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Dembare kicks off PSL season in Bulawayo
10 Mar 2014 at 02:55hrs | Views
DEFENDING champions Dynamos FC open their 2014 Premiership account with a date against How Mine in Bulawayo, according to fixtures released to clubs by the PSL yesterday.
The domestic season gets underway on the weekend of March 29-30.
Both Dynamos and How Mine had an early start with Dembare competing in the Orange Caf Champions League while the gold miners are participating in the Orange Caf Confederation Cup.
The Harare giants who have since been knocked out of the continental competition start their title defence on the road, coming to Bulawayo where they lost 0-1 to How Mine last season.
Dembare will play Highlanders in the Battle of the Titans Part One on Week 12.
Bulawayo giants Highlanders kickoff their season with a trip to Gweru to face newly promoted Chapungu who knocked them out of the pre-season CG Msipha Scholarship Fund Tournament last week.
"The full calendar will be announced later this week or next week because the league is busy trying to tie down some deals.
"They will have to factor in the tournaments like the Sup8r Knockout tournament as well as a 16-team competition," said a source.
The league is still negotiating with Delta Beverages to sponsor the league with NetOne who previously funded a season's Charity Cup opener set to bankroll a 16-team tournament.
Speaking after his re-election as PSL boss at the weekend, Twine Phiri confirmed that they are going to have a new 16-team tournament.
Mbada Diamonds have in the last three seasons been sponsors of a 16-team tournament with the winners representing the country at the Orange Caf Confederation Cup.
Fixtures
Week 1: How Mine v Dynamos, Hwange v Buffaloes, Caps United v ZPC Kariba, Chapungu v Highlanders, Chicken Inn v Harare City, Chiredzi v FC Platinum, Bantu Rovers v Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine v Triangle
Week 2: How Mine v Bantu Rovers, Buffaloes v Chicken Inn, FC Platinum v Hwange, Harare City v Caps United, Black Rhinos v Chapungu, Triangle v Chiredzi, Dynamos v ZPC Kariba, Highlanders v Shabanie Mine
Week 3: Chapungu v How Mine, Caps United v Buffaloes, Hwange v Triangle, Chicken Inn v FC Platinum, Chiredzi v Highlanders, Bantu Rovers v Dynamos, ZPC Kariba v Harare City, Shabanie Mine v Black Rhinos
Week 4: How Mine v Shabanie Mine, Buffaloes v ZPC Kariba, Highlanders v Hwange, FC Platinum v Caps United, Bantu Rovers v Chapungu, Triangle v Chicken Inn, Black Rhinos v Chiredzi, Dynamos v Harare City
Week 5: Chiredzi v How Mine, Harare City v Buffaloes, Hwange v Black Rhinos, Triangle v Caps United, Dynamos v Chapungu, Chicken Inn v Highlanders, ZPC Kariba v FC Platinum, Shabanie Mine v Bantu Rovers
Week 6: How Mine v Hwange, Dynamos v Buffaloes, Caps United v Highlanders, Chapungu v Shabanie Mine, Black Rhinos v Chicken Inn, Bantu Rovers v Chiredzi, FC Platinum v Harare City, Triangle v ZPC Kariba
Week 7: Chicken Inn v How Mine, Buffaloes v FC Platinum, Hwange v Bantu Rovers, Caps United v Black Rhinos, Chiredzi v Chapungu, Shabanie Mine v Dynamos, Harare City v Triangle, ZPC Kariba v Highlanders
Week 8: How Mine v Caps United, Triangle v Buffaloes, Chapungu v Hwange, Bantu Rovers v Chicken Inn, Shabanie Mine v Chiredzi, Dynamos v FC Platinum, Highlanders v Harare City, Black Rhinos v ZPC Kariba
Week 9: ZPC Kariba v How Mine, Buffaloes v Highlanders, Hwange v Shabanie Mine, Caps United v Bantu Rovers, Chicken Inn v Chapungu, Chiredzi v Dynamos, Black Rhinos v Harare City, Triangle v FC Platinum
Week 10: How Mine v Harare City, Chiredzi v Hwange, Chapungu v Caps United, Shabanie Mine v Chicken Inn, Dynamos v Triangle, Highlanders v FC Platinum, Black Rhinos v Buffaloes, Bantu Rovers v ZPC Kariba
Week 11: Buffaloes v How Mine, Hwange v Dynamos, Caps United v Shabanie Mine, ZPC Kariba v Chapungu, Chicken Inn v Chiredzi, Harare City v Bantu Rovers, Triangle v Highlanders, FC Platinum v Black Rhinos,
Week 12: How Mine v FC Platinum, Bantu Rovers v Buffaloes, Hwange v Chicken Inn, Chiredzi v Caps United, Chapungu v Harare City, Dynamos v Highlanders, Black Rhinos v Triangle, Shabanie Mine v ZPC Kariba
Week 13: Triangle v How Mine, Buffaloes v Chapungu, Caps United v Hwange, Chicken Inn v Dynamos, ZPC Kariba v Chiredzi, Harare City v Shabanie Mine, Highlanders v Black Rhinos, FC Platinum v Bantu Rovers
Week 14: How Mine v Highlanders, Shabanie Mine v Buffaloes, Chiredzi v Harare City, Chicken Inn v Caps United, Chapungu v FC Platinum, Dynamos v Black Rhinos, Hwange v ZPC Kariba, Bantu Rovers v Triangle
Week 15: Black Rhinos v How Mine, Buffaloes v Chiredzi, Harare City v Hwange, Caps United v Dynamos, Triangle v Chapungu, ZPC Kariba v Chicken Inn, Highlanders v Bantu Rovers, FC Platinum v Shabanie Mine
The domestic season gets underway on the weekend of March 29-30.
Both Dynamos and How Mine had an early start with Dembare competing in the Orange Caf Champions League while the gold miners are participating in the Orange Caf Confederation Cup.
The Harare giants who have since been knocked out of the continental competition start their title defence on the road, coming to Bulawayo where they lost 0-1 to How Mine last season.
Dembare will play Highlanders in the Battle of the Titans Part One on Week 12.
Bulawayo giants Highlanders kickoff their season with a trip to Gweru to face newly promoted Chapungu who knocked them out of the pre-season CG Msipha Scholarship Fund Tournament last week.
"The full calendar will be announced later this week or next week because the league is busy trying to tie down some deals.
"They will have to factor in the tournaments like the Sup8r Knockout tournament as well as a 16-team competition," said a source.
The league is still negotiating with Delta Beverages to sponsor the league with NetOne who previously funded a season's Charity Cup opener set to bankroll a 16-team tournament.
Speaking after his re-election as PSL boss at the weekend, Twine Phiri confirmed that they are going to have a new 16-team tournament.
Mbada Diamonds have in the last three seasons been sponsors of a 16-team tournament with the winners representing the country at the Orange Caf Confederation Cup.
Fixtures
Week 1: How Mine v Dynamos, Hwange v Buffaloes, Caps United v ZPC Kariba, Chapungu v Highlanders, Chicken Inn v Harare City, Chiredzi v FC Platinum, Bantu Rovers v Black Rhinos, Shabanie Mine v Triangle
Week 2: How Mine v Bantu Rovers, Buffaloes v Chicken Inn, FC Platinum v Hwange, Harare City v Caps United, Black Rhinos v Chapungu, Triangle v Chiredzi, Dynamos v ZPC Kariba, Highlanders v Shabanie Mine
Week 3: Chapungu v How Mine, Caps United v Buffaloes, Hwange v Triangle, Chicken Inn v FC Platinum, Chiredzi v Highlanders, Bantu Rovers v Dynamos, ZPC Kariba v Harare City, Shabanie Mine v Black Rhinos
Week 4: How Mine v Shabanie Mine, Buffaloes v ZPC Kariba, Highlanders v Hwange, FC Platinum v Caps United, Bantu Rovers v Chapungu, Triangle v Chicken Inn, Black Rhinos v Chiredzi, Dynamos v Harare City
Week 5: Chiredzi v How Mine, Harare City v Buffaloes, Hwange v Black Rhinos, Triangle v Caps United, Dynamos v Chapungu, Chicken Inn v Highlanders, ZPC Kariba v FC Platinum, Shabanie Mine v Bantu Rovers
Week 6: How Mine v Hwange, Dynamos v Buffaloes, Caps United v Highlanders, Chapungu v Shabanie Mine, Black Rhinos v Chicken Inn, Bantu Rovers v Chiredzi, FC Platinum v Harare City, Triangle v ZPC Kariba
Week 7: Chicken Inn v How Mine, Buffaloes v FC Platinum, Hwange v Bantu Rovers, Caps United v Black Rhinos, Chiredzi v Chapungu, Shabanie Mine v Dynamos, Harare City v Triangle, ZPC Kariba v Highlanders
Week 8: How Mine v Caps United, Triangle v Buffaloes, Chapungu v Hwange, Bantu Rovers v Chicken Inn, Shabanie Mine v Chiredzi, Dynamos v FC Platinum, Highlanders v Harare City, Black Rhinos v ZPC Kariba
Week 9: ZPC Kariba v How Mine, Buffaloes v Highlanders, Hwange v Shabanie Mine, Caps United v Bantu Rovers, Chicken Inn v Chapungu, Chiredzi v Dynamos, Black Rhinos v Harare City, Triangle v FC Platinum
Week 10: How Mine v Harare City, Chiredzi v Hwange, Chapungu v Caps United, Shabanie Mine v Chicken Inn, Dynamos v Triangle, Highlanders v FC Platinum, Black Rhinos v Buffaloes, Bantu Rovers v ZPC Kariba
Week 11: Buffaloes v How Mine, Hwange v Dynamos, Caps United v Shabanie Mine, ZPC Kariba v Chapungu, Chicken Inn v Chiredzi, Harare City v Bantu Rovers, Triangle v Highlanders, FC Platinum v Black Rhinos,
Week 12: How Mine v FC Platinum, Bantu Rovers v Buffaloes, Hwange v Chicken Inn, Chiredzi v Caps United, Chapungu v Harare City, Dynamos v Highlanders, Black Rhinos v Triangle, Shabanie Mine v ZPC Kariba
Week 13: Triangle v How Mine, Buffaloes v Chapungu, Caps United v Hwange, Chicken Inn v Dynamos, ZPC Kariba v Chiredzi, Harare City v Shabanie Mine, Highlanders v Black Rhinos, FC Platinum v Bantu Rovers
Week 14: How Mine v Highlanders, Shabanie Mine v Buffaloes, Chiredzi v Harare City, Chicken Inn v Caps United, Chapungu v FC Platinum, Dynamos v Black Rhinos, Hwange v ZPC Kariba, Bantu Rovers v Triangle
Week 15: Black Rhinos v How Mine, Buffaloes v Chiredzi, Harare City v Hwange, Caps United v Dynamos, Triangle v Chapungu, ZPC Kariba v Chicken Inn, Highlanders v Bantu Rovers, FC Platinum v Shabanie Mine
Source - chronicle