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Mudslinging, namedropping intensify ahead of ZIFA polls
The race for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency has intensified, with candidates raising objections against rivals as the vetting of their credentials continues. The elections, set fo...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:43hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Makwinji Soma-Phiri enters ZIFA race
Benjani Mwaruwari and Makwinji Soma-Phiri have officially confirmed their candidacy for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency, marking their intent to lead a sport in desperate need of r...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 18:29hrs | 5997 | by Staff reporter
Zifa candidates undergo vetting
With the deadline for the submission of nomination papers for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections having passed on Wednesday, the electoral committee has now begun the critical task of ...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:35hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo set for big send off
WARRIORS and Highlanders legend Rahman Gumbo is expected to receive a big send off at his burial today at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo.Gumbo, who would have turned 60 today, died at a hos...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans at Soweto
DYNAMOS FC are ready to descend on Bulawayo for their titanic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash with FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday.It will be the Zimbabwe soccer gian...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sakunda's Dembare mediation hits a snag
THE mediation efforts by Dynamos' principal sponsors Sakunda Holdings are likely to yield no result as the warring parties in the long-standing ownership and shareholder wrangles remain poles apart....Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Deadline for Bosso coach appointment nears
THE Highlanders' executive is running out of time to appoint a Caf A certified coach to take over the vacant post before their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Harare City at Barbourfi...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa say Highlanders should appoint coach
ZIFA say Highlanders should have appointed a coach for their next game against Harare City as they only allowed Joel Luphahla to be in charge of one game while Bosso sought a qualified gaffer....Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Serbian eyes Bosso job
A SERBIAN national based in South Africa, Heric Vladislav, registered interest the vacant Highlanders coaching job after he submitted his curriculum vitae.Vladislav (55) has been adviser at DS...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
De Jongh to bounce back at Highlanders?
DUTCHMAN Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh's resignation as Somalia national team coach has fuelled speculation that he could be on his way back to Highlanders, who are on the prowl for a new coach.De...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:24hrs | | 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
Marriot's ownership claim to dominate Dembare indaba
THE 51 percent share ownership claim by Dynamos board chairman Bernard Marriot is likely to dominate discussion when the newly-assembled Dynamos board of trustees convene their first meeting in Harare...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Marriot disowns Dembare legends
DYNAMOS board chairman Bernard Marriot has dismissed as a legal nullity the meeting held by former players and club legends which elected a new board of trustees meant to assume control of the club....Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare legends elect Kamba, Chidzambwa
FORMER Dynamos players on Saturday elected legends Ernest Kamba and Sunday Chidzambwa to drive the Premiership football club's Board of Trustees. Kamba, who is one of the surviving senior form...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Saints hold two-day trials
ZIMBABWE Saints FC are set to hold two-day trials from tomorrow at Induba grounds in Pelandaba as they continue with preparations for the Southern Region Division One League in the new season....Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chikwata plot PSL return
ZIMBABWE Saints have stepped up efforts towards a return to the topflight league after a number of years in the wilderness.The club leadership held its latest meeting on Monday as it plotted a...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Amini Soma-Phiri helps Zimbabwe Saints' revival
FORMER Highlanders coach Amini Soma-Phiri has been praised for his role in the revival of Zimbabwe Saints.Saints, who were formed in 1931, five years after the establishment of Highlanders, ar...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Harrison still tied to Bosso'
HIGHLANDERS never conducted any interviews for the post of technical manager as they still have a contract with Briton Mark Harrison who is presently holed up in his country. He is expected to return ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff writer
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
Prodigal son set for Bosso return
BULAWAYO City coach Bekithemba 'Super' Ndlovu is set to make an emotional return to Highlanders as one of the assistant coaches to Madinda Ndlovu, it has emerged.Mandla Mpofu is the other assi...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Bosso face troubled Bulawayo City
HIGHLANDERS assistant coach, Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu believes that their top four dream is still very much alive despite the Bulawayo giants having wasted two glorious opportunities to close the gap with ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Amini fired!
Bulawayo City have parted ways with Amini Soma-Phiri due to a string of poor results that has seen the municipality outfit facing the dreaded chop as they are third from the bottom with 15 points....Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 15:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City target Caps United trio
BULAWAYO City FC are reportedly interested in the want-away Caps United trio of goalkeeper Munyaradzi Diya, midfielder Peter Moyo and utility player Milton Ncube in efforts to boost their squad as the...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soma-Phiri to wield axe
TASKED with a mandate to keep Bulawayo City afloat in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, coach Amini Soma-Phiri said he will take a ruthless approach and boot out some players in order to create ...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diasporans rescue Ali 'Baba' Dube
IN another good gesture of brotherhood, former Zimbabwean football stars now based in the diaspora have pulled their resources together to help legendary ex-Highlanders junior teams' coach Ali "Baba" ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soma Phiri raises red flag
BOTTOM placed Bulawayo City FC coach Amini Soma-Phiri has raised a red flag on his players' fitness levels.Soma-Phiri, who was brought in to save the local authority bankrolled club, has been ...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ralph Matema inspires Yadah
Bulawayo City 3 - 3 Yadah VETERAN striker, Ralph Matema inspired visiting Yadah to a stunning comeback as he provided two assists and scored the third to share the spoils with Bulawayo City ...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amini to axe players
BULAWAYO City FC coach Amini Soma-Phiri is likely to wield the axe on five senior players during the mid-season transfer window, as he tries to save the municipal side from relegation.Amakhosi...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso beat Bulawayo City
Bulawayo City 0-1 HighlandersA SUPERB 74th minute free kick by Brian Banda enabled Highlanders to edge past Bulawayo City and end Bosso's three-match winless run in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Derby came too soon for Bosso'
HIGHLANDERS' coach Madinda Ndlovu believes today's derby against Bulawayo City came too soon, as he feels both sides haven't had enough time to prepare for a game of this magnitude, while his City cou...Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unbeaten Ngezi Platinum take on Bulawayo City
A potentially explosive encounter is on the cards when Castle Lager Premiership title contenders Ngezi Platinum Stars, seeking to maintain their unbeaten run, take on Bulawayo City whose mandate is to...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amini starts City stint on a positive note
Bulawayo City FC 2 - 0 Shabanie Mine FC NEW Bulawayo City coach, Amini Soma-Phiri began his tenure at the club on a positive note, collecting maximum points against 10-men Shabanie in a Cast...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City will rise, says Soma-Phiri
AMINI Soma-Phiri gets down to real business this afternoon when Bulawayo City play host to Midlands based outfit Shabanie Mine at Barbourfields Stadium.The former Highlanders player and coach ...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amini takes over at Bulawayo City
BULAWAYO City FC have appointed Amini Soma-Phiri as their new head coach, replacing Darlington Dodo who was fired last week following a string of poor results.City find themselves languishing ...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City in no hurry to appoint coach
BULAWAYO City are in no hurry to appoint a substantive coach and caretaker boss Bekithemba Ndlovu will be in charge of their Castle Lager Premiership derby against former champions Chicken Inn at Luve...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso legends back Madinda
HIGHLANDERS legends as well as former players have expressed their delight on the return of one of their own, Madinda Ndlovu as Bosso head coach.Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu, a man who once coached Ndl...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda settles for Mandla Mpofu as his assistant?
MADINDA Ndlovu, who is expected to be unveiled as the new Highlanders head coach this week, has reportedly settled for former Bulawayo City coach Mandla Mpofu as his assistant.Mpofu will be ma...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda Ndlovu on charm offensive
HIGHLANDERS are often defined as 'iTeam Yabantu' (The People's Team) and traditional leaders are taking a lead in efforts to resuscitate the fading giants....Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Madinda signs for Bosso
HIGHLANDERS have reportedly offered their legendary son, Madinda "Khathazile" Ndlovu, a three-year contract to replace Dutchman Erol Akbay, whose contract expires at the end of this month.Ndlo...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders close in on Madinda Ndlovu
SOCCER legend, Madinda "Khathazile" Ndlovu, is reportedly close to joining Bulawayo giants Highlanders as head coach, replacing Dutchman Erol Akbay whose contract expires at the end of the month....Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda taking over at Bosso?
FORMER Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu could bounce back to the Bulawayo side next year after the executive engaged him to replace Dutchman Erol Akbay.Akbay has indicated he will not be renew...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to announce coach shortlist
FADING Bulawayo giants Highlanders will announce coaches shortlisted for interviews to take over from Dutchman Erol Akbay on Monday.Akbay's disastrous second season in charge of Bosso ends in ...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso choose Akbay replacement
THE process of finding a replacement for the outgoing Dutch coach Erol Akbay at the Bulawayo giants, Highlanders, is already in motion and the new technical set up will be in place before the 2018 pre...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso hunts for a new coach
FADING Bulawayo giants Highlanders have been urged to start reconstructing their technical department now instead of waiting for the season to end as the team has nothing to play for other than its pr...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso legend blames executive
Highlanders legend Lawrence Lofty Phiri believes the failure by the Bulawayo giants' executive to decisively deal with the rift between Cosmos Tsano Zulu and Amini Soma-Phiri was the reason why the te...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Modern Ngwenya justifies his meeting with Chiyangwa
HIGHLANDERS acting chairman Modern Ngwenya says there is nothing amiss about his meeting with Zimbabwe Football Association president Philip Chiyangwa whom he met in Harare last Tuesday after the much...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 09:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mudyambanje eyes Bosso post
FORMER Highlanders striker Tobias Mudyambanje is reportedly one of the three coaches who applied for the vacant post of assistant coach at the Bulawayo giants.The position was left vacant foll...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso investigate 'Tsano incident'
FORMER Highlanders goalkeepers' coach Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu is said to have addressed first team players in the City Centre on Saturday ahead of their weekend league encounter against Chapungu United....Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Highlanders executive lied to me,' says Akbay
Highlanders 0 - 1 Chapungu UnitedHIGHLANDERS' coach Erol Akbay yesterday accused the Bulawayo giants' executive of lying to him that the club had money to buy quality players before the start ...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso host Chapungu at Hartsfield Grounds
WANTAWAY Erol Akbay has his work cut out for him when his stumbling Highlanders welcome Gweru airmen, Chapungu at Hartsfield Grounds tomorrow.With pressure from fans for his immediate removal ...Published: 02 Sep 2017 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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