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Bosso's 1998 championship-winning team reunites for emotional gathering
The Class of 1998, a group of legendary players who secured four consecutive league championships for Highlanders, came together for an emotional reunion at the team's Fife Street clubhouse yesterday ...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:16hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Try Ncube charms Bosso bosses
HWANGE assistant coach Try Ncube is set to be appointed as one of Kelvin Kaindu's assistant coaches at Highlanders after impressing in interviews held last week.While Ncube arrives at Bosso, s...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu ready to roll
HIGHLANDERS' incoming coach, Kelvin Kaindu is raring to start work as soon as he gets his work permit from the country's immigration department.The Zambian national arrived in Bulawayo last Tu...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mabaleka promoted to Kaindu backroom
HIGHLANDERS are set to promote Bosso 90 coach Melusi "Mabaleka" Sibanda to be part of Kelvin Kaindu's backroom staff next season.Last week, Bosso issued an update on recruiting new technical t...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bosso dismisses tech team announcement
HIGHLANDERS have dismissed as not true that Madinda Ndlovu has been appointed technical director of the club in a set up that brings in Johannes Ngodzo and Tembo Chuma.Highlanders are though e...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 18:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bata Stadium okayed
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) have once again approved Bata Stadium to host topflight matches after Sheasham completed renovations at their gweru facility.Images circulated on social media a...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare supporters unhappy
A BRACE fired by debutant Calvin "Kung-Fu Panda" Chigonero, a goal plus two assists against Dynamos by Mthokozisi Msebe and axing of Green Fuel coaches are some of the major weekend Castle Lager Premi...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito is brewing something beautiful at Highlanders
SOMETHING is brewing at Highlanders and the brew master is Portuguese expatriate Baltermar Brito who has so far not only proved to have a good eye for the finest ingredients but a brewmaster of the hi...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso ready for PSL second-half start
HIGHLANDERS FC will be out to make a strong start to the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign when they host Black Rhinos at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow.Bosso had ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders find coach
HIGHLANDERS said they have identified the best candidate to fill the vacant post of head coach before Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Harare City at Barbourfields Stadium....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso in coach dilemma ahead of Sunday tie
HIGHLANDERS run the risk of playing Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League game against Harare City at Barbourfields Stadium with only a goalkeepers' coach on the technical bench if interim coach...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso job attracts top coaches
HIGHLANDERS assistant Joel Luphahla will take charge of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against ZPC Kariba at Nyamhunga Stadium tomorrow, with Bosso expected to announce a substantive coach...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joel Luphaphla works on CAF A coaching badges
HIGHLANDERS interim coach Joel Luphaphla says he is working on getting his coaching badges indicating that getting a Caf A licence has been a long frustrating process.The former Warriors' play...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | 4 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Joel Luphahla survives Bosso axe
MANDLA Mpofu's reign as Highlanders' head coach came to a screeching halt yesterday morning when the club gave him the sack together with his assistant Bekithemba Ndlovu, goalkeepers' trainer Julius N...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bosso kicks out coaches
Highlanders have fired head coach Mandla 'Lulu' Mpofu, assistant Bekithemba Ndlovu and welfare manager Vezigama Dlodlo following a string of poor results. Joel Luphahla, who joined the club fr...Published: 17 May 2022 at 19:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bosso bosses put money on Mandla
HIGHLANDERS' management has backed under-fire coach Mandla Mpofu and still have faith that he can still turnaround their fortunes starting with Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash with f...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso bag 3 easy points
Highlanders 3 - 0 YadahHIGHLANDERS moved a place up the ladder into 10th place in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match following an easy victory against Yadah in front of their vocif...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso appoint new CEO, ropes in Luphahla
PREMIERSHIP football giants Highlanders have confirmed Ronald Moyo as substantive chief executive officer, taking over from Nhlanhla Dube, whose contract expired in December last year.Accordin...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coaches must win against Caps to save jobs
HIGHLANDERS face off against Caps United at the National Sports Stadium in Harare this afternoon not only seeking their first win against their opponents since 2016, but it is a win that can save jobs...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders to use own training facilities this year
HIGHLANDERS Football Club training grounds at the clubhouse are close to being used by the first team for training sessions, with an inspection to be conducted this week to ascertain their readiness f...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bosso seek season first win
HIGHLANDERS' assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu says his side is ready to register its first win of the season against high-flying Ngezi Platinum Stars in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer match at Barbour...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso class of 98 honours Maphepha
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has described the legendary Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda, who won Premier Soccer League titles as a manager and chairman of Highlanders an administrator par-excellence, whose...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FUZ intervenes in Bosso player dispute
THE Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) has intervened in the ongoing impasse over salary increments between Highlanders' players and the executive committee.FUZ president Desmond Maringwa spe...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso players train
HIGHLANDERS' players went ahead with their scheduled gym session on Wednesday after boycotting Tuesday's session in their on-off strike for a wage increment.It is not clear whether their atten...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer fined for culpable homicide
A BULAWAYO based prison officer has been ordered to pay a $10 000 fine after he ran over and killed a 79-year-old man from Gwanda.Bekithemba Ndlovu (41) of Khami Prison Complex was convicted o...Published: 25 May 2021 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso unveil season squad
HIGHLANDERS Football Club last night officially unveiled their 2021 squad and also set in motion their partnership with Sanctuary Insurance Company at a Bulawayo hotel.A squad of 26 players, 2...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
New faces at first Bosso field training
FORMER Bulawayo City FC players Toto Banda and Crispen Ncube were among news faces at Bosso's first field training session at White City Stadium on Monday morning. Banda and Ncube are yet to s...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman caught bedding wife's younger sister
IT was the worst kind of betrayal for a Bulawayo woman when she busted her husband in bed with her younger sister.Bekithemba Ndlovu from Selbourne Park, whose company is situated at Cumberland...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for 'murdering' thief
TWO Bulawayo men are in trouble following their arrest after they allegedly fatally assaulted a suspected thief. The now deceased had reportedly stolen a laptop, a mobile phone and wallet belo...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 19:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choruma burial today
FORMER Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma, who died in South Africa following a short illness last week, is set to be buried at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo this morning....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choruma's death shocks football fraternity
THE Zimbabwean football fraternity expressed shock and sadness at the death of former Highlanders and Warriors midfielder Richard "Dabuka Express" Choruma.Choruma died at a hospital in Thembis...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Nigel
Mandla Mpofu appointed Highlanders head coach
HIGHLANDERS have appointed Mandla Mpofu as the senior team head coach on a one-year performance-based contract for the 2021 season, Chronicle Sports can reveal. Mpofu takes over from Mark Harr...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harrison's Bosso return in doubt
THE Covid-19-induced pullout of giant cellular network provider NetOne from sponsoring football clubs in the country has dealt a heavy blow to Highlanders' hopes of retaining the services of their Bri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso looking for a foreign coach?
ONLY a foreign coach will replace Mandla Mpofu as Highlanders' head coach, sources at Bosso told Chronicle Sport last night.The source said Mpofu and his assistants, Bekithemba Ndlovu and Temb...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Breaking: Bosso coaches on way out
Highlanders technical staff Mandla Mpofu and his assistant Bekithemba Ndlovu are on their way out after failing to garner six points from three games....Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Kenneth Mhlophe-led management is partly to blame
HEARTBROKEN Highlanders supporters say the Kenneth Mhlophe-led management is partly to blame for the soccer giants' poor performance. Alarm bells are ringing at Bosso whose three-game losing streak ha...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso goes to Gibbo as clear underdogs
HAVING recorded their worst start to a season in over four decades, Highlanders troop into Gibbo Stadium this afternoon hoping to halt their 13 game winless streak on the road. They face off a...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders continue hunt for three points
HIGHLANDERS continue with their quest for the elusive three points when they face Manica Diamonds at Vengere Stadium in Rusape this afternoon.Bosso, under the tutelage of Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu a...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Vengere's bumpy surface unsettles Highlanders
THE last time Highlanders visited Vengere Stadium in Rusape, they left a disappointed lot. They complained about almost everything.They were disappointed with the way the match officials had h...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso chase after King's services
BARELY a year after parting ways with King Nadolo, Highlanders are on the verge of securing the signature of his namesake, but whose surname is Nasama. Now at free spending and ambitious Chick...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sianchali wants Bosso return
UNSETTLED Caps United striker Newman Sianchali wants to return to Bosso after failing to break into the Green Machine's starting line-up, it has emerged. Sianchali has reportedly contacted Hig...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'The anointed one' replaces Madinda at Highlanders
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders FC have appointed Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu as the new head coach following the departure of Madinda Ndlovu, who has joined Gaborone United in Botswana....Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda anoints Mpofu
DEPARTING Highlanders' coach Madinda Ndlovu has recommended that the club executive committee elevate one of his assistants, Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu, to the position of head coach for continuity's sake....Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy bites Madinda Ndlovu
OUTGOING Highlanders technical manager Madinda Ndlovu says the country's unstable economic situation was the reason he could not see out his contract at the Bulawayo football giants.Ndlovu ten...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 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 | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mhlauri opens up on coaching career, poultry business
GROWING up and playing football in the grubby streets of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo, all Charles Mhlauri wanted to do was to be a footballer of note.It didn't therefore come as a ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda woes to crush Herentals
UNDER fire Highlanders FC coach Madinda Ndlovu has described their Sunday match against Herentals at Barbourfields Stadium as their imminent turning point, after a disastrous start to the Castle Lager...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kapini not happy about Bosso situation
FORMER Highlanders' eccentric goalkeeper and captain, Tapuwa Kapini, has added his voice to the growing concern over the Bulawayo giants' poor start to the 2019 season, urging the entire Bosso family ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
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