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Nakamba deserves another chance
Marvelous Nakamba has quickly become the forgotten man in Aston Villa's squad, just nine months after being focal to Steven Gerrard's bright start in English Premier League football management....Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
England-born Zimbabwean starlet signs pro deal at Aston Villa
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean defender Thierry Katsukunya has signed his first professional contract with English Premier League side Aston Villa.Katsukunya, who plays as a centre-back, is highly re...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:17hrs | 4502 | by Staff reporter
Gerrard gives Nakamba one last chance
ZIMBABWEAN midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has been given probably one last chance to impress Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard, with the Hwange-born player having to fight for his life in the remaining...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Chelsea legend Didier Drogba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday met Chelsea and Ivory Coast football legend Didier Drogba in Rwanda.Mnangagwa and the once sensational football star are both attending the Africa Green ...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 19:00hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
Forest, Fulham in race to sign Nakamba
MARVELOUS Nakamba still has a lot to offer for Aston Villa after all.The Warriors midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at Villa Park but the Birmingham side can't let him go, entirely....Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:30hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba's Aston Villa future in doubt
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba's future was thrown into further uncertainty on Tuesday night after he was left out of the match day squad for the low-key league cup clash against Bolton Wandere...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2571 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba transfer listed at Villa
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba could be shipped out at English Premier League side Aston Villa where he has fallen down the pecking order.According to British daily newspaper the Daily ...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 5421 | by Staff reporter
Honour Alick Macheso with an honorary degree in music
The Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture should recommend to the relevant authorities to honour one of the greatest sons of Zimbabwe a polished musician of par excellence ever produced in the cou...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 22:01hrs | 1527 | by Leonard Koni
Heads to roll at Dembare
HEADS could roll at Dynamos whose leadership is finalising investigations on the age-cheating saga which rocked the club's junior team at the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation Invitational Under-17 footbal...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 07:56hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba targets better season with Villa
WARRIORS and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is hoping for a better 2022/23 English Premier League (EPL) season as his side starts its campaign on August 6 away to promoted Bournemouth, home ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Dembare disqualified from Nakamba tourney for age cheating
DYNAMOS Football Club have had their Under-17 team disqualified from the Marvelous Nakamba invitation football tournament which heads into the semi-finals at White City Stadium today for using an over...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Mangombe warns Dynamos
YADAH FC head coach Genesis Mangombe has warned Dynamos to expect a tough tie when the two teams clash in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday.He...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Spotlight falls on Bosso's new foreign coach
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League returns with the spotlight falling on new Highlanders coach Baltemar Brito, who will preside on his first match since joining as Bosso take on Black Rhinos...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare clash in Nakamba tourney
HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos have been drawn in Group A of the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 tournament that kicks off at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday.Njube Spurs and Ma...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba Foundation tourney launched
GIANTS Dynamos and Highlanders' youth teams are set to headline the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 Invitational tournament which kicks off in Bulawayo next weekend.The y...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba Sports Centre takes shape
THE first construction phase of the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) multi-sports facility began on Monday morning with earthmoving machines clearing the 5.1-hectare land in Mahatshula South, Bulawa...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:58hrs | 1601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to preside over Bosso, Dembare Uhuru Cup showdown
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa witnessing tomorrow's Independence Cup final between the country's football giants, Highlanders and Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium is a significant moment in the history of the c...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:09hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo's Zifa board is the best, says Omega Sibanda
FORMER Zifa vice-president and Member of Parliament Omega Sibanda ranks the suspended Zifa board led by Felton Kamambo as the best to have taken charge of local football, and says their banishment is ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba makes successful comeback
Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba made a successful comeback in an Aston Villa shirt on Friday night as he ran out for the English Premiership football club's under 23s in a defeat to Stoke Cit...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:11hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba set to return for training
Aston Villa trio Marvelous Nakamba, Lucas Digne, and Kortney Hause will all return to training ahead of the English Premiership football clash with Wolves this weekend. Villa's season run-in b...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:34hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba to step up return
Marvelous Nakamba is set to step-up his recovery from a knee injury which had ruled him out of action for over three months.The Aston Villa midfielder has missed 13 games after suffering a ser...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
'Rejects' haunt Bosso
THERE is a belief among some football fans that the likes of Kuda Mahachi and Marvelous Nakamba may never have played topflight football had they stayed at their boyhood club Highlanders.This ...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Villa feel Nakamba's absence
ASTON Villa are struggling to fill the void left by the injured Marvellous Nakamba, with Brazilian Douglas Luiz on the verge as he struggles for form.The Warriors star picked a knee injury on ...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Harare Warriors dampen Zimbabwean's spirits
For the umpteenth time, the Zimbabwe national soccer team managed to raise the nation's hopes only to dampen football fans' spirits in cruel fashion.While the Warriors have failed to progress ...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:51hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Go Warriors Go!
AFTER all the boardroom squabbles that threatened Zimbabwe's participation at this year's edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals that kicked off in Yaoundé yesterday, the Warriors will b...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1539 | by Staff reporter
Warriors hunt for the Lions of Teranga
ZIMBABWE received some good news after all players and officials returned a clean bill of health in their last Covid-19 tests before the opening Group B encounter of the delayed 2021 AFCON finals agai...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza plots Afcon upsets
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza was impressed with his team's performance in their drawn friendly match against Sudan in Cameroon on Sunday.He believes that his team could spring a few surprises ...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Cameroon friendly called off
THE proposed friendly match between Zimbabwe and AFCON hosts Cameroon has been called off.The Warriors, who played Sudan yesterday in what could be their only preparatory match in Cameroon bef...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Warriors target Afcon quarter finals
WARRIORS veteran defender Onismor Bhasera yesterday said the national football team was targetting a place in the knockout stages of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.Zimbabwe is in t...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:21hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Hadebe joins Warriors
WARRIORS defender Teenage Hadebe is set to join camp today ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations finals starting next month, having initially turned down an invite citing personal reasons.H...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza happy with Afcon preparations
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza is happy with the squad composition despite missing key stars ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in January.Zimbabwe have suffered the misfortune o...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
SRC not losing sleep over FIFA's ultimatum
THE Sport and Recreation Commission is not losing sleep over FIFA's ultimatum to reinstate the suspended Felton Kamambo led Zifa board by January 3.SRC chairman Gerard Mhlotswa said they have ...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Positive news on Nakamba's injury
Aston Villa's Marvelous Nakamba had been one of Steven Gerrard's most vital players since his appointment and an injury to the Zimbabwean is devastating for both the player and the English Premiership...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:19hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Warriors troop into camp
WARRIORS players started trooping into camp yesterday for preparations for next month's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals despite the uncertainty surrounding Zimbabwe's participation at the contine...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba eyes strong comeback
HIS injury has been topical in the Midlands region of England.Marvelous Nakamba is dominating football headlines on both his club website and the Birmingham Mail, a publication that carries ex...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:52hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba ruled out for 3-4 months
Marvelous Nakamba has been ruled out for between three to four months as he recovers from a successful knee surgery.The Zimbabwe international midfielder has been in excellent form for Aston V...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:40hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA courts Khama Billiat
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) says it will this week send a delegation to South Africa to try and persuade striker Khama Billiat to shelve his retirement plans and be part of the Warriors s...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2053 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba injured as Musona shines
IN-FORM Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is likely going to be sidelined for a week or two after he limped out of Saturday's English Premiership football match against Liverpool a...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza show Zifa board the middle finger
WARRIORS interim coach Norman Mapeza has ended the uncertainty that had engulfed the set-up of his backroom staff ahead of Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations finals campaign in Cameroon next month....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:06hrs | 2031 | by Staff reporter
Aston Villa, ZIFA strike deal
ENGLISH Premiership football side Aston Villa have struck a deal with Zifa which could see midfielder Marvelous Nakamba missing the Warriors training camp at home and possibly flying directly to Camer...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:59hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba voted November player of the Month
ZIMBABWEAN midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba has been rewarded for his brilliant exploits for his English club Aston Villa after he won the November Player of the Month.Aston Villa announced on Fr...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean midfielder superb against Manchester City
DESPITE falling to his first defeat as Aston Villa manager, Steven Gerrard would no doubt have been left impressed by a number of his players following Wednesday night. The Villans were beaten...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:17hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba feeling the love from home
MARVELOUS NAKAMBA is feeling the warmth of the support he is getting back home and hopes his stint will inspire a new generation of Warriors to play in the English Premiership.The 27-year-old ...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba shines on Gerrard debut
WARRIORS' Marvelous Nakamba made the perfect start to his career under new Aston Villa manager Steve Gerrard and he won himself praise from the club's fans in their 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albi...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Home is best to invest
THE sad riches to rags story of Zimbabwe's Tendai Ndoro is a familiar tale in football which was made popular by Ivory Coast's Emmanuel Eboue, who made millions but now has nothing to show for all the...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 86 | by Michael Kariati
Bafana Bafana beat Mashonaland FC
South Africa 1 - ZimbabweZIMBABWE'S nightmarish 2022 World Cup campaign continued last night when the Warriors crashed to their fourth straight defeat in Group G at the FNB Stadium.I...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza plots to spoil Bafana Bafana party
WARRIORS interim coach Norman Mapeza says his charges will be out to salvage some pride in the World Cup qualifying campaign when they take on neighbours South Africa in their penultimate Group H matc...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza in youth brigade pledge
WARRIORS interim coach, Norman Mapeza, has hinted he could give youngsters, Bill Antonio and Jonah Fabisch, a run in the 2022 World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana, tomorrow night. Antonio...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors arrive in Joburg
THE Warriors get down to business with the first training session in Johannesburg, South Africa, this morning ahead of Thursday's World Cup qualifier at FNB Stadium.The Warriors arrived in Joh...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cocktail encounters and futility of summit diplomacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his publicists climbed Mount Everest celebrating inevitable chats with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and happenstance exchanges at a cocktail with Un...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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