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Bosso made more profit through fan boycott?
In a surprising twist, there were 400 more people at the Highlanders Clubhouse than at Barbourfields Stadium during Highlanders' 2-0 win against ZPC Kariba on Sunday. Only 1,314 people paid to watch t...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:41hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
National Sports Stadium bucket seat installations update
The government has confirmed that renovations at the National Sports Stadium are currently halfway complete, though the project has encountered delays primarily due to issues with the installation of ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:23hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter
National Sports Stadium ready by December 2024
The government aims to complete the rehabilitation of the National Sports Stadium to meet CAF's minimum standards by the end of the year, according to the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). ...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:25hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Dembare battle to contain crisis
DYNAMOS management are fighting with their back to the wall to save the situation at their club after the players refused to take to the training pitch for the fourth day running yesterday in a crisis...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Coventry shares NSS progress report
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry says the government has made progress in the sprucing up of the National Sports Stadium to meet Caf standards to host international football.The stadium was clo...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro banned again
THE Premier Soccer League have suspended the use of Rufaro pending another inspection by the First Instance Board, which is responsible for venue inspection and certification in the country.Ru...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Caf never said destroy Rufaro'
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has dismissed reports suggesting that the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recommended the demolition of Rufaro Stadium to meet the required international standard...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, CAPS Utd get Rufaro leases
GIANTS Dynamos and CAPS United are on the brink of securing long-term leases for Rufaro Stadium in a development that could change their fortunes for the better. The venue, which last hosted a...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | | 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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium eyes return in time for 2024 season
HARARE City Council (HCC) is optimistic about the return of football to Rufaro Stadium, with signs indicating that the iconic football venue will be prepared to host Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to refurbish Stadiums
The government has undertaken a commitment to revitalize key stadiums across the country, potentially allowing national teams to resume playing their home matches domestically.Finance Minister...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CAF inspects Rufaro, NSS
Joshua Knipp, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Stadium Inspector, recently visited Zimbabwe to conduct inspections at the National Sports Stadium and Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Accompanying ...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors off to Botswana
The Warriors are likely to host Nigeria in Botswana for their 2026 World Cup home qualifier after Zifa Normalisation Committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa yesterday had "positive engagements" with Bots...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors to play WC qualifiers outside the country
THE Warriors will play their 2026 World Cup home qualifiers outside the country after Confederation of African Football (Caf) excluded the National Sports Stadium (NSS) from the list of pre-approved s...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso ready to believe again
RED-HOT Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was only five years old when Highlanders last won the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title.That was in 2006, when Methembe "Mayor" Ndlovu led...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bumper crowd expected at BF
OF course, no alcohol will be sold inside Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon, as teams are yet to comply with requirements set by the Premier Soccer League at their annual meeting.Nonetheles...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets aside $1,2 billion for sports facilities
RENOVATIONS at the National Sports Stadium are set to be accelerated next year after the Government set aside ZW$1,2 billion for rehabilitation of sporting facilities across the country.The ot...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Safeguard introduces high-quality turnstiles for easy access control
Leading security company Safeguard has introduced to the market a high-quality access control turnstile that can be operated electronically or manually to limit the number of people passing through an...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:45hrs | 13 | by Agencies
'Warriors Afcon chances slim'
FORMER South Africa national team coach Gordon Igesund has ruled out Zimbabwe's chances of qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Ivory Coast after finding themselves in a ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamambo's Zifa board is the best, says Omega Sibanda
FORMER Zifa vice-president and Member of Parliament Omega Sibanda ranks the suspended Zifa board led by Felton Kamambo as the best to have taken charge of local football, and says their banishment is ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare in anxious wait for Rufaro lease
PREMIERSHIP footbal giants Dynamos are anxiously waiting for the response from the Harare City Council on their request to acquire Rufaro Stadium on a lease agreement.The stadium, which holds ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-day for Zimbabwe
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has until today to reinstate the suspended Zifa board or Zimbabwe faces a possible ban by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) from int...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soccer fans threaten protest against SRC
FORMER Caps United administrator Paddington Japajapa has threatened to mobilise football fans to protest against the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) if they do not reinstate the suspended Zifa ...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fires blanks
Highlanders 0 - 0 Ngezi Platinum StarsABOUT 1 500 fans yesterday paid their way into Barbourfields to watch this Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash between Highlanders and Ngezi ...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CAF bans use of National Sports Stadium
The Confederation of African CAF) Football has banned the National Sports Stadium from hosting international matches until outstanding grey areas of the sporting arena are fully addressed.The ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 19:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa appeal for NSS rehabilitation
ZIFA have warned that the Warriors' World Cup qualifier against South Africa risk being played outside the country if government does not expedite the refurbishment of the National Sports Stadium (NSS...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CAF slap Zimbabweans with NSS fine
ZIFA have called on the local authorities to expedite the renovations at the National Sports Stadium after the association were slapped with a US$2 000 fine for the lack of bucket seats. ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council identifies three sites for stadium
THREE locations in Cowdray Park, Emganwini and Killarney have been identified by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) as possible sites for the construction of a new state-of-the-art stadium that conforms ...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Caf maintains ban on Barbourfields Stadium, warns Zifa
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) has temporarily okayed the National Sports Stadium (NSS) to host senior men's matches, but ordered that outstanding issues be dealt with as a matter of urge...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Warriors
THE Warriors look set to play their upcoming 2021 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Algeria in Zimbabwe amid indications that CAF will offer temporary relaxation of the requirem...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Local bucket seats for stadium
THE Government could procure bucket seats locally while hoping CAF will clear the National Sports Stadium to host the Warriors' 2022 AFCON qualifier against Algeria in November. With no fans e...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
What is BF's carrying capacity
THE debate on Barbourfields Stadium's carrying capacity is likely to be reignited with the official figure for Sunday's blockbuster Castle lager Premier Soccer League encounter between Highlanders and...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors barred from National Sports Stadium
THE Warriors were yesterday barred from using the National Sports Stadium for their training session, in a shocking move by officials who manage the giant sports facility and sparking outrage among th...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caf recommend improvements to Barbourfields Stadium
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) has recommended improvements to Barbourfields Stadium and the National Sports Stadium for the two facilities to meet the continental body's standards before...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Seven key PSL venues, including Rufaro condemned
A HOST of stadiums, including Rufaro, have failed to meet the Premier Soccer League (PSL) standards to host top-flight matches, a development that puts a number of teams in a dilemma.A prelimi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:21hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa demands respect he doesn't deserve
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa has demanded that his leadership be accorded respect as they battle to keep national football afloat in a tough operating environment under which many an institution co...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso - Dembare match figures 'questionable'
FEARS of gate takings embezzlement involving Highlanders' home games have been raised after the club released a low figure of paying fans compared to the high attendance of their Castle Lager Premiers...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
How poorly attended shows drove Majaivana to exile
Rejection is never a pleasant experience for anyone to go through. Once in a while, blood spilt by jilted lovers washes up on newspaper pages, as the public gets a taste of the violent extremes some g...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso-Caps match sets high attendance
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders' continue to set records and standards in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after 11 954 fans paid to watch their home tie against Caps United in what is believed to b...Published: 24 May 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso warns BF ticket scams
HIGHLANDERS have declared war on 'cartels' of ticket scam syndicates that defraud the club by selling a single ticket to multiple fans, pocketing the proceeds and thereby swindling the Bulawayo giants...Published: 18 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Soccer babes light up Bosso matches
THE new-look Highlanders has ignited fever-pitch passion among the team's fans. In fact, Bosso's philosophy has spread like wild fire in the grandstands and is set to produce an epic watch in every ga...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso general threatens to expose 'bar debtors'
HIGHLANDERS chairman Kenneth Mhlophe has threatened to expose people who have got bar debts with the club, a move which has been met with mixed reactions.The Bulawayo giants are reeling in hug...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporer
Dynamos invade Bulawayo
A carnival atmosphere is expected to engulf the city tomorrow when the Glamour Boys, Dynamos, invade Bulawayo for their opening game of the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership match against former champions...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staf reporter
Bosso, Tsholotsho tie raises $2
AS broke as a joke!Bulawayo giants Highlanders, sunk to a record low last year when they raised only $2 – a dollar below the rest of the ground threshold of $3 – from the turnstiles in the...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, DeMbare pull out of tournament
PREMIERSHIP giants Dynamos and Highlanders have sensationally pulled out of the proposed Supa Power Tournament in Botswana, accusing the competition's sponsors of failing to meet contractual obligatio...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso investigate fraud allegations
HIGHLANDERS have set up a three man 'tribunal' that will look into claims that a long-serving staffer at the club embezzled funds meant to pay a former coach.The claims of fraud by a member of...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
POS machines for Highlanders,Dynamos game
Thousands of Highlanders, Dynamos fans and neutrals will be able to use point of sale machines at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow.The POS machines will be deployed at four tur...Published: 13 May 2017 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
POS machines at Zimbabwe soccer matches
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) will soon introduce point of sale (POS) machines and other cashless payment methods as part of a raft of measures being adopted to counter falling match attendances....Published: 03 May 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Zifa to meet
HIGHLANDERS bosses last night met Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda in what the club's board chairman Mgcini Nkolomi described as a "social meeting" ahead of their annual general meeting set for t...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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