He was named sportsman of the year after representing South Africa in competitions in Egypt and Kenya.

[1] In 2017, he won the under 16 open category at The South African Junior Closed Championship.

[2] In 2018, Mhango competed in Kenya where he placed third, won bronze medal and earned the Candidate Master title.

[5] He was named sportsman of the year after representing the South Africa in competitions in Egypt and Kenya.

[6][7] In 2022 he competed in the World Team Chess Championship where he was partnered with the likes of Grandmaster Kenny Solomon and International Master Daniel Cawdery going against Grandmasters Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Nihal Sarin and Hans Niemann just to mention a few.