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Mapeza upbeat ahead of Dembare BF clash
SOCCER Star of the Year Walter Musona who was stretchered off in last weekend's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League's 2-0 win over Chicken Inn has been cleared to play in the epic clash against Dynamos...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso ready for 'any funny tricks'
BARBOURFIELDS Stadium has never been a pleasant venue for visiting teams coming to face Bulawayo soccer giants Highlanders.Bosso's fans always create an intimidating atmosphere which stimulate...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza says FC Platinum will rediscover form
FC PLATINUM gaffer Norman Mapeza is confident that his team will soon come out of the woods to defend its Castle Lager Premier Soccer League crown.The platinum miners have had a lukewarm start...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza threatens to quit
Herentals 1 - 0 FC Platinum A FUMING Norman Mapeza issued a surprise threat to quit coaching after his FC Platinum side fell to bogey side Herentals at the National Sports Stadium yesterday....Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza abuzz over new signings
FC PLATINUN coach Norman Mapeza has described the capture of Jarrison Selemani and defender Misheck Ngwenya as the club's best signings so far and reckons that they have put together the best squad, a...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso in tricky opening fixtures
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League title-starved Bulawayo sleeping giant Highlanders' five opening games will have a big tell in their quest to end a 17-year wait for the championship, as they face tr...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Musona crowned PSL king
And last night, Walter Musona capped a memorable season with FC Platinum after he was crowned Soccer Star of the Year at a glittering ceremony held at the Newlands Country Club in Harare last night....Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum dominate Castle Soccer Stars
CHAMPIONS FC Platinum dominated the 2022 Castle Soccer Stars, having three of their players voted into the top 11 on Friday.The champions had goalkeeper Wallace Magalane who kept 16 clean shee...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs in Chibuku Super Cup final
BULAWAYO Chiefs and Herentals wrote their own piece of history by booking their first appearance in the final of the Chibuku Super Cup to be played on November 19 at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo....Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum silence Bosso
Highlanders 2 - 3 FC PlatinumWALTER Musona's strike from the last kick of an entertaining Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields yesterday silenced Highlanders as FC Plati...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, FC Platinum clash
THE country's best two teams - FC Platinum and Highlanders - in the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season face off at the weekend in an all-to-play-for encounter at Barbourfield...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare sweat for draw
Dynamos 0 - 0 FC PlatinumDEFENDING champions FC Platinum turned up flat and giants Dynamos were equally uninspiring as the eagerly-awaited Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between th...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs in impressive win over FC Platinum
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-0 FC PlatinumBULAWAYO Chiefs coach Nilton Terroso yesterday played down his impressive win over reigning champions FC Platinum in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match a...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
A Platinum Chibuku showdown
HAVING guided FC Platinum to three Chibuku Super Cup final appearances, including a victory in 2014, and also helping the Zvishavane miners to three league championship titles, Norman Mapeza feels lik...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:08hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza wants to create a monster out of FC Platinum
NORMAN MAPEZA is dreaming big once again.He is looking into the future as he attempts to revitalise FC Platinum and turn them into a monster that can dominate domestic football "for years to c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FC Platimun crash out of Confed Cup
ASC Jaraaf 1 0 FC Platinum (ASC Jaraaf won 2-0 on aggregate to progress to the Caf Confederations Cup group stages)FC PLATINUM'S run in the CAF club competitions ended last night after the...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza absolves players, blames inactivity
FC PLATINUM coach, Norman Mapeza, says he won't blame his players, but the tough situation they find themselves in, where the playing field isn't level for them. The Zvishavane side suffered a...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War in Dar
DESPITE carrying a first leg handicap, Tanzanian side Simba SC are confident of eliminating Zimbabwe's representative FC Platinum from the Caf Champions League.The two teams square off in the ...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Simba SC not invincible, says Mapeza
A BUOYANT FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza on Saturday told Tanzanian media soon after touching down that Simba SC were not an invincible outfit. Pure Platinum Play take on Simba SC at the Benj...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum arrive in Tanzania to face Simba
FC Platinum have arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for a Confederation of African Football Champions League second leg match against Simba Sports Club at Mkapa Stadium on Wednesday.The three-...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum completes a double over Costa do Sol of Mozambique
FC Platinum 2 0 Costa do SolZIMBABWE soccer kings FC Platinum took another step towards a fourth consecutive appearance in the CAF Champions League group stage when they completed a double over Co...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza back in Caf inter-club trenches
JUST over a year after he turned his back on continental inter-club football, Norman Mapeza is expected to make his return to Champions League in Mozambique tomorrow. He leads FC Platinum into...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza back at work
FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza has returned to work, and will lead the Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions when they travel to Malawi this week for the Caf Champions League preliminary round first ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza back at the summit
Yadah 0 - 1 FC PlatinumIt was yet another euphoric matchday for F.C Platinum coach Norman Mapeza, who begged three points at Rufaro stadium, after edging Genesis Mangombe's stars, Yadah F.C by a g...Published: 25 May 2019 at 21:21hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Wi-Fi boys derail FC Platinum
TelOne 1 - 0 FC PlatinumTelOne produced the biggest upset of the season so far when they beat champions FC Platinum at Luveve Stadium in Bulawayo yesterday, with Elasto Chigora's 57th minute goal ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza in boardroom bust-up, manhandles club chairman
NORMAN Mapeza's future at FC Platinum is reportedly hanging by a thread after it emerged yesterday that the bullish coach manhandled club chairman Evans Mtombeni last Friday ahead of their clash again...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum plot Pirates spoiler
FC Platinum will be looking to take advantage of a fatigued Orlando Pirates side hoping to collect their first set of maximum points in a Group B clash of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) C...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza not interested in Muduhwa
FC PLATINUM coach, Norman Mapeza has declared that he is not interested in Highlanders defender, Peter Muduhwa whose contract with Bosso expires tomorrow.Muduhwa has over the last two years be...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza beats up 'drunk' Bello
FC Platinum's celebrations for reaching the group phase of the Caf Champions League have been overshadowed by the unprecedented incident where coach Norman Mapeza assaulted team vice-captain Gift Bell...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mapeza assaults FC Platinum team vice-captain
FC Platinum's celebrations for reaching the group phase of the Caf Champions League have been overshadowed by the unprecedented incident where coach Norman Mapeza assaulted team vice-captain Gift Bell...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum in dramatic come back
Ngezi Platinum Stars 1 - 2 FC PlatinumA dramatic comeback by FC Platinum saw the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League defending champions end Ngezi Platinum Stars 31-match home unbeaten run. It was ...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Angolans too strong for FC Platinum
FC Platinum 1-2 Club de Agosto(Agosto win 5-1 on aggregate)FC Platinum were bundled out of the Total Caf Champions League in spectacular fashion by Angola's Club de Agosto after failing to...Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum wins championship
A DAY after a Midlands son, Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as the country's President, this part of the country was in celebratory mood again yesterday when FC Platinum were crowned Castle Lager Prem...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:18hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Harare City halt Platinum charge again
Harare City 0 - 0 FC PlatinumFC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza yesterday rued the missed chance by his side to extend their lead at the top of the table after they were held to a goalless draw by Ha...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso revival in a screeching halt
Highlanders 1 - 2 FC Platinum HIGHLANDERS' revival came to a screeching halt when they surrendered a 1-goal lead, falling to championship chasing FC Platinum in a Castle Lager Premiership match at...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teens kill drunkard
TWO Mhondoro teenagers and their three adult accomplices, who fatally assaulted a drunk, whom they found lying on the roadside, were yesterday sentenced to six years each for culpable homicide when th...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, FC Platinum match abandoned
FC Platinum 1 - 1 HighlandersOVERZEALOUS policemen recklessly fired tear smoke at the fans deep into the referee's optional time causing the abandonment of the FC Platinum and Highlanders matc...Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso out of title chase
FC Platinum 3 – 0 HighlandersTHEY were in control, they had better ball possession, they had the numbers in terms of supporters but somehow Highlanders left Zvishavane with their tails in betwee...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caps United suffer huge blow
Caps United hitman Leonard Tsipa has been suspended for Sunday Dynamos clash.Tsipa who was on target against Border Strikers has accumulated three yellow cards which are automatic suspension....Published: 11 Oct 2016 at 11:09hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Table toppers in tricky encounters
FOCUS will be on the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League leading pack this weekend who have tricky encounters, with leaders FC Platinum playing host to How Mine while second placed Caps United are at h...Published: 10 Sep 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
FC Platinum consolidate log lead
Triangle FC 1-2 FC PlatinumLEADERS FC Platinum stemmed a three-match winless streak to overcome Triangle at Gibbo and open a five-point lead at the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League st...Published: 22 Aug 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Oscar Rusenga
PSL cancels Byo weekend games
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League has cancelled league matches which were set for Bulawayo this weekend on the advice of the police. PSL chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele confirmed cancella...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 08:38hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Mapeza bullish ahead of Chicken Inn clash
A potentially explosive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter is on the cards at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon when two clubs bubbling with confidence FC Platinum and champions Chicken I...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
How Mine stop FC Platinum
How Mine 0 - 0 FC PlatinumTHE match might have ended in a stalemate but fans enjoyed every minute of it as How Mine and FC Platinum coaches laid bare their tactical shrewdness at Luveve Stadium ye...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Dembare fans turn violent
Dynamos 0 - 1 FC Platinum CHAOS erupted at Rufaro yesterday as scores of angry Dynamos supporters engaged in running battles with the police after Dembare' poor start to the season reached a new l...Published: 16 May 2016 at 06:46hrs | | by Eddie Chikamhi
FC Platinum burst Bosso bubble
Highlanders 1 - 2 FC PlatinumHIGHLANDERS conceded two stupid goals against visiting FC Platinum in a Castle Lager Premiership soccer match played before a good and appreciative crowd at Barb...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 10:01hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Bosso beat FC Platinum, on penalties
Highlanders 1 - 1 FC Platinum(Highlanders won 4-3 on penalties)GOALKEEPER Ariel Sibanda was the hero yet again for Highlanders with two penalty saves to send his side through to the final of t...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Mehluli Sibanda
FC Platinum new boys out to surprise Bosso
FC Platinum whose pre-season training has been low-key, are likely to surprise Highlanders in today's ZNA Charities Shield semi-final at Barbourfields Stadium by fielding new signings. Unlike ...Published: 19 Mar 2016 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Ricky Zililo
Bosso, FC Platinum clash
HIGHLANDERS will take on FC Platinum in the first semi-final of the ZNA Charities Shield at Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday. Bringing the semi-final forward instead of waiting for the Easter...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Deco is the favourite for the Soccer Star Award
CHICKEN Inn coach Joey Antipas has singled out his team's captain Danny "Deco" Phiri to land this year's Castle Lager Premiership Soccer Star of the Year award after four of his players made the best ...Published: 01 Dec 2015 at 05:07hrs | | by Eddie Chikamhi and Grace Chingoma
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