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Money talks: Scottland FC winger smuggled Into Warriors COSAFA cup squad
Nathan Mutasa grabbed headlines on Monday after his unexpected inclusion in Zimbabwe's 2025 Warriors squad for the COSAFA Cup.The Scottland FC winger, who is also known as the son of soc...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:05hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors storm into Afcon qualifier semis
Zimbabwe's Young Warriors secured a spot in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifiers as the best runner-up following a dramatic 4-4 draw against Namibi...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Harare Select assistant coach defends Zimbabwe's Chan approach
Harare Select's senior team assistant coach, Takesure Chiragwi, has dismissed criticism that the Harare Warriors did not take their 2025 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers seriously after ...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:39hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Young Warriors' AFCON dream crushed by Zambia
Zimbabwe 2 - 2 Zambia(Zambia won 6-5 on penalties)Zimbabwe's Young Warriors' hopes of qualifying for next year's CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were dashed in a dramatic penalty sh...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Young Warriors secure COSAFA semi-final spot
Zimbabwe's Young Warriors boosted their chances of qualifying for the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over hosts Mozambique in the COSAFA ...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:58hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors secure convincing victory in COSAFA Cup
Zimbabwe's junior men's soccer team, the Young Warriors, bolstered their 2024 COSAFA Cup campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Eswatini on Saturday at ABB Stadium in Maputo, Mozambique. This win...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:27hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors, Young Zebras draw
Zimbabwe Under-20 1 - 1 Botswana Under-20Zimbabwe's Under-20 football team, the Young Warriors, were left to rue missed opportunities and lapses in concentration as they drew 1-1 against Bot...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:15hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Bosso Chibuku Cup blow
Highlanders FC is set to face a significant challenge in their upcoming Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final against Simba Bhora this Sunday at Wadzanai Stadium. The match comes just as the club loses thre...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:19hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Bosso trio earns Zimbabwe U-20 National team call-up for COSAFA qualifiers
Highlanders FC's rising stars Prince Ndlovu, Mvelo Khoza, and Nigel Banda have earned well-deserved call-ups to the Zimbabwe U-20 national team, ahead of the COSAFA U-20 Qualifiers. The tournament, se...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 14:58hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Warriors in Malawi hunt
ENGLAND-BASED Tawanda Maswanhise and Macaulay Bonne were late yesterday expected to join the rest of the Warriors' squad in Malawi for the four-team tournament as they face Zambia in the opening match...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diamonds brace for Bosso polishing
WITH Highlanders FC enjoying an inspiring run that has seen them go for 15 matches unbeaten, with their latest victims being Herentals, Manica Diamonds head coach Jairos Tapera yesterday said they wer...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso make move for Chirinda
FOOTBALL giants Highlanders FC have made an official inquiry about the availability of their prime target, Bulawayo Chiefs striker, Obriel Chirinda.With the mid-season transfer window set to o...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
English-Brown joins Chicken Inn
HIGHLY rated former Young Warriors forward, Culum English-Brown has completed a move to Premier Soccer League (PSL) runner-ups Chicken Inn despite being recently linked with a move to Harare giants, D...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum dominate Castle Soccer Stars
CHAMPIONS FC Platinum dominated the 2022 Castle Soccer Stars, having three of their players voted into the top 11 on Friday.The champions had goalkeeper Wallace Magalane who kept 16 clean shee...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum one win away from 4th consecutive PSL title
FC PLATINUM are three points away from a fourth consecutive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title after a 1-0 defeat over bogey side Herentals at Mandava Stadium on Saturday.Former Young Wa...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum silence Bosso
Highlanders 2 - 3 FC PlatinumWALTER Musona's strike from the last kick of an entertaining Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields yesterday silenced Highlanders as FC Plati...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starlet undergoing trials at Blackburn Rovers
Highly rated Zimbabwe youth international Luther Munakandafa is undergoing trials at English Championship football club Blackburn Rovers.The promising forward, who is currently attached at Eng...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa goes AWOL again
BULAWAYO City striker Wisdom Mutasa has reportedly gone absent without official leave (AWOL) at his club amid speculative reports that he has travelled to Mozambique for trials with top side Cos...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ariel sees heir in Raphael
VETERAN Highlanders goal minder Ariel Sibanda believes new acquisition Raphael Pitisi has all the right attributes to take over from him as the club's first choice goalkeeper.Sibanda has comma...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Coming in of Sakunda has made things difficult for us: Highlanders
HIGHLANDERS acting chief executive officer Ronald Moyo says the coming in of Sakunda Holdings as their principal sponsor has made it difficult for them to sign some of their targeted players as sellin...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso extends contracts for 4 players
HIGHLANDERS FC have announced contract extensions of four players whose initial contracts had expired on December 31, 2021.The four players are veteran goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda, vice-captain a...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 17:46hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Young warriors goalie pens 5-year Bosso deal
YOUNG Warriors goalkeeper Raphael Pitisi is the first mid-season signing for Bulawayo giants Highlanders after he penned a five-year deal.Pitisi, who made his Premiership debut in 2019 as a 17...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:10hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
9 Young Warriors fail age tests
NINE members of the Zimbabwe Under-17 national football team have failed tests which are conducted to determine the ages of players allowed at age-group tournaments.Of the 25 players who were ...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 01:33hrs | 32 | by Staff Reporter
Chunga decries white players' absence
Local football legend Moses Chunga believes the country is missing out on a lot of untapped talent, especially in private schools and former Group A learning institutions.Chunga, who is also f...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors fight back to draw
Malawi 2 - 2 ZimbabweFORMER Young Warriors captain Ben Musaka's 77th minute ferocious shot saved Zimbabwe blushes as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Malawi in their second...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 21:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Josta returns to Bosso
THE 2019 Premier Soccer League Soccer Star of the Year Joel Ngodzo completed his return to Highlanders yesterday, with the Bulawayo giants unveiling the midfielder alongside six other signings. ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso close in on Joel Ngodzo
THE 2019 Premier Soccer League Soccer Star of the Year Joel Ngodzo is on the verge of retracing his footsteps to Highlander, with negotiations said to be at an advanced stage.Ngodzo, a product...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Abubakar Moffat poised for breakthrough move in Spain
ZIMBABWE youth international Abubakar Moffat is tipped to make a breakthrough move in Spanish football after being invited for a 10-day trial stint by promotion-chasing Tercera Division side, Deportiv...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso dismiss Josta links
HIGHLANDERS FC have dismissed speculation linking them to a potential reunion with Joel "Josta" Ngodzo. According to reports Ngodzo, who is in Bulawayo, has initiated talks with the Bulawayo g...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Josta targets Bosso reunion
REIGNING Soccer Star of the Year Joel "Josta" Ngodzo has set his sights on returning to his boyhood club Highlanders after reportedly sending emmisaries to the club to indicate his intentions....Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Choruma's body to be flown in
THE man who brought Richard Choruma to Highlanders, Rahman Gumbo has expressed shock at the former diminutive midfielder's untimely death and described him as a gentleman of the game. Choruma ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn hold on to Chirinda
CHICKEN Inn will reject any advances for their striker Obriel Chirinda amid reports he is targeted by a number of clubs including neighbours Highlanders.Chirinda, a former Young Warriors strik...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bosso target Chicken Inn star
Premier Soccer League side Highlanders are set to invade the player market in a bid to replace the players that have moved on in search of greener pastures.Bosso lost Prince Dune, Mitchell Kat...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso sign Mhango
HIGHLANDERS have signed former FC Platinum midfielder Winston Mhango whose contract with Zambian side Kabwe Warriors expired in June.The Bulawayo giants are also said to be after Under-2...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujokoro signs for Highlanders
HIGHLANDERS have landed the signature of 18-year-old Young Warriors player Lexington Mujokoro as the team bolsters its squad for the 2021 season under the guidance of newly appointed head coach Mandla...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa laughs last?
NO ONE can fault former Zifa president and now Cosafa boss Phillip Chiyangwa for boasting that Zimbabwean football made a huge mistake in rejecting him in favour of Felton Kamambo.Events at Co...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Michael Kariati
ZIFA come out guns blazing
THE ZIFA board have come out with guns blazing, accusing the Sports and Recreation of angling for the dissolution of their leadership, and saying the suspension of chief executive, Joseph Mamutse, wil...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa, Chiyangwa's Cosafa on collision course
Zifa Medical Committee chairperson and Caf medical officer Edward Chagonda has challenged the decision by the Cosafa Under-17 football tournament organisers following the embarrassing disqualification...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fabisch pulls out of Young Warriors
YOUNG Warriors midfielder, Jonah Fabisch, has pulled out of the team to take on South Africa in an Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier tomorrow. The first leg of the final qualifying roun...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors, Amagluglug to clash at Orlando stadium this Friday
Young Warriors Coach, Tonderayi Ndiraya says his charges have what it takes to conquer despite facing a difficult task against South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier this Friday....Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa plunged into fresh chaos
ZIFA was last Friday plunged into fresh problems ahead of a crucial week for the Warriors and the Young Warriors after its official bank account was placed under a garnish order by the High Court and ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare survive late scare
Herentals 2 3 DynamosEVANS Katema and Godknows Murwira had an assist and a goal each as Dynamos scored the fastest Premiership goal this season and remained in contention in the championship race....Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fabisch son called into Young Warriors
JONAH Fabisch, the son of the late Dream Team coach Reinhard, has been included in the Young Warriors squad for their duel against South Africa. He is on the books of German side Hamburger SV. It coul...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Methembe back in Warriors set-up, Rush overlooked
FORMER Young Warriors and senior national team midfielder Methembe Ndlovu could bounce back into the Warriors technical team set-up as one of the assistant coaches if the recommendations by the Zifa t...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Phiri return boosts Bosso
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu's right-back headache could be over following the return of McClive Phiri who has been cleared by the team doctors to resume action following an injury.Phiri cou...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa, Zifa tiff rages on
Zifa's fallout with former president Philip Chiyangwa appears far from being over as the association's executive has said they will continue with their efforts to recall him from Cosafa.This w...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can Bosso's Prince rise again?
WHEN striker Prince Dube returned from an unsuccessful stint with South African Premiership side SuperSport United and was signed by Highlanders last year, the Bulawayo football giants' coaches and fa...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mamelodi Sundowns courts Young Warriors starlets
SOUTH African football giants Mamelodi Sundowns have invited Germany-based Warriors starlets Seth Patrick and Shama Bako for two-week trials beginning next week.The two players are in the juni...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso defender to go under the knife?
HIGHLANDERS right-back Bukhosi Ncube is waiting to hear from his orthopedic doctor if he has to be operated on his right knee after undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan last week....Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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