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Mnangagwa gifts Warriors US$6,500 bonus each for AFCON qualification
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the Zimbabwe national football team's qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a historic achievement, describing it as a "milestone sporting...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zifa sets key poll dates
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee, which is also responsible for overseeing the electoral process ahead of the upcoming Executive Committee elections, has announced that it will reveal the list of elig...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:17hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
SRC call for integrity in ZIFA elections
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has given its approval to the amended Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) constitution, applauding the changes and emphasizing the need for integrity as ZIF...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:41hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zifa Village to get a facelift
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has taken significant steps towards revitalizing ZIFA Village, aiming to elevate it to standards suitable for hosting national team training camps. In a recent...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 09:12hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Scottland FC players to get US$10,000 if promoted to PSL
Players of Scottland Football Club have been promised a lucrative US$10,000 each if they secure the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) championship ahead of current table leaders, MWOS. Club preside...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
UZ triumphs in National Moot Court competition
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ)'s Faculty of Law has once again proven its academic and practical excellence, emerging victorious in this year's International Human Rights national law moot court comp...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:26hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Jostling for top Zifa posts starts
While the date for the upcoming ZIFA elections is yet to be set, lobbying for votes is already in full swing. Bulawayo-based members of the ZIFA voting cluster met with two prospective presidential ca...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:43hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe football fraternity divided over 5 O' Levels clause
Zimbabwe's football community finds itself divided ahead of the crucial ZIFA elections scheduled for January 2025. With the Lincoln Mutasa-led Normalisation Committee's term expiring at the start of t...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:42hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fans versus Farai Jere and Mutasa
In an unprecedented move, Highlanders Football Club supporters boycotted their team's 2-0 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) win over ZPC Kariba at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. The protest w...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 2778 | by Staff reporter
Bosso held by 10 men Chicken Inn
Chicken Inn 0-0 HighlandersHighlanders failed to make the most of their numerical advantage, settling for a goalless draw against 10-man Chicken Inn on Sunday afternoon.The Gamecocks playe...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 17:45hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Warriors coach in touch with 25 foreign-based players
In 2003, Zimbabwe's national football team, the Warriors, secured a 3-1 victory over Seychelles in an Afcon qualifier at the National Sports Stadium, drawing a capacity crowd. This win, featuring goal...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA, Sports Commission sign MoU to restore normalcy to Zimbabwe football
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee has made significant progress in fulfilling its FIFA-mandated tasks, recently signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:49hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors coach appointment divides ZIFA
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee is experiencing internal discord over the appointment of the new Mighty Warriors head coach. The tec...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:48hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA sets date for AGM
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee has scheduled the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for October 18 in Harare.According to a circular issued by ZIFA, the AGM is...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 14:51hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA deletes statement after Prophet Magaya threatens legal action
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has deleted a Monday press statement from its social media accounts following threats from Walter Magaya's Heart Group. This action came after Magaya's group, ...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 12:45hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya launches a blistering attack against Lincoln Mutasa
Walter Magaya's Heart Group, owners of Heart Stadium in Harare, has launched a blistering attack against ZIFA normalisation committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa who claimed in a statement on Monday th...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:24hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe announces 'unknown' German as Warriors head coach
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee has appointed German Michael Nees as the new Warriors coach.In a statement, ZIFA said the 57-year old German has the task to lead the Warriors in their quest f...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 12:10hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Parly tells 'clueless' Zifa Normalization Committee to resign
On Thursday, the Parliamentary Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee called for the resignation of the ZIFA Normalization Committee, criticizing them for their lack of understanding...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:40hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Dodgy ZIFA leadership struggling to get anything right
ZIFA's Normalisation Committee is facing criticism for failing to pay the Warriors their promised winning bonuses for the recent COSAFA Cup. Despite registering two wins against Comoros and Zambia in ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Scottland beat Bosso on Dzingai
Scottland, a title contender in the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL), has successfully signed former Warriors' defender Jimmy Dzingai, outmaneuvering Premiership giants Highlanders. ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fifa extends Zifa Normalisation Committee's tenure
The global football governing body, FIFA, has extended the tenure of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee by another six months. Initially led by Lincoln Mutasa, th...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 16:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Robbers steal US$21,000 from Mukuru
Three unidentified armed robbers executed a robbery at a Mukuru money transfer agent in Gweru, Zimbabwe, on June 19, stealing over US$21,000 and R14,000, according to police reports. Midl...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:42hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fifa to name new Zifa Committee
FIFA is set to replace the current leadership of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), led by Lincoln Mutasa, with a new Normalisation Committee due to dissatisfaction with the reform process. ...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Warriors snub invitation to Zimbabwe's SA embassy
The foreign-based players of Zimbabwe's senior men's national soccer team, the Warriors, declined to join the team's visit to the Zimbabwe embassy in South Africa on Saturday. While the team, ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa normalisation committee misses important deadlines
Elections for a substantive Zifa board are unlikely to occur before September, as the Normalisation Committee (NC) led by Lincoln Mutasa is unable to complete its six tasks by the upcoming deadline....Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito divides Zifa
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee members are currently divided over the selection of the Warriors coach, with reports indicating a push to reinstate Baltermar Brito gaining momentum within one faction...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors likely to play their home matches in SA
HOMELESS Warriors are likely to play their next 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying home match against Lesotho in South Africa after the government failed in its promise to rehabilitate the National Sports...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:00hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Bruce Grobbelaar advises Zimbabwe to move fast on Trey Nyoni
FORMER Warriors and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has advised Zimbabwe to move fast on Liverpool's Trey Nyoni before the Warriors lose him out completely.Grobbelaar says Nyoni would be...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 27 | by George Tshuma
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs praises ZEC praise for holding 'free and fair' elections
Zanu-PF MPs Tuesday reduced parliament into a chorus of superfluous praise on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for conducting what they claim were free and fair elections, condemned as a fraud ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Caf never said destroy Rufaro'
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has dismissed reports suggesting that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recommended the demolition of Rufaro Stadium to meet the required international standard...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smells nepotism as unknown Mangombe set for Warriors job
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee (NC) says it will soon announce the coach for the senior men's football team with indications pointing to Dynamos coach Genesis Mangombe getting the vacant Warriors po...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors invited to Europe
THE Warriors have been invited for a friendly match in Malta in March before they resume their Group C 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers campaign when they host Lesotho on June 3 at a venue yet to be ann...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exhibits traits of a megalomaniac dictator
ADVOCATE Nelson Chamisa and his loyalists in the strife-torn Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have been left in a quagmire as they contemplate what to do to stop the opposition party from tumbling ...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 10 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Brito's dance with Warriors hangs by a thread
WARRIORS interim coach Baltemar Brito's dance with the national team hangs by a thread after his contract expired on Sunday.Brito and the entire Warriors' technical team signed short-term cont...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes Goromonzi South seat
Zanu-PF party leadership in Mashonaland East province has begun mobilising for support in Goromonzi South constituency ahead of a February 3 by-election.The seat is one of the biggest peri-urb...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's survival depends on his rivals
As the New Year inches closer, it has become apparent that opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's political survival will depend on his ability to work with a team of ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 14:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has made a lot of mistakes because he is trying
IN the aftermath of local political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls tsunami and by-elections that have shaken the main opposition CCC to the core and disrupted it badly, party leader Nelson Chami...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 18:58hrs | | by Dumisani Muleya
Rigging mars Zanu-PF primaries
Zanu-PF's primary elections held on Wednesday in Seke and Goromonzi, Mashonaland West province, were marred by massive rigging despite the low voter turnout.In Seke, Munyaradzi Kashambe emerge...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa snub Mnangagwa
THE Zifa Normalisation Committee might have shot themselves in the foot after failing to attend the commissioning of Heart Stadium by President Emerson Mnangagwa yesterday.Hundreds of people i...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:07hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors risk losing Brito
The Warriors risk losing coach Baltemar Brito as his contract with Zifa lapses at the end of this month.Zifa rode on Brito's contract with Highlanders which also ends on December 31 and now ha...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:07hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors boycott training
All is not well in the Warriors camp ahead of their crucial 2026 Fifa World Cup Group C qualifier against Nigeria on Sunday after players boycotted yesterday's scheduled training session in protest ov...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Resilience Behind Bars: A reflection on seven months in prison
It is seven months since magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka sentenced me to four years in prison for "calling for anti-corruption demonstrations". One year was suspended and am effectively serving three yea...Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 12:47hrs | 11 | by Jacob Ngarivhume
Zifa in embarrassing friendly U-turn
The Zifa Normalisation Committee has faced an embarrassing reversal of its decision, officially canceling a proposed friendly match against neighboring Botswana, which they had announced just 24 hours...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kadenge 'controversially' lands ZIFA CEO post
Nyasha Kadenge is poised to be officially introduced as the new CEO of ZIFA (Zimbabwe Football Association) tomorrow, following her surprise selection for the position by the Normalisation Committee a...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:50hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Brito's Warriors plan
Baltemar Brito, the 71-year-old coach, is facing doubts about his tactical abilities, particularly considering Highlanders' recent performance. However, he remains resolute in his belief that he can c...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIFA set to appoint new CEO
ZIFA is on track to welcome a new leader to its secretariat by mid-October, with reports indicating that the Normalisation Committee has concluded interviews for the position of a new chief executive ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zifa meet Brito
The newly-appointed interim coach of the Warriors, Baltemar Brito, had not yet met with and signed a contract with the Zifa Normalisation Committee as of late yesterday, despite his appointment to lea...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 2 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
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