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Mighty Warriors out of COSAFA Cup tournament
Zimbabwe's senior women's football team, the Mighty Warriors, saw their journey in the 2024 COSAFA Cup end on Tuesday following Mozambique's 1-1 draw against Lesotho. This result propelled Mozambique ...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors cruise past lesotho
Zimbabwe 3 - 0 LesothoEthel Chinyerere stole the spotlight yesterday, scoring twice in the second half to propel Zimbabwe's Mighty Warriors to a decisive victory over Lesotho at the Madibaz Stadiu...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:55hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Warrior stares at early CHAN exit after being thrashed by Eswatini
Zimbabwe 0 - 3 EswatiniZimbabwe's hopes for a successful campaign in the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament were dealt a severe blow yesterday, as a young and relatively inexperienced s...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:55hrs | 210 | 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 | 146 | 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 | 241 | 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 | 166 | 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 | 85 | 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 | 1056 | 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 | 544 | by Staff reporter
Mckop honoured to serve Zimbabwe
Pernell Mckop has expressed deep honor and excitement at being invited to join Warriors coach Michael Nees’ staff as the goalkeepers’ coach. Mckop, a former Zimbabwe youth international, d...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:06hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe referees get CAF call-up
Zimbabwean referee Brighton Chimene led a busy weekend for the country's match officials, taking charge of a CAF Confederation Cup match between Artar Solar7 of Djibouti and Dekadaha of Somalia in Tan...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 06:32hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors coach appointment divides ZIFA
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee is experiencing internal discord over the appointment of the new Mighty Warriors head coach. The tec...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:48hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors stuck on worst Fifa ratings in 8 years
The Zimbabwe national team, the Warriors, learned their latest position on the FIFA rankings following the recent international tournaments. Despite participating in the Cosafa Cup and being e...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:45hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Warriors unchanged on Fifa rankings
Zimbabwe's men's national football team remains in 129th place out of 210 in the latest FIFA global rankings. In the continental rankings, they are still 38th in Africa. Despite winning two ma...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa at Euro 2024 final in Berlin
Former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and Cosafa president Phillip Chiyangwa is in Germany to watch the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Invited by Uefa...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:41hrs | 4440 | by Staff reporter
Dodgy ZIFA leadership struggling to get anything right
ZIFA's Normalisation Committee is facing criticism for failing to pay the Warriors their promised winning bonuses for the recent COSAFA Cup. Despite registering two wins against Comoros and Zambia in ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Warriors discover Afcon fate
Following their disappointing exit from the Cosafa tournament, Zimbabwe's Warriors will discover their next opponents as the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is set to be conducted by t...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:35hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eliminated from COSAFA Cup
Kenya 2 - 0 ZimbabweSecond-half goals from the dynamic Gor Mahia duo of Austin Odhiambo and Benson Omalla saw Kenya's U23 team, the Emerging Stars, beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday a...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 16:13hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dismantles Zambia
Zambia 0 - 2 ZimbabweZimbabwe positioned themselves strongly for a spot in the Cosafa Cup semi-finals by defeating Zambia 2-0 in a Group B clash at Wolfson Stadium. Goals from Michael Tapera and T...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dismantles Zambia
Zambia 0 - 2 ZimbabweZimbabwe positioned themselves strongly for a spot in the Cosafa Cup semi-finals by defeating Zambia 2-0 in a Group B clash at Wolfson Stadium. Goals from Michael Tapera and T...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors, Chipolopolo clash at Cosafa
Warriors midfielder Richard Hachiro believes advancing to the next round of the Cosafa Cup would be a greater achievement than their celebrated 2018 success, where they clinched their fifth title. Tod...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors win opening fixture of Cosafa Cup
Zimbabwe 1 - 0 ComorosZimbabwe has registered an opening win at the Hollywood Bets Cosafa Cup 2024 competition after beating Comoros 1-0 in Gqeberha, South Africa on Thursday.Interim head ...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 16:18hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Confused Tapera chops and changes ... again
Simba Bhora FC goalkeeper Simba Chinani has been added to the Warriors' Cosafa squad in a last-minute change by coach Jairosi Tapera ahead of the regional tournament in Port Elizabeth. The tournament ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Confusion stalks Zifa as coach disowns 3 national team squads
Warriors interim coach Jairosi Tapera has distanced himself from the three different national team squads announced by ZIFA for this week's Cosafa Cup in South Africa, highlighting ongoing controversy...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 13:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe referees for Cosafa Cup
Brighton Chimene and Thabani Ruzario are among the match officials for the 2024 Cosafa Cup, starting Wednesday in South Africa. Referees have been undergoing training in Johannesburg, includin...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors squad chopped and changed in 24 hours
In a span of just 24 hours, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) significantly altered the Warriors squad set to participate in the COSAFA tournament in South Africa from June 26 to July 7 in Port...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Billiat set for Warriors return?
Yadah Stars 1 - 1 Manica DiamondsFormer Warriors captain Khama Billiat's return to the national team seems likely after he was seen in discussion with interim coach Jairos Tapera following the Cas...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Warriors faces Chipolopolo in Cosafa draw
Following two disappointing defeats in the Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and South Africa, the Zimbabwean national football team, known as the Warriors, will seek redemption at the upcomin...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:12hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zifa to host V.A.R training course for referees
The Zimbabwe Football Association is poised to organize the inaugural Video Assistant Referee (V.A.R) training course for Southern African countries next month, marking a significant step by COSAFA to...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shepolopolo: Zambia's Copper Queens Conquer African Football
The Zambian women's national football team, affectionately called the Copper Queens or Shepolopolo, have been making giant strides in African football over the past decade. From qualifying for their f...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 20:59hrs | 40 | by Staff Reporter
Chicken Inn register 14-year-old prodigy
FORMER Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Chicken Inn have registered 14-year-old Mpopoma High School pupil Awakhiwe Tshalibe with their first team ahead of the start of the 2024 season....Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smells nepotism as unknown Mangombe set for Warriors job
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee (NC) says it will soon announce the coach for the senior men's football team with indications pointing to Dynamos coach Genesis Mangombe getting the vacant Warriors po...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
George Chigova dies
Former Zimbabwe international goalkeeper George Chigova died of a heart ailment at the age of 32 on Wednesday.The former Dynamos, Polokwane City and SuperSport United shot stopper suffered a h...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors booted out
A goal by Zambia's Sarah Jere ended Zimbabwe's quest for a winning return to international football when they were knocked out of the 2023 Cosafa Women's Championships after falling to Zambia on Frida...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors reach COSAFA Cup semi-finals
Zimbabwe 1 - 1 BotswanaZimbabwe's senior national women's football team, the Mighty Warriors, secured a spot in the COSAFA Women's Championship semi-finals in Gauteng with a 1-1 draw against Botsw...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors clap Namibia
Namibia 0 - 2 ZimbabweThe Mighty Warriors took a significant step toward securing a spot in the Cosafa Women's Championship semi-finals with an impressive performance in their Group C victory at D...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa moves closer to appointing Warriors coach
The Zifa normalization committee has moved closer to appointing coaches for the Warriors and Mighty Warriors following the commencement of interviews for the positions.Additional candidates wi...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins search for Warriors coach
The Zimbabwe Football Association has begun the search for the next Warriors coach after they called for applications for the job along with 13 other national team coaching vacancies.The...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 20:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Loud calls for Musona, Billiat's comeback
DYNAMOS and Warriors defender Frank Makarati has amplified calls for Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat to reconsider their decision to retire from international football so that they can lead Zimbabw...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fifa set to lift Zifa ban, to appoint normalisation committee
WORLD football governing body Fifa is today expected to lift Zimbabwe's suspension imposed in February last year to pave way for the Warriors' inclusion in the 2026 World Cup African Zone qualifying d...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Warriors in World Cup draw
ZIMBABWE has been placed in one of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying draw pots ahead of the expected lifting of its ban by the World governing body.A delegation from Fifa, Caf and Cosafa are ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 20:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
FIFA keeps Zimbabwe in suspense
THE FIFA delegation currently in the country to find the way forward over the current football crisis have kept the Zimbabwean enthusiasts guessing as they have not given a hint whether the isolation ...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses out on top striker
ZIMBABWE appear to have missed an opportunity to lure Marumo Gallants' Ranga Chivaviro to represent the Warriors.Chivaviro has been one of the top strikers in the DStv Premiership of South Afr...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fifa delegation to meet Kamambo?
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) is excited at the prospect of the country's ban being lifted by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) with the league having been invited to intera...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remains stuck in football wilderness
ON February 24, 2022, Fifa took the decision to suspend Zimbabwe from international football because of government interference in the running of the game.This was after the country's sports r...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Warriors barred from CHAN
Zimbabwe's suspension from international football has come back to haunt the Warriors with locally-based players being forced to watch their counterparts from other countries taking part at the Africa...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 16:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Mighty Warriors striker dies
Former Mighty Warriors striker Rufaro "Mafidi" Machingura has died this morning.The sad news was confirmed by the Women Super lea...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 09:17hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law not in a hurry to get Zimbabwe's FIFA suspension lifted
ZIMBABWE Football Association (ZIFA) and Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have indicated that they are in no hurry to get the country's FIFA suspension lifted. Mlotshwa, who was presenti...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamelodi Sundowns target two Bulawayo youngsters
FORMER Warriors star and Mamelodi Sundowns head scout Esrom Nyandoro has revealed that they are monitoring three young players from Zimbabwe.Two of the youngsters are from Bulawayo and the oth...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
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