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Zifa weeds out unqualified coaches?
ZIFA is adamant that there will be no sacred cows as they fully implement standardisation of coaches, with the association's acting president Gift Banda saying unqualified gaffers will not be allowed ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:33hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Methembe impressed with juniors
United States-based Zimbabwean football coach, Methembe Ndlovu is impressed by the level of talent in the country but has called for authorities to adhere to modern trends if the country is to explore...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 13:50hrs | 2336 | by Staff Reporter
'The next Peter Ndlovu not yet born'
HAVING produced arguably the greatest player to ever come out of Zimbabwe, Peter Ndlovu, legendary juniors' football coach Ali "Baba" Dube believes that the next Nsukuzonke is yet to be born.S...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Ali Baba to receive award
LEGENDARY junior football coach, Ali "Baba" Dube is on Saturday receiving a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the local game. Dube, a former Highlanders juniors coach is being...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Rogue ZIFA engage FIFA on way forward
ZIFA have written to FIFA to apprise them of the latest developments in local football as part of a process to reintegrate Zimbabwe into the global football family, while a forensic audit is underway ...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:26hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu sharpen skills in Germany
SEVERAL Zimbabwean football coaches, led by former Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu and ex-national team midfielder Esrom Nyandoro, are expected to enrol for a high-profile German A Level coaching course...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Caps misfire, AGAIN!
CAPS United 0-0 Ngezi PlatinumCAPS UNITED coach Lloyd Chitembwe has defended his charges after the Green Machine registered yet another draw in this Castle Lager Premier Soccer league tie at t...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Is imperialism faltering or restrategising?
IMPERIALISTIC activities of western industrialised countries in Africa have since 1990 subtly changed, bearing violent objectives and consequences.Colonialism and imperialism today in Africa h...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:43hrs | 88 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Unknown German, Italian coaches interested in Warriors job
THE vacant Warriors' job has attracted interest from as far afield as Germany and Italy after about four European football coaches threw their names in the hat.ZIFA are expected to advertise t...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Create safe haven's for boys; society urged
SOCIETY has been urged to consider the plight of the boy child at a time when an increasing number of them have become victims of sexual violence.Sexual violence against boys is an emerging pr...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 20:27hrs | 120 | by Staff Reporter
Benjani gets his UEFA A badge
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence. The 42yearold did his course in Belfast, Ireland, rec...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 138 | 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 | 16 | by Staff reporter
Govt must support sports activities during this time of Covid-19
The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic last year in 2020 across the world has negatively affected the resumption of many sports activities and Zimbabwe has not been spared.It seems Covid19 is...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:18hrs | 10 | by Leonard Koni
Zim starlet named among best
NEWCASTLE starlet Michael Ndiweni, who is eligible to play for Zimbabwe, has been named among the best emerging talents in Premier League Clubs by top British publication.Ndiweni (17) is a mid...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa bombshell
ALLEGED ring leaders of a player revolt that rocked the Warriors camp before and during the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt will not be selected for future national team assignments as t...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 924 | 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
Zimbabwe coaches invited for Uefa course
AT least 19 Zimbabwean football coaches have been invited to attend the introductory Uefa C and B licence coaching courses in Hamburg, Germany, next month. The course, set to run from August 3...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy bites Madinda Ndlovu
OUTGOING Highlanders technical manager Madinda Ndlovu says the country's unstable economic situation was the reason he could not see out his contract at the Bulawayo football giants.Ndlovu ten...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Westerhof at Collen Nyambiya tournament
FORMER Warriors coach, Clemens Westerhof is set for a brief stint with local football academy, Young Flying Stars, a development set to boost the club's standing.Westerhof arrived in the country l...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:07hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
What really went wrong at Bosso?
AT the beginning of the season, Highlanders played such beautiful football which saw them attract huge crowds in their matches, whether they were playing home or away.It was such a delight watchin...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 07:57hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family in Canada endures strife, separation, death on long way home
THE Murasiranwas' story is about a separated family's quest for a better life, a heart-wrenching but necessary Zimbabwean exodus, agonizing refugee nomadism in North America and the death of a brother...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | 4672 | by his article is taken from Kamloop This Week
Lloyd Mutasa speaks out
FIRED Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa says he is not bitter at being shown the exit door, but feels that the club might have made a huge mistake by sacking him as the move might prove costly to the team....Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:45hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
FC Platonum sink Dembare
FC Platinum 2 - 0 Dynamos AT the sound of the final whistle Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigove looked like a man in a need of a hug.With one hand holding up his chin and the other on the hi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans shortlisted for World Remit-Arsenal coaching programme
UNITED Kingdom: Three of the 25 shortlisted applicants for the WorldRemit Future Stars soccer coaching programme are from Zimbabwe, it has emerged.The Future Stars programme was launched in Au...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 08:46hrs | 637 | by Agencies
'Madinda was a good singer'
THERE are some people who deserve special mention in Zimbabwe football. One of them is Ali "Baba" Dube, a respected figure in junior coaching circles.Alibaba as he is fondly known, has a...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Social media liars, you better get it straight, ask Chofamba Sithole
There is no better combination in a journalist than possessing both intelligence and objectivity in equal measure, particularly so in this knowledge-based world where information and misinformation is...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 17:21hrs | 422 | by Conway Tutani
Chase the Chelsea dream at Gifford High School
VETERAN football coach, Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu, has challenged both male and female football players between the ages of 18 and 25 who are not attached to any professional league to throng Bulawayo's Gif...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:02hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Killing Dynamos softly, slowly
SO Dynamos were in the news again this past week. Not for the glamour that had come to define the Harare giants over the past decades but the plethora of problems bedevilling them.Coach Lloyd ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 06:58hrs | 207 | by Moffat Mungazi
Dembare's Lloyd Mutasa fails 3-game ultimatum
Dynamos 1 - 2 Harare CityEMBATTLED Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa was left cursing his lucky stars yesterday as the Glamour Boys slumped to a narrow Castle Lager Premier Soccer League defeat at Rufaro...Published: 07 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Investigation on how Tsholotsho Stadium funds were used
Stakeholders from Tsholotsho are appealing to the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate how funds meant for the construction of Tsholotsho Stadium were used following the shooting ...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 15:27hrs | 2501 | by Staff reporter
Just Net TV plans to set up shop in Bulawayo
BOTSWANA-based free-to-air television station Just Net Television is planning to set up shop in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and will host a Gospel Talent show around the country which has a grand prize money o...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sunday Chidzambwa drops a bombshell
ZIMBABWE'S most successful football coach Sunday Chidzambwa dropped a bombshell yesterday when he revealed he will quit his post as ZPC Kariba head coach at the end of the season after a brutal, but f...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe no country for 'nice men'
In 2000, after the ruling Zanu-PF party had been shocked by the opposition at elections, it went through some soul searching.Just five years earlier, Zanu-PF had won 118 of the 120 seats on of...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 07:05hrs | 692 | by The Source
Mapeza says he doesn't take instructions from anyone
NORMAN MAPEZA says he doesn't take instructions from anyone, including the ZIFA Board, when it comes to the selection of the Warriors and he chose not to consider some of the veterans, to give way for...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos supporters in anti-Mutasa chants
Dynamos fans on Sunday vented their frustration on head coach Lloyd Mutasa by busting into negative chants.Dynamos drew one all with visiting Shabani Mine.Dynamos is struggling to clin...Published: 22 May 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chunga want soccer coaching courses to be in local languages
LEGENDARY gaffer, Moses ‘Bambo' Chunga has called on ZIFA to have the coaches' curriculum in vernacular, allow Premiership players to undertake CAF A Coaching Licence course upon retirement ...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 08:59hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Masomere set to bounce back
THE self-proclaimed doctor of football Luke Masomere is set to bounce back into mainstream football coaching at Shabanie Mine with well-placed sources saying he has been earmarked to replace Wilso...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soccer coaches to wear badges during matches
FOOTBALL coaches will this year be required to wear their badges during matches.The badges show the level of qualification of a coach. In a circular, written by Zifa acting chief executive...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
BBC, CNN et al fear me, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, have you ever noticed that our Anglo-Saxon detractors through their propaganda outlets such as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and ...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:08hrs | 194 | by CZ
Zifa gets tough on PSL coaches
ZIFA is set to implement its strict standardisation for local football coaching that requires all top-flight coaches to possess a Caf A licence from this season.The national association's ...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 06:04hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Pasuwa at par with Pep Guardiola, according to .....
Warriors head coach Calisto Pasuwa has been likened to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola due to his amazing coaching skills.According to Herald Sports section, Pasuwa is a magician "who p...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 08:14hrs | 2089 | by Thobekile Zhou
David Mkandazwire on the mend
A TRANS-LIMPOPO partnership to help former Zimbabwe international footballer David Mkandawire, who had become destitute in Johannesburg, South Africa, appears to be bearing fruit after he was released...Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 09:32hrs | | by Faith Mutema
Zimbabwe's Future Football Philosophy and Style
Since independence Zimbabwe football have evolved from foreign coach to foreign coach with little success in Afcon.Our football became of age in the late 90s when Reinhard Fabisch was appo...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:17hrs | 2411 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Coach Gishon Ntini dies
Renowned football coach Gishon Ntini has died.The former CAPS United and Triangle coach Ntini is said to have died early Monday morning.He was unwell for sometime.Acc...Published: 30 May 2016 at 08:35hrs | 6649 | by Staff reporter
The role of a football coach to a Zimbabwean child
It is an interesting task of imparting knowledge and skills to a young child who is yet to know how to kick the ball or control it.In Zimbabwe, our academy Zimbabwe Football Development Academ...Published: 09 May 2016 at 08:55hrs | 2106 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Open Letter to ZIFA President
Firstly I would like to thank you for the great job you have done Dr Phillip Chiyangwa since you took over at Zifa. Within a few months of your tenure we have seen a lot of developments ...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 15:15hrs | | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
The reason for Zimbabwean players to match fix
It comes as a shock to the football world when FIFA are being investigated by FBI for corruption with key targets being Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. As they play their money games away from home h...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 19:03hrs | 3024 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Cameraperson Manhandled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Cameraperson, Vivan Bangamo was attacked and injured on her wrist by Dynamos Football coach, Jorge Paulo Silva at the club’s training grounds on T...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 05:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Moses Chunga wants Zifa meeting
THE Soccer Coaches Union of Zimbabwe president Moses Chunga has requested a meeting with the ZIFA leadership and all stakeholders to discuss the minimum wage and working conditions for the local coach...Published: 22 Feb 2016 at 05:36hrs | 1367 | by Eddie Chikamhi
Govt does not influence staffing at Zifa- Hlongwane.
The Minister of Sports and Recreation Makhosini Hlongwane has said the government has not influence in the staffing at the Zimbabwe Football Association after the senators questioned him what was the ...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:45hrs | 922 | by Stephen Jakes
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