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Warriors coach in touch with 25 foreign-based players
In 2003, Zimbabwe's national football team, the Warriors, secured a 3-1 victory over Seychelles in an Afcon qualifier at the National Sports Stadium, drawing a capacity crowd. This win, featuring goal...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors coaching chaos
Disagreements between the ZIFA Normalization Committee and Solomon Mudege, FIFA's head of development programmes for Africa, have caused a delay in appointing the Warriors coach and thwarted Baltemar ...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Brito divides Zifa
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee members are currently divided over the selection of the Warriors coach, with reports indicating a push to reinstate Baltermar Brito gaining momentum within one faction...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Harambee Stars in cup final
FOR the first time in almost four decades, Zimbabwe and Kenya national football teams are set to clash in a cup final when they feature in the Four Nations Tournament decider at Bingu National Stadium...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | 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
Dembare coach to be fired if he fails to win today
DYNAMOS have fired five coaches since their last Premiership title in 2014, and Herbert "Jompano" Maruwa could become the sixth victim if he fails to collect three points against ZPC Kariba at the Nat...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | 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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Bafana again
FORMER Warriors coach, Sunday Chidzambwa, believes the senior national football team have been drawn in a fair Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group that has Morocco, South Africa and Liberia....Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff 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 | | 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 finally give up on Bonne
ZIMBABWEAN football authorities have given up on England-based forward Macauley Bonne after he turned down the latest call to represent the Warriors in a competitive match.He has only featured...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Who remembers Ben Kofi?
Fabisch, Sunday Chidzambwa, Peter Ndhlovu, Benjani and Konjera. Not forgetting the mercurial Francis Shonhai, Kaitano Tembo and Dumisan Mpofu the defence bulwark of our Warriors of the glorious past. ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Tondorindo. Chinehasha.
Loga's US$90k golden handshake
ZIFA'S ill-fated experiment with hapless Croatian coach, Zdravko Logarusic, has cost the association a cumulative bill of over US$223 000 in salaries and bonuses over the last 20 months. And, all they...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police reject demo application
THE Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association were yesterday denied police clearance to demonstrate against under-fire Warriors coach, Zdravko Logarusic, who now appears on his way out. ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos founding member dies
Dynamos founding member Ernest Kamba has described the late former player and administrator Simon Sachiti as one of the most humble yet talented players he has played with after he passed away in Hara...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Misheck Chidzambwa dies
ZIFA have expressed sadness at the passing away of former Zimbabwe coach and captain, Misheck Chidzambwa.Chidzambwa died on Thursday night at the age of 66.The former defender has been...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders more than a football entity
HIGHLANDERS FC is more than a football entity. It is life and everything to some and leaving Bosso in 1976 would have seen club legend Douglas Mloyi disowned by his own family. The decision no...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors out to finish the job against Chipolopolo
THE mission was accomplished in Francistown last Thursday when the Warriors defeated the determined Zebras of Botswana to book a place at next year's Africa of Nations football showcase in Cameroon....Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Somewhere, along the line, we lost the magicians
WHEN we mourn the dearth of quality players, standards and coaching methods, we are perennially accused of being too obsessed with the past. The ''Know-it-all" brigade of nostalgic, and disgruntled fo...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Phillip Zulu
Ray Kaukonde being probed by ZACC
The legal dispute over the status of a 1 000ha farm in Goromnzi has sucked in former Mashonaland East Governor Ray Kaukonde who is now under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Z...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza rejected Warriors job, why is it that ONLY Mashonaland coaches are given that chance?
NORMAN MAPEZA was offered the chance for another romance as the Warriors coach, ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, with the coach ready for a return to the ultimate job in domestic football. Howe...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chunga not qualified to coach TelOne side
ZIFA have blocked Moses "Bambo" Chunga from securing a job with Premiership side TelOne saying he doesn't possess a Caf A licence. They also claim he doesn't qualify for an exemption, which is given t...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zifa overlooks Rahman Gumbo'
THE Zifa technical and development committee has reportedly settled for Chicken Inn coach Joe Antipas as Sunday Chidzambwa's replacement in the Warriors' dugout. He is set to be assisted by Rahman Gum...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso gunman overwhelms Mauritius Rahman's Warriors run riot
Zimbabwe 3 - 1 MauritiusAggregareZimbabwe 7 - 1 Mauritius Under the mentorship of coach Rahman Gumbo, who has ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Baxter parts ways with Bafana Bafana
South Africa's coach Stuart Baxter has resigned saying it is the right time to move on with a new cycle of Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers ahead.His second spell in charge of Ba...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 16:49hrs | 1 | by Daniel Itai
Rahman Gumbo keeps his options open
RAHMAN GUMBO says he will keep his options open if an offer comes from Zifa for him to become the next Warriors coach. The 55-year old gaffer, who was part of the technical team led by Sunday ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Zifa not ready, capable to hire foreign coach'
FOOTBALL legend David "Yogi" Mandigora said Zifa should not hire a foreign coach to succeed Sunday Chidzambwa until they have the financial capacity to do so. The Warriors' coaching job became...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-coach Mhlauri tipped for Warriors top job
Charles Mhlauri is being tipped to be among the candidates that could take over as Warriors coach following the resignation of Sunday Chidzambwa last week.Just over 10 years since he was sacke...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 14:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa after Belgian coach, but why not give Bruce Grobbelaar a chance
BELGIAN coach Jean-Francois Losciuto has emerged as a leading candidate to be appointed substantive Warriors head coach. The Warriors coaching job remains vacant after the departure of the cou...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors put on a ruthless showing in Mauritius
Zimbabwe registered a 4-0 win over Mauritius in their 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier on Monday afternoon.The match was initially planned for Sunday but was forced to be res...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 20:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa must go foreign
AN era has come to an end after Sunday Chidzambga called it quits as Warriors coach last week following heavy criticism in the wake of the Warriors' disastrous campaign at the 2019 Africa Cup of Natio...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:25hrs | | by Michael Kariati
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
Warriors begin life after Mhofu
ZIMBABWE'S Warriors begin life without Sunday "Mhofu'' Chidzambwa when they face Mauritius at the George V Stadium in Curepipe today with the bunch of home-grown talent seeking to get their African Na...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fans speak on Chidzambwa resignation
FOOTBALL fans in Mutare have welcomed the resignation of Warriors head coach Sunday ‘Mhofu' Chidzambga after a poor show at the just ended Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in Egypt.Chi...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cheers Mhofu and cheerio!
THIS is an open letter to Warriors coach Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambwa proffering our two cents on what we think makes sense for the Zimbabwe senior men's soccer team . . .First, we would like to ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:58hrs | | by Moffat Mungazi
Mhofu's resignation was long overdue
SUNDAY CHIDZAMBWA ended his latest spell as Warriors coach after picking information his technical team was set to be axed soon after completing their Chan assignment against Mauritius. The ve...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joel Ngodzo has no passport
CAPS United star midfielder Joel 'Josta' Ngodzo was not called up to the national team for the upcoming Chan qualifier because his travel documents are not in order, it has emerged.There was a...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zephania joins cry over 'childish' Warriors' selection
FORMER Warriors' defender, Zephania Ngodzo, has joined a growing list of discontented local football fans over the decision by national team coaches to omit Caps United's Joel Ngodzo as well as Highla...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mhofu: The nation still needs answers
IT IS hard to forget the day the Warriors of Zimbabwe crashed out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals and the manner they exited the 24-team foootball competition and the ghost of that humiliatio...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 14:57hrs | | by Michael Kariati
'Chiyangwa to blame for Afcon crisis'
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo yesterday made sensational claims accusing his predecessor, Philip Chiyangwa, for allegedly being part of a cartel that caused mayhem that stalked the Warriors' 2019 Afco...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Answers still needed for Warriors horror show
THE horror show in Egypt as we succumbed to a 4-0 thumping to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at AFCON on Sunday night sums up the mediocrity in the ranks of Zimbabwean football. We wer...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | | by Phillip Zulu
Afcon tourney too strong for Cosafa teams
The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) which is being held in Egypt has proven to be a mammoth for the teams that hail from the southern region of the continent.Out of the five countries that left ...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 10:19hrs | 1 | by Daniel Itai
Chidzambwa unfazed by Warriors' result
It was supposed to be a must win for the Zimbabwe football national team the "Warriors," at the Cairo International stadium on Wednesday evening against Uganda the "Cranes," in their group stage champ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe in make-or break battle
PREDICTABLY, there has been some toxicity, which is part of our game's DNA, regrettably there has been a tsunami of negativity, which is part of its tortured soul and, refreshingly, there has been a r...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Staff repoirter
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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
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