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Benjani Mwaruwari junior released by Portsmouth
The son of Fratton hero Benjani Mwaruwari has been released by Portsmouth after a stint with the League One side's academy.Benjani Junior had been in his second spell with the Blues and most r...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 13:49hrs | 2858 | by Staff reporter
Kadewere surpasses Benjani
ZIMBABWE international forward Tino Kadewere has surpassed former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari's explosive start in his debut season in France where he won rave reviews after joining from Swiss ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Will Nakamba and Villa be the Premier League's surprise package?
Aston Villa put forward a statement in their Premier League contest against Liverpool, smashing the defending champions 7-2 at Villa Park. Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba was part of the squa...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 12:25hrs | 3551 | by Staff Writer
Mwaruwari back at Portsmouth
Portsmouth favourite Benjani Mwaruwari is back at Fratton Park although the ever popular striker is completing his coaching badges with the Blues' Under16s rather than earmarked to rediscover the firs...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:26hrs | 2604 | by Staff reporter
Alec Mudimu set for Uefa Champs League dance
VERSATILE Warriors defender Alec Mudimu is set to join the elite league of Zimbabwean players who have played in the Uefa Champions League after his Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol were pitted against ...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:52hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba's Aston Villa survives
ZIMBABWE international Marvelous Nakamba's Aston Villa will play Premier League football next season after a draw at West Ham was enough to ensure they escaped relegation on the final day of the leagu...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 18:13hrs | 3643 | by Staff reporter
'I'm not Benjani, but Mpenjani'
BENJANI Mwaruwari is one of the finest football exports to emerge from the local scene. And yet interestingly, Benjani is not even his original name.When he was born in the City of Bulawayo ba...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:07hrs | 5049 | by Staff reporter
Benjani donates to Highlanders players
FORMER Manchester City forward, Benjani Mwaruwari yesterday donated foodstuffs to Highlanders players, Zulu Chiefs social soccer club and Old Magwegwe community to cushion them against the effects of ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:22hrs | 3248 | by Staff reporter
Mchichwa triggers Musona debate
FORMER Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs defender Rabson Mchichwa has picked Khama Billiat ahead of former Zimbabwe captains Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari as well as current skipper Knowledge Musona as ...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 3886 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sport's top earners
THE secrecy around sportspersons' salaries and earnings in Zimbabwe has been around for decades but as the world of sport has developed into big business, that veil is slowly being lifted and these is...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:31hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's famous athletes
Zimbabwe were successfully represented by extremely talented athletes in numerous popular sports over the course of history. Zimbabwean residents are proud of the people who have made them happy so ma...Published: 01 May 2020 at 13:45hrs | 3551 | by Staff Writer
Trabzonspor confirm Nakamba interest
PRESIDENT of Turkish top club Trabzonspor Ahmet Ağaoğlu has confirmed the club's interest in Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba.Ağaoğlu is quoted in Birminghammail sayin...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:26hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba linked with Villa exit
TURKISH Super Lig title contenders Trabzonspor are reportedly after the signature of Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba in the next transfer window.A media outlet in Turkey,...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:57hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Tsano slates Bosso, Zifa over Daka
NGEZI Platinum assistant coach Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu yesterday lambasted Highlanders and Zifa for failing to honour soccer legend Daka while he was still alive.Daka died last Thursday and was bu...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean star signs for French giants Olympique Lyon
Zimbabwean international, Tinotenda Kadewere has sealed a dream move to Olympique Lyon, ending months of speculation surrounding his future. After lighting up French ligue 2 with 18 goals in 20 matche...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 18:27hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe boy catches attention of English Premier League side
A Bulawayo boy has reportedly caught the attention of English Premier League side Leicester as the City of Kings continues to churn out talented players to the hugely popular league. Playing f...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 14:35hrs | 4472 | by Staff Reporter
Benjani's son eyes Warriors dance
AFTER his father dazzled the soccer scene with his skills and scoring prowess that took him to foreign soils which by design or skill to be fair is a preserve for the best, in comes the offspring....Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:31hrs | 3044 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba consults Peter, Benjani
THEY say experience is the best teacher.For Marvelous Nakamba, when it came to sourcing tips on life in the fast lane of the English Premier Soccer League, there was no better mentor than the ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba further proof of Zimbabwe's sporting versatility
THAT Zimbabwe is able to punch above its weight across a wide range of sporting disciplines is one of the few remaining sources of national pride for this country.African's greatest Olympian, ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:26hrs | 238 | by Enock Muchinjo
Big shots to lose Bulawayo properties
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's wife Laurinda is among bigwigs that include former ministers, business people and sport personalities who stand to lose their properties if they do not pay B...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:02hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari in low profile Bulawayo wedding
HE is one of Bulawayo's young and well-known business entrepreneurs, a fate that is coupled by the fact that he is younger brother to celebrated former Manchester City and Portsmouth striker Benjani M...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:19hrs | 3305 | by Staff reporter
Hwange community call for Nakamba statue
SOME Hwange residents and villagers have called for the erection of a Marvelous Nakamba statue at his rural home Dinde in Hwange district along Victoria Falls road as an honor of becoming the first pl...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 18:44hrs | 3379 | by Staff reporter
Aston Villa agree £11m fee for Marvelous Nakamba
WARRIORS star Marvelous Nakamba was Thursday on the verge of completing a stunning move to Aston Villa after the English Premiership side agreed a deal worth more than £11m for midfielder with Belgia...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 20:37hrs | 3542 | by Sports Reporter
Warriors star on the verge of Ligue 1 switch
WARRIORS star Marshall Munetsi has struck gold after agreeing to join French topflight side Stade Reims at the beginning of next season, while Belgian side Zulte Waregem have also tabled an offer for ...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
Musona can surpass Peter Ndlovu's scoring record
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is showing all the attributes that he can surpass legendary Peter Ndlovu's all-time goal scoring record for Zimbabwe.Ndlovu, who was known as the Flying Eleph...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:27hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Darikwa distances self from Facebook account
ZIMBABWE and Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa has distanced himself from a Facebook account that goes by his name. A post on the fake account triggered fierce debate yesterday. The 2...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:55hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Darikwa chooses Mwaruwari
WARRIORS and Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa has joined the endless debate on who was the best between legends Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari.Darikwa gave his opinion on the deb...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari threatened with court action
CYPRUS-based former Zimbabwe Warriors player, Musa Mguni is seeking to instigate legal action against fellow Zimbabwean soccer legend Benjani Mwaruwari, whom he claims to have been involved in a prope...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:24hrs | 5945 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari blasts Zifa
Ex-Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari has come out guns blazing blasting the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) over preparations and the anarchy that ensued the much-publicised Caf Champions League...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:03hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields sold out, thousands turned away
THEY came, they saw but they did not conquer.That would be the tale of South Africa's Orlando Pirates visit to play FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday as they lit up Bulawayo, draw...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:51hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Mid-week party at National Sports Stadium
Former Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta and ex-Real Madrid and Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes are among the World Legends that will clash with the Warriors Legends in an exhibition match at ...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Zifa congratulate Billiat, Nakamba
ZIFA has congratulated the Warriors' duo of Khama Billiat and Marvellous Nakamba after their South African and Belgian sides won the 2017/18 league titles respectively.Both are key members of ...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
'I was lucky,' says Benjani
FORMER Warriors captain, Benjani Mwaruwari, says he was the luckiest soccer player who achieved a lot through hard work and prayer.The former Manchester City forward opened up on the sidelines...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 16:24hrs | 4654 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari to play for Africa XI
FORMER Zimbabwe national soccer team captain Benjani Mwaruwari has been invited to play for Africa XI in a charity match against Morocco Legends in Marrakech, Morocco, tonight.Mwaruwari, who p...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:49hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Marvelous Nakamba on the verge of joining Liverpool
FORMER Bantu Rovers and Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is reportedly on the verge of making a dream move to Barclays English Premiership giants Liverpool from Belgium's Cercle Bru...Published: 23 Dec 2017 at 08:07hrs | 6201 | by Staff Reporter
Barca, Warriors Legends show beauty of the game
FOOTBALL flexed its pulling power and capacity to unite the nation as a carnival atmosphere engulfed the National Sports Stadium yesterday with a huge crowd turning out to watch Zimbabwe's Legends tak...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 05:30hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu excited to meet 'old buddies'
WARRIORS' legend Peter Ndlovu is excited to meet "old buddies" and believes today's match between Zimbabwe Legends and Barcelona greats is the beginning of a new era.Ndlovu will captain the Zi...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:40hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe legends to play Barcelona legends named
THE Barcelona Legends flew into the Mozambican capital, Maputo, yesterday where they were given a heroes' welcome on arrival ahead of the first leg of their two-match high-profile tour of Southern Afr...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:44hrs | 3571 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya handed legends role
PROPHET Walter Magaya has been handed the role of chief liaison officer of the Zimbabwe Legends team that will take on their Barcelona counterparts in a high-profile exhibition game at the National Sp...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:32hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Barca legends announce squad to play Zimbabwe
ORGANISERS of next week's exhibition match between Spanish football giants Barcelona legends and Zimbabwe have announced the squad for the Barca yester-year stars who are expected to feature.T...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:49hrs | 1717 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu, Benjani Mwaruwari to play against Barcelona
ZIFA are wooing former Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari to be part of the high-profile names that will grace the exhibition match between a Zimbabwe side and the Barcelona Legends n...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:00hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari hunts for Zimbabwe's next football star
FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari has said the hunt for the country's next big football star should start from the grassroots with focus not limited to the urban areas only.He was spea...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 08:14hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya opens hotel to 'Mashonaland' Warriors
PROPHET Walter Magaya has once again opened his exclusive Yadah Hotel complex in Harare to the Warriors to use as a base for their preparations for the Chan qualifier against Namibia in Windhoek on Su...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:14hrs | 3280 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari chickens out, calls Chiyangwa to explain
FORMER Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari was fuming yesterday after reports in a local Sunday newspaper claimed he had sharply criticised the way ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa was running domestic ...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | 4215 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari takes on Chiyangwa
FORMER Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari has expressed his disappointment at the way local football is being run and intends to challenge the current Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa at next year's el...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:35hrs | 3480 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari tours Prophet Magaya's Yadah Complex
FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari yesterday paid a visit to the Yadah Hotel Complex in Harare to thank Prophet Walter Magaya for his gesture to host the senior national football team ahead of ...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:30hrs | 2583 | by Staff reporter
English Premiership side Swansea monitoring grieving Khama
ZIMBABWE international Khama Billiat is on the radar of English Premiership side Swansea, but for now, the forward says he is battling to adjust to life without his late manager Edzai Kasinauyo. ...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 06:12hrs | 3607 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari opens up on family, parenthood
Former Zimbabwe international footballer Benjani Mwaruwari is committed to making sure his children understand that it's not only about natural talent that helps them succeed, but also working hard to...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:29hrs | 5018 | by NICOLA POPPLEWELL
Musona flirts with greatness
KNOWLEDGE MUSONA'S first half goal - the first on his way to a memorable hat trick in the 3-0 demolition of Liberia last Sunday - was another historic statistic for the new Warriors skipper.Th...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:11hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Musona 17 goals away from Peter Ndlovu's record
BELGIUM-based Warriors forward Knowledge Musona spots jersey number 17 in the senior national team and he is interestingly 17 goals shy of reaching Peter "Nsukuzonke" Ndlovu's Warriors record of 38 go...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 09:32hrs | 2317 | by Staff reporter
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