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Amin Soma-Phiri bounces back at Highlanders
Highlanders Football Club has welcomed back club legend Amin Soma-Phiri as the new Welfare Manager for its senior team. The appointment was confirmed on Thursday through an official press release....Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 16:54hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi clinch PSL title
THERE was ecstasy, euphoria and then tears. Tears of joy!Baobab Stadium almost crashed. Luckily the structure is firm enough. It could have collapsed.Referee Patrick Kalota's final whistle...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:43hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dynamos face off in battle for pride
THE last time the country's two giants met, Highlanders were in an unfamiliar position, two points above relegation with 16 points while Dynamos sat at the top of the table with 30 points, 14 ahead of...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso eye Soma-Phiri for interim coach
AMINI Soma-Phiri might bounce back as Highlanders' interim coach as the club continues their search for a substantive gaffer following the sacking of Mandla Mpofu, impeccable sources said.In 2...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Referee Majoni always courts controversy
FOR about a decade now, referee Munyaradzi Majoni has courted controversy on the domestic football scene but somehow he has survived to blow his whistle for another season. Even if local footb...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over unqualified Chunga, silence over Luphahla
There has been outrage over Zifa's decision to bar Moses Chunga from coaching Premiership side TelOne because they say he isn't qualified for the job. Joel Luphahla who guided the team into the Premie...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chunga not qualified to coach TelOne side
ZIFA have blocked Moses "Bambo" Chunga from securing a job with Premiership side TelOne saying he doesn't possess a Caf A licence. They also claim he doesn't qualify for an exemption, which is given t...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso hold Ngezi
Ngezi Platinum Stars 1 - 1 HighlandersNgezi Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay continued with his blame game after his side failed to beat a 10-man Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Ba...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Akbay threatens war on Highlanders
COACH Erol Akbay says he is putting up everything to make sure he collects points from his former club Highlanders and lift up his new side Ngezi Platinum Stars when the two clubs clash in a potential...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madinda leaves Bosso for Botswana job
AFTER weeks of speculation about his future at the club, Highlanders technical manager Madinda Ndlovu finally quit the Bulawayo side yesterday, leaving Bosso to scurry for a replacement with the Castl...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Dembare face bogeyman
The man who helped Highlanders exorcise a 10-year winless jinx against Dynamos three years ago, Erol Akbay, is back in the capital city this afternoon.Akbay returns to Rufaro as a coach who ha...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Akbays for Dembare scalp
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay says his side increased the intensity of their training this week to try and turn around their fortunes. They meet stricken giants Dynamos at Rufaro tomorrow. ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi players refuse to train
CHAMPIONSHIP contenders Ngezi Platinum Stars' players yesterday refused to train in the morning ahead of their game against TelOne today as players demanded a 300 percent increase in allowances and sa...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madinda blames pre-season strike
With alarm bells starting to ring at Highlanders following a bad start to the 2019 season that is dampening fans' expectations, coach Madinda Ndlovu has absolved himself of any blame, instead pointing...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso ready for Harare City
HIGHLANDERS have already dropped four points in their opening two matches of the season and coach Madinda Ndlovu has challenged his men to start winning games. Bosso turned on one of their bes...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 08:33hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Unpredictable PSL season beckons
IT'S only a week before the start of the new Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season and champions FC Platinum will begin their title defence in Harare against Harare City in a mouth-watering ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Akbay lauds Zimbabwe's quality
Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay has claimed that there is not much of a difference in quality between his players and those of South Africa top-flight league log leaders Wits University despite ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi Platinum Stars barred from South Africa trip
THE Premier Soccer League has stopped one of its clubs from travelling to South Africa for a pre-season tour.The League argues that Ngezi Platinum Stars did not get a formal invitation from th...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Bosso drops Madeya
HIGHLANDERS will be loaning out goalkeeper Nedrick Madeya after securing the services of former Bantu Rovers and Bulawayo City's Wellington Muuya and ex-Mutare City Rovers' Alfred Chiname.Made...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
PSL unveils 2019 calendar
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has unveiled the 2019 calendar where the season has been scheduled to kick-off on March 30.Most clubs have ramped up their pre-season preparations and they will...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Erol Akbay jets in
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay is expected to touch down in the country this afternoon from his home in the Netherlands. The Dutch mentor was appointed in December last year following the sacki...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tsano, Akbay reunite at Ngezi
NGEZI Platinum have appointed veteran coaches Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu and Tendai Chikuni as assistants to Erol Akbay, a Dutchman.The Dutchman was appointed the team's coach last month, with a mand...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi Platinum coach Akbay targets title
New Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Elroy Akbay is targeting the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title in his first year in the post despite a player exodus that hit the Mhondoro-Ngezi-based side ahead ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi defiant as player exodus continues
LAST season's Premier Soccer League runners-up Ngezi Platinum reckon that everything is under control despite losing a number of high-profile players in this transfer window with more looking to exit ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders give up on Nyoni, Muduhwa
HIGHLANDERS are moving forward with their plans for next season without Gabriel Nyoni as well as Peter Muduhwa after contract extension with the two players failed to produce a meaningful outcome....Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Akbay flies into a Mhondoro 'storm'
ELROY AKBAY, the Dutch mentor, will certainly fly into a storm as he arrives in Mhondoro mid-January. Things are not looking good at Ngezi Platinum Stars, where players' favourite coach Tonderai Ndira...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso sweat over players contracts
HIGHLANDERS are working around the clock to tie down senior players, goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda, defender Peter Muduhwa and Gabriel Nyoni to new contracts. Bosso, who finished the season in fift...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Player exodus rocks Dembare
TWO Premiership soccer clubs - Dynamos and Ngezi Platinum Stars - could lose most of their players this pre-season. The pair had contrasting fortunes in the just-ended 2018 season with DeMbare survivi...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi settle for ex-Bosso coach
EROL AKBAY has bounced back to the domestic Premiership after the Dutchman inked a two-year deal to join league runners-up Ngezi Platinum Stars. The former Highlanders gaffer takes over as sub...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Captured Ramaphosa disses the term 'white monopoly capital'
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dissed the term "white monopoly capital" while addressing the inaugural SA Investment Summit dinner on Friday."One thing that I learnt is the three Es: Education,...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 18:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso not commenting on Madinda - Galaxy link
Highlanders appear unfazed by the recent speculation linking their technical manager Madinda Ndlovu with the vacant coaching post at Botswana's beMobile Premiership side Jwaneng Galaxy.Galaxy ...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 12:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders vs Dembare tie, Bosso increase gate charges
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders have increased gate charges for their weekend encounter against chief rivals Dynamos set for Barbourfields Stadium with last year's scars still vivid after the match was ab...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi, Bosso maintain fine run
ONLY Ngezi Platinum Stars and Highlanders remain the two unbeaten teams in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after seven rounds of ecstasy for them and torment for others.FC Platinum suff...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Akbay hails Bosso
THEY are doing better!Former Highlanders coach Dutchman Erol Akbay whose flirtation with the club ended last season with the club and him agreeing their bromance had lost its spark is impresse...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso legends praise Madinda
After a lot of scepticism during the off-season, Bulawayo giants Highlanders have been able to mount a serious revival in the first five games under new coach Madinda Ndlovu.The Bosso legend's...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Litmus test for Madinda's ECD class
Five matches, four wins and a single draw while conceding just once has given Bulawayo giants Highlanders an almost perfect start to this year's Castle Lager Premiership season.But Sunday's Bu...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 15:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ariel comes full circle at Bosso
MADINDA Ndlovu was in his first stint as Highlanders head coach when goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda made his senior bow for the Bulawayo football giants in 2009 after graduating from the team's development ...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madinda to be unveiled today
THE legendary Madinda "Khathazile" Ndlovu is set to be officially unveiled as the substantive Highlanders' head coach at a press conference this morning.Ndlovu will take over the post vacated ...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 05:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madinda settles for Mandla Mpofu as his assistant?
MADINDA Ndlovu, who is expected to be unveiled as the new Highlanders head coach this week, has reportedly settled for former Bulawayo City coach Mandla Mpofu as his assistant.Mpofu will be ma...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madinda Ndlovu on charm offensive
HIGHLANDERS are often defined as 'iTeam Yabantu' (The People's Team) and traditional leaders are taking a lead in efforts to resuscitate the fading giants....Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Madinda new Bosso coach?
FORMER Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu has reportedly signed a three-year contract to be the club's new coach, revealed sources at Emagumeni.The Bulawayo giants have been coach hunting since ...Published: 21 Dec 2017 at 15:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Who departs if the 'Chosen One' returns at Bosso
MADINDA is back at Highlanders! One could wake up to this headline any one of these days.Oh what a beautiful feeling for any and all that like to enjoy watching their favourite football team c...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:19hrs | 6 | by Allan Foti
Mhlophe backs Madinda deal
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and Highlanders benefactor Retired Colonel Kenneth Mhlophe says he supports the possible appointment of former Bosso player and head coach Madinda Ndlovu to replace depa...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda emerges as a front runner for Bosso coaching job
MADINDA Ndlovu has emerged as a front runner to take over the reins at Highlanders after it emerged that he met the Bulawayo club's top hierarchy in Harare on Friday where preliminary talks over a pos...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda signs for Bosso
HIGHLANDERS have reportedly offered their legendary son, Madinda "Khathazile" Ndlovu, a three-year contract to replace Dutchman Erol Akbay, whose contract expires at the end of this month.Ndlo...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders close in on Madinda Ndlovu
SOCCER legend, Madinda "Khathazile" Ndlovu, is reportedly close to joining Bulawayo giants Highlanders as head coach, replacing Dutchman Erol Akbay whose contract expires at the end of the month....Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso finish sixth
Highlanders 1 - 1 Caps United HIGHLANDERS coach, Erol Akbay, might have wished to bid farewell to his side and legion of fans with a win but he was content with a stalemate against former champion...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Akbay's stay at Bosso ended yesterday
DUTCHMAN Erol Akbay's tumultuous two-year stay at Highlanders ended yesterday and the gaffer cannot wait to re-unite with his family.Akbay, who had several clashes with the Bosso executive ami...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Akbay wants his Bosso contract renewed?
OUTGOING Highlanders coach Erol Akbay has reportedly made a dramatic about turn and told the club that he was willing to have another dance with the Bulawayo giants.The Dutchman's two-year con...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 05:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Madinda taking over at Bosso?
FORMER Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu could bounce back to the Bulawayo side next year after the executive engaged him to replace Dutchman Erol Akbay.Akbay has indicated he will not be renew...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 08:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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