HARARE – Zimbabwe women’s football boss Miriam Sibanda has likened women’s football to an estranged wife who has been left to fend for herself by a dishonest and uncaring husband. Pouring out her heart in parliament on Thursday, Sibanda left no stone unturned, blasting the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) secretariat for abandoning the girl child…
HARARE – The term long overdue is often misused in society but how befitting is it for Ian Gorowa, who finally resigned as Warriors coach, two months after presiding over Zimbabwe’s worst African Cup of Nations qualification campaign. In truth, such a decision, coming after such a long time, speaks of a drowning man clutching…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Test captain Brendan Taylor believes his side will relish the tag of underdog when they face South Africa in a one –off Test beginning at Harare Sports Club today. The two sides’ contrasting standing on the Test rankings have made Hashim Amlas’s men heavy favourites to win this Test with relative ease….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s long weekend merriments which begin today give way to the romance of the country’s biggest football match, with champions Dynamos’ trip to rivals Highlanders today the pick of the Castle Premiership ties. A match between Highlanders and Dynamos is always a big occasion on the Zimbabwe football calendar and today’s clash is…
HARARE – Mark Vermeulen will play his first Test match since 2004 after he was named in the 12-man team for the one-off Test against South Africa beginning at Harare Sports Club today. The selectors also named players with no Test caps, spinner John Nyumbu and seamer Donald Tiripano, but only Nyumbu is likely to…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe midfielder Shepherd Muradzikwa thought his life had fallen apart after impregnating his girlfriend whilst still a form four student at Mutare’s Elise Gledhill High School 29 years ago. But the discipline instilled from that episode would see him rise to become a Zimbabwean football household name, earning numerous caps for the…
HARARE – For four years, the coaching post at FC Platinum has changed hands several times – circumstances differing each time – so much it’s hard to remember past the last coach. The constant demise of coaches at Platinum started a little over four years ago with the tragic death of Benjamin Moyo. The financially…
HARARE – Kudakwashe Remba, organiser of the Herentals’ Principal Directors’ Trophy, has praised the talent on show during the tournament, won overall by Mabvuku Herentals. Mabvuku won the tournament with 12 points on Thursday in the capital, finishing two points ahead of Kwekwe Herentals. High-density side Mabvuku were victorious in both the boys and girls…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Davies Cup team received a timely boost yesterday from Old Mutual were they received sponsorship worth $17 330. The sponsorship comes at a time the team is preparing for a Euro-Africa Group Two tournament to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from September 8-13. 12 teams will take up part in the…
HARARE – Very few things demonstrate more poignantly why democracies such as America’s deliver much better for ordinary citizens than US President Barack Obama’s illuminating interview with Zimbabwean student Takunda Chingonzo at the just-ended, and exceedingly successful US-Africa Business Forum in Washington. Here was the world’s most powerful leader by a mile, fielding rather taxing…
