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Bosso docked 27 points
In a dramatic twist in the ZIFA Bulawayo Junior Serie A 15 and Under League, Highlanders have been docked a staggering 27 points for fielding an unregistered player, Rockey Muleya, in nine of their le...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:36hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA suspends ZIFASOL activities
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended all football activities run by the Zimbabwe Football Federation for Amateur and Social Leagues (ZIFASOL) with immediate effect, citing serious vi...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:22hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Patrice Motsepe re-elected unopposed as CAF President
South African billionaire and mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected unopposed for a second term as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) during the body's extraordinary...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:12hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo in Zifa Presidential race vote manipulation scandal
Controversial millionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been accused of attempting to manipulate Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections after he promised to buy brand-new vehicles for all 7...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 16:16hrs | 2449 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA Amateur Leagues seek voice at the Apex of local football
The amateur leagues under the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) have united to demand greater representation within the organization's executive committee. This move comes after the leagues agreed ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 19:42hrs | 196 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo mourns former social soccer icon 'Horsepower'
Former Bulawayo social soccer stalwart Madodana "Horsepower" Tshabangu has passed away at the age of 60.His son, Maradona, confirmed the news from Johannesburg, South Africa, revealing that Ts...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Bring back our football home
For the first time in the Zimbabwean football history we have played our home games away from home, thousands of kilometers away just because we have fail...Published: 22 Nov 2023 at 19:15hrs | 15 | by Leonard Koni
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 | 22 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law cornered
A STINGING report by Parliament's portfolio committee on youth, sport, arts and recreation on Zimbabwe's ban from international football has left the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) isolated as...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba Foundation tourney launched
GIANTS Dynamos and Highlanders' youth teams are set to headline the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) Under-17 Invitational tournament which kicks off in Bulawayo next weekend.The y...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Kick ZIFA out
Zimbabwe national team nicknamed The Warriors tumbled again at their own magnificent hunting ground National Sports Stadium in Harare.The Black Stars of Ghana proved to be serious contenders i...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 6 | by Leonard Koni
Euro scouts for Nakamba tourney
EUROPEAN scouts are expected to grace the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Under-17 football tournament.It will be staged from June 18 to 19 in Bulawayo at White City and Luveve.The Marvelo...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba to launch a junior football tourney in Bulawayo
ZIMBABWE international Marvelous Nakamba, who is back home for an off-season break, is expected to launch an Under-17 football tournament in Bulawayo this Friday.The tournament has been cleare...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Galloway confident of Warriors call
ENGLAND-based defender Brendan Galloway might have missed Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers but he remains optimistic he will gatecrash into the Warriors party at the tournament in Cameroon ...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The impact of Covid-19 on grassroots football in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe football as a whole has been in decline since the standard of living became unbearable as early as 2008 during Mugabe's era. ...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 19:11hrs | 6 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 4 | by Charles Mabika
Zimbabwe's SRC ready for Fifa sanctions
THE Sports and Recreation Commission have said they will not be bullied by threats of FIFA sanctions, to force them to compromise their mission, to deal with issues they believe are holding back the d...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean guaranteed Chelsea trip
ZIMBABWE is guaranteed of sending at least one player to Chelsea Football Club's Cobham training centre in London next year under the English Premiership club's partnership deal with Shield deodorant....Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
So what's next for Dynamos?
It is with very sad to be a Dynamos player now. The flavour of failure favours those who have dominated others for so long. It is time for all those involved to feel the pain and understand that victo...Published: 29 May 2016 at 19:26hrs | 3 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo,
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 | 1 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Coaches and Players Wanted
We are a newly established football academy with Centres throughout Zimbabwe cities, towns and villages looking for passionate people to train grassroots football to children registered with our acade...Published: 03 Apr 2016 at 07:10hrs | 2 | 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 | 1 | by Lord Morris Kakunguwo
Zifa's big day
AFTER months of waiting, the domestic football family will today know the man who will be ushered into the hot seat to lead it for the next 15 months and try to pluck the game from a debt trap that ha...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Eddie Chikamhi
Mwaruwari hands out football kits
Former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari finally handed out the much awaited prizes for his U16 invitational tournament at the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Bulawayo offices on Tuesday....Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mzingwane to host Copa Coca-Cola silver jubilee tourney
Mzingwane High School in Matabeleland South will this year host the launch of the US$150 000 worth COPA Coca-Cola silver jubilee tournament scheduled for next Friday.Running under the theme Cr...Published: 02 Jun 2013 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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