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Kadewere set for bigger role
ZIMBABWE national team striker Tino Kadewere is expected to play a more prominent role when the Warriors square up against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their second World Cup qualifier at Huye Stadi...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors hit by withdrawals
Warriors coach Baltemar Brito has made last-minute changes to his squad for the back-to-back World Cup qualifiers this week in Rwanda, bringing in defender Devine Lunga while six British-born stars wh...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:51hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Brito chapter begins
A new chapter begins for the Warriors today as they embark on a fresh campaign under the guidance of Brazilian coach Baltemar Brito.Brito, who was appointed as the head coach of the Zimbabwe s...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa moves closer to appointing Warriors coach
The Zifa normalization committee has moved closer to appointing coaches for the Warriors and Mighty Warriors following the commencement of interviews for the positions.Additional candidates wi...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi confident of WC qualification
WARRIORS midfielder Marshall Munetsi believes the senior national football team have what it takes to clinch a ticket to the 2026 Fifa World Cup despite drawing African powerhouses Nigeria as well as ...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Zifa leadership to assemble in Harare today
THE football leadership in the country is expected to assemble in Harare today where they are expected to come up with a road map that will guide the association in the implementation of football refo...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Musona retires from Zifa football
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 31.The Saudi Arabia-based forward confirmed his retirement in a statement on Thursday, ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 19:02hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son in-law's move, an exercise in futility
THE much-hyped Zifa extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was held in Harare last Saturday with assembly members voting for the dismissal of the Felton Kamambo-led board.The same resolution also...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to miss out on AFCON draw
THE 2023 Africa Cup of Nations draw will be held next week and Zimbabwe's Warriors will not be part of the teams that will go into the hat as the country continues to pay the price for poor administra...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza's work ethic charms Mangwiro
HARARE City coach Taurai Mangwiro is charmed by Norman Mapeza's work ethic and has heaped praise on the FC Platinum coach ahead of the two teams' league clash at Mandava Stadium on Saturday.Th...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tainted SRC accuses Fifa of double standards
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has accused Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) of double standards following its decision to suspend Zimbabwe over the dissolution of...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caps United see green shoots
Caps United players are happy with their performance against Black Rhinos despite dropping two points.They led in the match for about 80 minutes, only to share the spoils in the end.Th...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Caps unUnited in turmoil
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Caps United have been thrown into further turmoil after players staged a training boycott over unpaid salaries just days before the resumption of the league w...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council approves Benjani deal
IN a big nod for football development, the Bulawayo City Council have officially approved the Benjani Community Youth League's application to use youth centres dotted around the city.This was ...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa councillors unfazed by 'suspensions'
THE Zifa congress members, who are pushing for an emergency general meeting (EGM) which could culminate in the dismissal of some board members yesterday said they were unfazed by the suspension of the...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Warriors make rich pickings, US$20,000 each
The Warriors started trooping back into the country yesterday from their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) expedition with each of them getting about US$20 000 richer and expecting more despite public ang...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza targets Malawi scalp
The Warriors will be targeting a win when they take on Malawi in their second Group B Africa Cup of Nations encounter in Bafassoum, Cameroon on Friday.Zimbabwe's suffered a heart breaking loss...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza plots Afcon upsets
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza was impressed with his team's performance in their drawn friendly match against Sudan in Cameroon on Sunday.He believes that his team could spring a few surprises ...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
FIFA set to hit Zimbabwe with sanctions
FIFA's deadline for Zimbabwe to re-instate the ZIFA board lapses on Monday.Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations finals participation is in jeopardy after FIFA warned last month it would impose swi...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 19:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza's shock pick
Europe-based midfielder Kundai Benyu was a surprise inclusion into the Warriors' 23-member squad which left Harare yesterday for the Africa Cup of Nations finals to be played in Cameroon....Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Luphahla tips Dube to shine
FORMER Warriors striker Joel Luphahla has tipped forward Prince Dube to shine at the Africa Cup of Nations finals which start in Cameroon in a fortnight.Luphahla says the youngster has the pot...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zifa wants Mnangagwa intervention
The Zimbabwe Football Association board has accused the Sports and Recreation Commission of misleading President Emmerson Mnangagwa over their stand-off that could see local football being frozen inte...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza happy with Afcon preparations
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza is happy with the squad composition despite missing key stars ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in January.Zimbabwe have suffered the misfortune o...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
FIFA fires warning shoots at Mnangagwa's son-in-law led SRC
Football world governing body FIFA has given Zimbabwe up to January 3 to reinstate the suspended ZIFA board or face sanctions, which could include the country's exclusion from the Africa Cup of Nation...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Benjani drafted into Warriors technical team
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari has been drafted into the Warriors' technical team as one of the assistant coaches to Norman Mapeza.Mwaruwari is the Zimbabwe Under-23 head coach....Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
SRC names Afcon squad?
LUTON striker Admiral Muskwe got a good chance to make up for the heartbreak of missing out on a place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals after he was named in a 30-member squad that will start ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba eyes strong comeback
HIS injury has been topical in the Midlands region of England.Marvelous Nakamba is dominating football headlines on both his club website and the Birmingham Mail, a publication that carries ex...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba injured as Musona shines
IN-FORM Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is likely going to be sidelined for a week or two after he limped out of Saturday's English Premiership football match against Liverpool a...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza show Zifa board the middle finger
WARRIORS interim coach Norman Mapeza has ended the uncertainty that had engulfed the set-up of his backroom staff ahead of Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations finals campaign in Cameroon next month....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:06hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Norman Mapeza re-appointed Warriors coach
Former Warriors midfielder and captain Norman Mapeza has been officially retained as the national team coach and will lead the squad at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon. The appointment wa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'We didn't hire you' - suspended ZIFA board warns Mapeza over AFCON
The suspended ZIFA board has warned Norman Mapeza that it will not be bound by the Sports and Recreation Commission's extension of his contract as caretaker coach to cover the Africa Cup of Nations fi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zifa takes SRC to court
THE suspended Zifa board has come out in full support of the ongoing dialogue between the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and Fifa to resolve their tiff, but forged ahead with its plans to appr...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 12:12hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Stadium crisis haunts Zimbabwe football
THE last 20 minutes of the Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash between Cranborne Bullets and Ngezi Platinum Stars was a painful reminder of the poor state of the country's football infrastructure....Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
NPA revives criminal charges against suspended ZIFA boss Felton Kamambo
Zimbabwean authorities have revived criminal charges against the Zimbabwe Football Association president, days after his board was suspended over a poor run of results by the national team.Fel...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 06:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police move in to secure Zifa offices
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is set to move in to secure the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) offices after reports that the suspended board members have instructed the secretariat to destroy pape...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 16:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat retires
WARRIORS ace, Khama Billiat has Monday announced his retirement from international football.Billiat made his debut for the Warriors team a decade ago.He went onto represent Zimbabwe at...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 19:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Leicester starlet set for Warriors debut
Leicester City sensation Tawanda Maswanhise is in line to make his Warriors debut after he was invited for the Fifa World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia next week.Maswanhise ...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA apologises
ZIFA have said they take full responsibility for the 2022 World Cup debacle, which saw the Warriors crashing out of the contest, after three defeats in their four qualifiers.The senior nationa...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza predicts tough encounter
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza has admitted that they face a tough encounter when they take on Ghana in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday, but promised a positive outcome.Zimbabwe is still searc...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwi hits another double
Former Warriors stirker Nyasha Mushekwi scored another brace for his Chinese Club Zhejiang Greentown taking his tally to 21 goals in 25 matches.Zhejiang Greentown won 4-1 against Nanjing City ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Pirates coach wants Warriors job
THE Warriors coaching job continues to attract interest of top coaches, with former Orlando Pirates coach Joseph Zinnbauer reported to be among several other candidates who have submitted their CVs fo...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Time up for Logarusic
WARRIORS' humiliating defeat by Ethiopia in Group G of the Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday should be ample evidence that coach Zdravko Logarusic is not fit for the job.With the defea...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa meet over Warriors poor show
WITH pressure mounting from other football stakeholders, Zifa have expressed disappointment at the string of poor results by the national men's team under Zdravko Logarušić and his assistants Lloyd ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors ready for journey to Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals
ONLY two teams stand between the Mighty Warriors and a ticket to the Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals set for Morocco next year following a draw conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. The M...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa sets Cosafa Cup participation fee at US$19 000
ZIFA will have to fork out US$18 950 before the end of this month for the Warriors to participate in this year's edition of the Council for Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) Cup following ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Katsande unfazed by Chiefs exit talk
BATTLE hardened Zimbabwean midfielder Willard Katsande has shrugged off speculation about his future with South African Premiership side Kaizer Chiefs and insists he is fully focused on helping the st...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Lunga still part of Warriors
GOLDEN Arrows defender Divine Lunga remains an integral member of the Zimbabwe national senior soccer team amid revelations by Warriors manager Wellington Mpandare yesterday that the door had not been...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga chops off six
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarušić has dropped six players from the African Nations Championships (Chan) squad who failed to impress in friendly matches against local clubs.The Warriors played...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
More confusion about Cosafa disqualification
A CONFEDERATION of African Football (Caf ) official says being disqualified from the Cosafa Under-17 competition does not imply age-cheating, creating more confusion about Zimbabwe's disqualification....Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zifa, Chiyangwa's Cosafa on collision course
Zifa Medical Committee chairperson and Caf medical officer Edward Chagonda has challenged the decision by the Cosafa Under-17 football tournament organisers following the embarrassing disqualification...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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