positions with the Zimbabwe Football Association as well as private sporting organizations.

Phillip currently holds a CAF B License, Advanced ZIFA/FIFA Coaching Certificate as well as many other coaching and administration certificates.