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Cosafa blow for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE is no longer hosting the regional Cosafa tournament which was scheduled to begin on May 19.Cosafa chief executive Sue Destombes last month announced that Zimbabwe is set to host this ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 14:55hrs | 2668 | by Staff reporter
Sponsors court Dembare?
HARARE football's fallen giants Dynamos are reportedly being courted by several corporates who are eager to partner them this season in a bid to bring back the glory days of the previous seasons when ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Ariel Sibanda for Bosso captaincy
GOALKEEPER Ariel Sibanda and defender Peter Mudhuwa have emerged as the favourites, among the Highlanders' fans, to be named the club captain. The two were the dominant names among the fans of...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Sports betting - is it gambling or predictable?
Sports betting views vary from player to player. Many also speak of gambling when it comes to tips_on football and the like. But if you take a closer look at this section, you can quickly see that inf...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:40hrs | 323 | by Staff Reporter
Zifa Cup set for return
The Zimbabwe Football Association is set to bring back the biggest football competition, the Zifa Cup, after more than a decade of absence.The tournament was last contested for in 2005 as the ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:02hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare face collapse
TIME is up for community clubs to continue to run on the old template of members whose contributions are just a drop in the ocean.Many great names in sport have gone extinct because the so cal...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:55hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zifa to bring Warriors games to BF
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo has promised to bring some senior national team games to Bulawayo's Barbourfields Stadium in a move that is expected to be warmly embraced by soccer crazy footballers lov...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:06hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City FC used ratepayers' $1.2 million at the expense of service delivery
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni was in defensive mode after it emerged the council-bankrolled Bulawayo City FC gobbled over $1,2 million during their two-year stay in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer Leag...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:45hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
We need complete thinkers, not compartmentalised ones
What does it mean to be a "complete thinker"? Complete thinking entails connecting apparently disparate or unconnected ideas.To further elaborate, it means being able to take on a variety of i...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | 520 | by Conway Tutani
Bank sued over Zifa debt
Daisy Guest House is suing EcoBank for allowing Zifa to access funds in its account after the football-controlling body's money had been attached over their failure to pay for $161 762 in accommodatio...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:46hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Bosso off to Eastern Highlands
BULAWAYO soccer giants Highlanders on Wednesday moved their training camp to the Eastern Highlands after spending seven days in Matopos and began another leg away from the hustle and bustle of the Cit...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:45hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Bosso kick out 'age cheating' goalkeeper
HIGHLANDERS have severed ties with former Mutare City Rovers goalkeeper, Alfredy Chiname, after discovering that the player falsified his age less than a month after penning a two-year deal. B...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:12hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya, Chivayo cornered
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya has been summoned by the police for allegedly evading $22 million tax, while Wicknell Chivayo appeared in court yesterday for al...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
SADC a toothless bulldog
Sadc as a regional body presiding over issues of the member countries must up their game if they want to remain relevant in this new political era.It's high time African youths come toge...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:22hrs | 599 | by Leonard Koni
Mliswa on a bull rampage
NORTON legislator Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic chara...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 2149 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa stirs fresh controversy
NORTON legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic char...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 2462 | by Staff reporter
9 designs for new Zimbabwe national team kits
ZIFA official kit sponsor Umbro has given the national association nine options to select designs for the gear national teams will don.The English sportswear and football equipment supplier an...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:32hrs | 4637 | by Staff reporter
Mbwando lauds Johannes Ngodzo
GERMANY-based former national team defender George Mbwando on Monday paid homage to ex-Highlanders and Warriors midfielder Johannes Ngodzo whose blossoming career was cut short by an injury. N...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:21hrs | 4350 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gives away Mliswa's shady deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa, who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman, has claimed to belong to very powerful cartels after being cornered by fello...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 6849 | by Staff reporter
SRC grilled over $1,2m Potraz loan to Zifa
SPORT and Recreation Council (SRC) director of sport Joseph Muchechetere was yesterday grilled in Parliament over a $1,2 million loan which the SRC sourced from Potraz to fund the Zimbabwe senior nati...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:41hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Call to honour Cont Mhlanga
Many showbiz followers are calling for the recognition of arts doyen Cont Mhlanga, who is widely touted as the "King of Zimbabwean Theatre" with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the arts ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter
Discord at Dynamos mirrors national ills
WITH about a month-and-a-half to go before the start of the 2019 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season, there is a lot of excitement generated from the activities in the transfer market, where clu...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 456 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa demands 'V11' of army killings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has shot down reports that the military carried out extra-judicial killings on at least 17 civilians after being roped in by the police to quell last month's violent prote...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Walsh premiership side donates to Tsholotsho team
IT'S AN awful long way from Mid Wales to northern Zimbabwe – but now in a small corner of this southern African country there's a village football team with a stronger connection to Powys than most....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:49hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
ZimAchievers Awards South Africa announces 2019 Nominees, partners
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa (ZAA SA) have announced the nominees for the 5th Zororo Phumulani ZAA SA on their website and social media platforms during a live broadcast from South Africa....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:20hrs | 248 | by Agencies
Crackdown alarms Amnesty
A new briefing by Amnesty International documents how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown and violence against protesters, using killings and torture, among other serious human ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:23hrs | 402 | by Amnesty International
Zvirekwi to get a prosthetic hand
CAPS United captain Hardlife Zvirekwi is set to get a prosthetic hand after emerging as one of the candidates to benefit from Nashua Zimbabwe's ambitious 3D prosthetic hand printing trial, which is un...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:19hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
TV rights income plummets for local clubs
DESPITE television rights being one of the biggest earners in football worldwide, Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clubs had to take a huge cut last year after their agreement with broadcaster, Supe...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:52hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Bosso resolve dispute
HIGHLANDERS say they have resolved the dispute which resulted in some of their players walking out on the club's pre-season camp this week. Bosso, the Premiership's oldest football club, are u...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:39hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya church accounts garnished by Zimra
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has garnished Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries accounts for alleged tax arrears amounting to $22 million.According to a...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3172 | by Staff reporter
PSL hails Kamambo
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairperson Farai Jere has heaped praise on new Zifa president Felton Kamambo's leadership style, describing the new soccer controlling body as a winning team and the panac...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
e-ticket response excites Zifa
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is pleased with the response they are getting from the Warriors fans having sold over 900 tickets on the first day they went on sale. Having endured ye...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 12:59hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army brutality victim dies
A 29-YEAR-OLD Mutare man succumbed to internal injuries sustained after being assaulted by soldiers during the army crackdown on last month's countrywide protests.Noah Sahumbe (29), a Sa...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:48hrs | 2121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe continues to lag behind on player remuneration
ZIMBABWE continues to lag further behind in terms of player remuneration due to economic hardships ravaging the country.Some of the players who have managed to secure contracts in neighbouring...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:30hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo meets supporters
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo received a courtesy call from the Friends of The Warriors at ZIFA House where he called on unity between supporters' associations on Friday. Kamambo said he is lo...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 23:00hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Zifa get Umbro kit deal
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo is confident the new deal to bring back Umbro as the official kit sponsors for the national teams will have huge benefits for the association. The three-year deal...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign based player pool keeps increasing
AS Zimbabwe brace for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations football qualifiers when they take on Mozambique next month, the technical department will have a broad base to pick from following indications...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:55hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Chicken Inn clash over player
CHICKEN INN insist that they did nothing wrong in their capture of former Dynamos winger Valentine "V11" Kadonzvo.DeMbare claim that Kadonzvo, who still had a year left on his contract, duped ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:48hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Hats off to Zifa for online ticket sales
YESTERDAY, a refreshing change in the way ZIFA have been handling issues related to the Warriors happened when tickets for our 2019 AFCON qualifier against Congo-Brazzaville went on sale online. ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 06:02hrs | 239 | by Staff writer
Foreigners que up at Dembare
DYNAMOS are assessing two players from Ghana, with the hope to signing them as part of their rebuilding exercise that has seen them dismantling the entire squad from last season to build from scratch....Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:52hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean player in Namibia escapes severe sanctions
MTC Namibia Premier Soccer League chairman Patrick Kauta on Wednesday said the league would not initiate criminal prosecution against Zimbabwean Tapiwa Musekiwa, who admitted to forging his identity d...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:50hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Zifa introduces online ticket sales
ZIFA have urged football supporters to embrace technology by buying online the tickets for the upcoming AFCON qualifier between Zimbabwe and Congo-Brazzaville set for the National Sports Stadium next ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:47hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean goalie joins Spanish side
RISING Zimbabwean goalkeeper Martin Mapisa took a huge leap towards his dream of becoming a fully-fledged professional footballer in Europe when he joined Spanish lower division outfit Velez CF. He si...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:59hrs | 4119 | by Staff reporter
Darikwa distances self from Facebook account
ZIMBABWE and Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa has distanced himself from a Facebook account that goes by his name. A post on the fake account triggered fierce debate yesterday. The 2...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:55hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's PSL faces collapse?
Clouds of doom gather over the South African PSL with its chairman, Irvin Khoza, dropping a bombshell yesterday the continent's richest top-flight league could collapse. The league has become ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:42hrs | 3945 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean soccer player use false documents in Namibia
AT a time when Namibian football is at the crossroads, chaos has engulfed their top-flight league with an unheralded Zimbabwean player at the centre of a controversy that led to the expulsion of...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 20:51hrs | 4490 | by Staff reporter
Gift Muzadzi jailed for defaulting on child maintenance
FORMER Dynamos goalkeeper and now FC Platinum assistant coach, Gift Muzadzi (45) has been slapped with a 70-day jail term for defaulting on paying maintenance for his minor child.This, accordi...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 18:28hrs | 2153 | by newzimbabwe
Darikwa chooses Mwaruwari
WARRIORS and Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa has joined the endless debate on who was the best between legends Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari.Darikwa gave his opinion on the deb...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1439 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe is gone, but the army remains
Robert Mugabe is gone, but the army remains at the centre of our political life. Until that changes, the violence won't stop.Like the fleeting blossom of Jacaranda trees in spring, faith in the go...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:39hrs | 2808 | by Fadzayi Mahere
ZIFA raise fresh charges against Gift Banda
ZIFA have said they will no longer comment on the issue related to suspended vice-president Gift Banda as the matter was now sub-judice after the association laid more charges on the Bulawayo business...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
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