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ZBC needs 700 000 Euro to screen AFCON19
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is battling to acquire broadcasting rights for the Africa Cup of Nations that kick off in Egypt tomorrow.This was said by ZBC chief executive Mr Patrick...Published: 2 hrs ago | 286 | 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: 11 hrs ago | 2486 | by Knowledge Musona
Zimbabwe Warriors plot upset
The Warriors are plotting to cause the first upset of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament under the glare of a global audience in tomorrow's tournament opener against hosts Egypt at the Cairo In...Published: 15 hrs ago | 816 | by Staff reporter
Zesa might spoil Afcon for football lovers
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) might spoil the Africa Cup of Nations for football lovers after it revealed that it can't guarantee uninterrupted power supply during the tournament. ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
'Matabeleland should be renamed Guruuswa'
President of The African Democrats (TAD) Marco F Machona has called for the compensation of Shona people by the Ndebele for what he Ndebele invasion under the leadership of King Mzilikazi. Mac...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 11:36hrs | 6124 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Austerity should not be just for the poor
Elsewhere on these pages, we carry a story about the impending shortage of bread and the expected price increases, barring immediate government intervention to address the wheat supply crisis facing t...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 888 | by Editorial - The Standard
Zifa courts Jah Prayzah to coin a song for the Warriors
FROM teams marching onto home grounds accompanied by theme songs, to World Cup anthems and pop culture references, the music industry has strong ties to the world's most beautiful game.Footbal...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | 696 | by Staff repoirter
Zifa blocks bank account freeze
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has successfully thwarted the bid by a local hospitality firm, Daisy Guest Lodge (Pvt) Ltd, to freeze its bank account over a payment dispute.According...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Madinda Ndlovu skirts exit buzz
Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu was yesterday fighting hard to skirt questions about his future at Bosso following links with a move to Botswana side Gaborone United, choosing to talk about the block...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Mnangagwa dumps his scarf
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appeared for the first time in public without his signature multi-coloured scarf. He was touring the New Parliament building project at Mt Hampden to assess pr...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 14:08hrs | 11993 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Oil tycoon splashes S$200k on Mnangagwa scarf
Oil tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei paid RTGS$200,000 (about US$33,000) for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signed scarf at a fundraising dinner for the Zimbabwe national football team on Wednesday night....Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 5718 | by ZimLive
Lionel Messi highest paid athlete in the world
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world's highest paid athlete, earning $127m in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking.Juventus's Portugal forward Crist...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3028 | by Daniel Itai
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabwe to be a football powerhouse by 2030
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says the country should transform itself into a football powerhouse by 2030 and has challenged the nation to rally behind the Warriors in their 2019 AFCON finals adventure in Egypt...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
'We are Warriors,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said that under the Second Republic, sport plays a critical role in uniting the people as well as being a vehicle for development. He said this last night at the fundraising di...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:03hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Madinda denies Bosso exit report
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu has denied links with Botswana top-flight club, Gaborone United.This comes amid reports that Ndlovu had signed a contract to join the Botswana ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1546 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors worry Egypt
Egypt’s technical team is not taking the Warriors lightly, despite Zimbabwe being billed lightweights of Group A in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers finals.Zimbabwe and Egypt will p...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1405 | by Staff reporter
Zifa creditor masquerades as cop, caught on CCTV
A SHADOWY operation, in which a daring Zifa creditor masqueraded as a police officer to try and intimidate a bank manager to freeze all the association's bank accounts, has been blown into the open af...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:04hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Warriors hold Super Eagles
THE Zimbabwe Warriors put up a courageous display to hold Nigeria to a goalless draw in an international friendly match played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Nigeria last night.Like tr...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Warriors off to Nigeria
THE ZIMBABWE Warriors yesterday set off for the second leg of the Afcon preparations when they flew to Nigeria for their high-profile international match against the Super Eagles at Stephen Keshi Stad...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:50hrs | 435 | by Staff 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 | 2315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe booted out of Cosafa Cup
Zimbabwe 0 - 0 Zambia (Zambia win 4-2 on penalties)ZAMBIA beat defending champions Zimbabwe 4-2 on penalties (0-0 after regulation time) at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban yesterday evening to boo...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:28hrs | 867 | by SuperSport
Warriors eye COSAFA final
The Zimbabwe senior men's national soccer team, the Warriors, is hoping to book a berth in the COSAFA final when they clash against Zambia in what promises to be a pulsating semi-final this Wednesday ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 21:17hrs | 2422 | by Staff reporter
Knowledge Musona considering his next move
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is considering his next move after a frustrating time at Belgian league side Anderlecht, a club he joined a year ago.The 28-year-old says he plans to move to ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 5842 | by Staff reporter
Rahman takes Warriors reins
RAHMAN Gumbo will be in charge of the Warriors' remaining Cosafa Cup games after head coach Sunday Chidzambwa was granted compassionate leave following the death of his father at the weekend. ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Chidzambga's father dies
Captain Knowledge Musona has challenged the Warriors to win the Cosafa tournament for the team's coach Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambga, whose father passed on in Harare yesterday.Mhofu was forced to...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2096 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confirm spot in Cosafa semi-finals
Zimbabwe 2-0 ComorosKhama Billiat and Evans Rusike were on target as Zimbabwe progressed to the COSAFA Cup semi-finals with victory over Comoros on Saturday evening.The deadlock was broken...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 21:20hrs | 3901 | by soccerladum
'Bring Warriors to Bulawayo'
ZIFA has been urged to look on the bright and use the opportunity presented by the banning of the National Sports Stadium by Caf to bring the next Caf sanctioned Warriors to Bulawayo.Former Zi...Published: 30 May 2019 at 18:50hrs | 2413 | by Staff reporter
Our dressing should stand for who we are, children of God
Praying is an event or a series of occurrences but worshipping is a way of life from dressing, eating to character and practices. Most among us today are prayer warriors who are well known for...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:44hrs | 355 | by Thomas Murisa
Warriors send off
A send off ceremony for the Zimbabwe senior national football team, the Warriors, was held last night at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) ahead of their Thursday departure for the COS...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:33hrs | 2109 | by Staff reporter
Zifa boss speaks on Umbro kit
Zifa president Felton Kamambo has expressed his satisfaction with the new Warriors' kit recently unveiled by British sportswear firm Umbro ahead of the national team's participation at the 2019 Cosafa...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:56hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Mhlauri opens up on coaching career, poultry business
GROWING up and playing football in the grubby streets of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo, all Charles Mhlauri wanted to do was to be a footballer of note.It didn't therefore come as a ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Ariel Sibanda speaks out
HIGHLANDERS captain, Ariel Sibanda has revealed the agony of being handed the leadership mantle at a time when the club has been going through one of its most difficult moments and having to overcome ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:45hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo charms councillors
ZIFA councillors were left purring after the association parcelled out equipment and for the first time in the history of the domestic game injected finances into all its affiliates, including the Pre...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:43hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Cosafa bursts into life
COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa officially opened this year's edition of the senior men's tournament in Durban, South Africa yesterday with a pledge to continue making the regional tournament a key ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:37hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu backs his Warriors
LEGENDARY former Zimbabwe captain Peter Ndlovu believes the Warriors have all it takes to reach the semi-finals stages of the forthcoming 32nd edition of African Cup of Nations which kicks off on June...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Grobbelaar to assist Warriors
FORMER Warriors and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Gobbelaar has promised to assist the Warriors prepare for Africa Cup of Nations 2019 finals which will be held in Egypt next month.Grobbelaar mad...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2522 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and the football connection
The Zimbabwe senior national team will represent the nation at Africa,s greatest soccer showpiece in Egypt in 2019, which is no mean achievement for the team .The team made it despite numerous challen...Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 869 | by AT Kadada
Another Zimbabwean 'Beast' charms Sharks
LAST time a prop from Zimbabwe arrived at Sharks' Kings Park Stadium in Durban, he would turn out to be a record-breaking international player for South Africa - one of the world game's greats....Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:30hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors' double blow
THE Warriors' preparations for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals to be staged in Egypt next month have been dealt a blow after Angola withdrew from the regional Cosafa tournament at the l...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:21hrs | 5776 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3790 | by PUMA
'Mnangagwa will not finish his term of office'
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not finish his term of office if he fails to resolve the socio-economic crisis in the country.Speaking at a "thank-you" rally i...Published: 20 May 2019 at 16:34hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa won't last 5 years, says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not finish his term of office if he fails to resolve the socio-economic crisis in the country.Speaking at a "thank-you" ral...Published: 20 May 2019 at 07:10hrs | 4656 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa angry at new warriors kit
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa is an angry man after seeing the newly unveiled warriors kit which was funded by sponsor UMBRO. ZIFA unveiled the new kit at a colourful ceremony last ...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:03hrs | 2519 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'RBZ paid Jonathan Moyo US$ 300 000 for ZANU PF campaign'
Former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo was allegedly paid US$300 000 by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono to create a ZANU PF manifesto for the 2008 runoff it has emerged....Published: 19 May 2019 at 08:47hrs | 7412 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Warriors' Umbro kit met with fierce resistance, and rejection
AMID the gloom that descended on domestic football yesterday, as the Warriors' Umbro kit was met with fierce resistance, and rejection, by furious fans, the team's former captain, Moses Chunga, provid...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:01hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Umbro kit
The Warriors kit, unveiled by ZIFA and Umbro this week, has triggered another public outcry despite the sports gear manufacturing company's decision to dump their original design dominated by stripes....Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:58hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
CAF ban Zimbabwe's National Sports Stadium
THE Confederation of African Football have barred ZIFA from using the National Sports Stadium for the next two official home matches following the chaos that led to loss of life and injuries at the gi...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Umbro makes changes to Warriors 'ugly' kit
ENGLISH sportswear company Umbro have responded to pleas from fans to come up with a simple and plain design by delivering an official kit for the Warriors different from the one they initially design...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:20hrs | 2437 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Official soccer jersey unveiled
Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) and their official sponsor UMBRO unveiled the official Zimbabwe Soccer Jersey on Friday. ZIFA President Farai Jere said this was only the beginning and are...Published: 16 May 2019 at 12:14hrs | 4608 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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