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Zifa opens UK talent tap
Zimbabwe's football governing body, ZIFA, has launched an ambitious new talent-tracking programme aimed at connecting Zimbabwean diaspora players, with the goal of strengthening the national football ...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:41hrs | 247 | 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 | 14 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 14 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Warriors' UK brigade for Ghana match
UNITED Kingdom-based Warriors' players will only play the first-leg of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier in Ghana and miss the return leg should Fifa's engagement on release of stars with the English ...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa set to fire Loga
ZDRAVKO Logarusic's tenure as head coach of the Warriors is set to end at the weekend when the Zifa board meets to review the team's performance in the aftermath of two tepid displays in the World Cup...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Broos pits Loga
BAFANA Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he sympathises with Warriors coach Zdravko Logarušic whose plans for the two nations' blockbuster clash in a Group G World Cup qualifier were thrown into disarray ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bafana jet in for opener
BAFANA Bafana are expected to touch down in Harare today ahead of Friday's Group H 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe with only one injury concern in their 23-member squad. The Tra...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors, Bafana showdown off
FIFA yesterday announced the postponement of the 2022 World Cup Africa region qualifiers that were set for next month due to stadia crisis and rising COVID-19 cases on the continent. Zimbabwe ...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Gato
No major changes in Warriors squad
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic is believed to have opted for familiar faces save for Luton town defender Brendan Galloway ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia nex...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Darikwa's Lazarus moment at Wigan
ZIMBABWE international defender Tendai Darikwa has had a Lazarus experience after a good run of form since joining Wigan Athletic in January, having played every minute of the 24 matches that the club...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Mafu warns of Zebra kicks
FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu has warned Zimbabwe against taking the Zebras of Botswana for granted ahead of tonight's crucial Group H Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier in Francis...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors seek revenge
Warriors coach Zdravko Lugarusic says he will approach tomorrow's clash against Algeria with the same positive intent that served his team so well in the second half of the two teams' first meeting on...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kapini questions Warriors selection
FORMER Warriors goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini has questioned the national team selection criteria saying player agents have undue influence in the picking of players that represent the senior national team...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Warriors target upsetting the odds
ZIMBABWE has been a very difficult opponent for Algeria in recent years and the Warriors stars believe that they are ready to cause another upset when they go head-to-head in the 2021 Africa Cup of Na...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors in bore draw
Malawi 0 0 ZimbabweTHE writing was always on the wall for the Warriors. At least it wasn't a defeat, but even the draw against Malawi somehow felt like a defeat following the uninspiring goalless ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa plunge Warriors in chaos
LACK of meticulous planning by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has plunged the proposed international friendly against neighbours Malawi into further chaos as the football federation was by l...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to approve Malawi trip
THE government is today expected to approve the Warriors trip to Malawi for an international friendly match against the hosts at Kamuzu Stadium on Sunday.Zifa had applied to the government thr...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Billiat out of Somalia tie
WARRIORS poster-boy Khama Billiat has been ruled out of the team's 2022 World Cup preliminary round qualifiers against Somalia this week because of an injury.Zimbabwe play the minnows in the f...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hello Zimbabwe, this is your Captain speaking
HELLO Zimbabwe, this is your captain speaking, in the week that we open our 2019 AFCON finals campaign with a tough date against the hosts, Egypt, here in Cairo tomorrow night. Well, in the pa...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 11:39hrs | 3 | by Knowledge Musona
Mhofu faces selection headache
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambga is bracing for a selection headache as he prepares to trim the current 34-member provisional squad to the final 23 for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals du...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chidzambwa names his warriors
THE Warriors technical team has announced an enlarged provisional squad of 34 players for the 2019 COSAFA Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations finals.The team was announced by Zimbabwe senior tea...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Zimbabwe vs Congo Brazzaville
Follow our live coverage of the 2019 Afcon Group G Qualifier between Warriors of Zimbabwe and Congo Brazzaville.Zimbabwe 2-0 Congo85' Zim Sub: Mutizwa comes ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zifa, Warriors headed for allowance stand-off
A CRIPPLING stand-off between the Warriors and Zifa looms large over allowances amid revelations the players are set to demand as much as US$3 000 a day for their seven-day camp for the crucial 2019 A...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Moment of truth for Phillip Chiyangwa
He would have preferred to be unopposed this time around as he seeks re-election as the Zifa president.Flamboyant businessman and National Assembly member for Zvimba South Phillip Chiyangwa di...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mhofu recalls Katsande
FORMER Warriors captain Willard Katsande has been recalled to the Zimbabwe senior men's national team ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Liberia next month.Katsande...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Go Warriors Go
The Zimbabwe Warriors are in for a kill. They edged Democratic Republic of Congo at their own backyard and are expected to inflict another injury at home.Thousands of kilometers away from home...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 09:58hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Warriors beat DRC
DRC - (0) 1 Zimbabwe - (1) 2 Zimbabwe's Warriors ran themselves to a standstill, lost skipper Knowledge Musona to a questionable red card, and still managed to win an Africa Cu...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Knox, knocked out of Warriors
INFORM Golden Arrows striker Knox Mutizwa was the surprise exclusion in the 28- member squad called up by Sunday Chidzambwa to prepare for the forthcoming Total African Nations qualifier away to Congo...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
German starlet for Warriors
HIS father Max Makanza Lunga is widely considered as one of Zimbabwe's finest football exports to Europe after a successful career with German side Bonner SC, where he scored 41 goals in 188 games fro...Published: 06 May 2018 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets Arsenal starlet Reiss Nelson
Arsenal starlet Reiss Nelson has been targeted by Zimbabwe as part of a new recruitment drive to attract more foreign-based footballers to play for the Warriors.Despite having never won a majo...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 05:47hrs | 3 | by Kwesé
Zimbabwe Warriors lose again
Namibia 3 - 1 ZimbabweTHE Warriors suffered their second defeat in three days when they went down 3-1 to Namibia in an international friendly dubbed the Dr Hage Geingob Cup, at the Sam Nujoma Stad...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 17:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tristan Nydam was denied Zimbabwean passport
ZIMBABWE blew a golden opportunity to lure highly-rated England youth international Tristan Nydam to play for the Warriors when the 18-year-old Arsenal target was denied an opportunity to renew his Zi...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 17:01hrs | | by Staff reporer
Kundai Benyu was shocked
SCOTTISH based Warriors midfielder Kundai Leeroy Benyu is still trying to get his head around the idea of singing in the dressing room before matches.Benyu, who was born to Zimbabwean parents ...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:32hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Musona forced out
WARRIORS skipper Knowledge Musona has been ruled out of the team's two international friendlies against Lesotho and Namibia this week after picking an injury playing for his Belgian side KV Oostende a...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Benyu, Bonne, Darikwa, Muskwe join Warriors camp
TALISMANIC forward and skipper Knowledge Musona has been ruled out of Zimbabwe's international friendlies against Lesotho and Namibia but the Warriors yesterday welcomed their British based new recrui...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kundai Benyu to join Warriors
THE first batch of the British Brigade, led by highly-rated teenage midfielder Kundai Benyu who plays for Scottish champions Celtic, is finally coming home to represent their motherland in internation...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SOCCER- List of Zimbabwe foreign based youngsters
THE English Football Association has reportedly inquired about English-born Zimbabwean footballer, McCauley Bonne, with the view of selecting him for their developmental sides, but the player has comm...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 06:32hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Mpandare is paradoxically blocking players from playing for the warriors
I am happy ladies and gentlemen who love this most beautiful game of football/soccer that is always never short of feelings,hatred and emotions.The reason why I am happy is not because of my h...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 20:15hrs | | by Wilson Chipangura
Warriors threaten camp boycott
The Warriors' preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) football campaign could be in jeopardy with some players threatening to boycott the team's camp in solidarity with fellow players ...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Bosso players named in Mapeza's Warriors, 0 from Dembare
Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has called up a 25 member squad to begin camp on Monday in preparation for the 2019 AFCON qualifier against Liberia on June 11 at the National Sports Stadium....Published: 25 May 2017 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza set to unveil new Warriors
INTERIM Warriors coach Norman Mapeza is set to unveil a new-look senior side today with a host of changes to the squad that did duty at the 2017 African Cup of Nations finals in Gabon in January. ...Published: 25 May 2017 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza sounds out Darikwa, Galloway
WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza is looking to assemble a team dominated by Europe-based stars amid reports he has sounded out Everton defender Brendon Galloway while talks with Burnley defender Tendai Da...Published: 16 May 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Pasuwa was fired
AFTER weeks of speculation and uncertainty surrounding Kalisto Pasuwa's future as Warriors coach, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) officially severed ties with the former Dynamos coach las...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen making waves at Burnley
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean winger Tinashe Chakwana served up another notice of his potential with a brilliant goal for the Under-18 team of English Premiership side Burnley as they staged a stunning ...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 09:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Everton's Brendan Joel Zibusiso Galloway named in Warriors squad to face Swaziland
Indeed, Warriors coach, Kalisto Pasuwa has named Brendan Joel Zibusiso Galloway in the team to face Swaziland in Mbabane on 25 March in the first leg of the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 qualifiers....Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 13:06hrs | | by Sports reporter
Zimbabwe names strong squad for Guinea
Warriors coach, Callisto Pasuwa has named a strong squad for the AFCON qualifier match against Guinea on September 5.The team includes both local and foreign-based players led by Knowledge Mus...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 22:24hrs | | by Sports reporter
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