June 2015

HARARE –The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) is concerned with the recent purges of officials by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). On Tuesday, A Zifa board meeting chaired by Cuthbert Dube resolved to suspended vice-president Omega Sibanda and board member for finance Bernard Gwarada. Four regional chairmen Willard Manyengavana (Northern Region), Musa Mandaza (Southern Region),…

HARARE – Mark Harrison was yesterday unveiled as head coach of Botswana BeMobile Premiership side Township Rollers after resigning from CAPS United. Harrison replaces Zimbabwean coach Mandida Ndlovu after the former Highlanders player resigned from that position in April this year following a fallout with the club’s fans. The Englishman, who has a nomadic reputation,…

HARARE – Willard Manyengavana is arguably the most efficient football administrator in the domestic game judging by how he has transformed the Northern Region Division One League ever since he assumed office two years ago. Manyengavana and his executive that also includes secretary-general Sweeney Mushonga, changed the face of previously less fashionable second tier division….

HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association (ZNSSA) president Eddie Chivero says they are ready to take Zifa to court if they don’t respond to their petition within the next seven days.  The supporters’ body, have raised concerns that the current Zifa leadership led by Cuthbert Dube has violated the association’s constitution by not…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cricket team was rattled by the terrorist attack at Gaddaffi Stadium that killed two people, so much they considered abandoning the tour before its conclusion, batsman Sikandar Raza has revealed. Speaking in an interview with PakPassion.net, the 29-year-old top order batsman said Zimbabwe was close to “coming back home” but choose to…

HARARE – Barwick School have just won three of the five trophies up for grabs, at the 2015 AMG Global Junior Hockey & Rugby Festival, held at the weekend. The festival was hosted by Barwick School, a beautiful private boarding school, with spectacular views and top-class facilities, south of the Great Dyke near Mutorashanga, about…

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board yesterday suspended vice-president Omega Sibanda and board member for finance Bernard Gwarada together with all four regional chairmen. As the factionalism at 53 Livingstone Avenue continues, regional chairpersons Willard Manyengavana (Northern Region), Musa Mandaza (Southern Region), Festus Kamambo (Central Region) and Piraishe Mabhena (Eastern Region) were also…

HARARE – Mark Harrison has resigned from his post as CAPS United coach and is now linked with a possible move back to South Africa. The Green Machine released a press statement last night, written by club board chairman Lewis Uriri, confirming the Briton’s departure. “Notice is given to the CAPS United Family and the…

HARARE – Zimbabwe national football team coach Calisto Pasuwa says Saturday’s win over Malawi should not be used as a smokescreen to cover up the chaos that rocked the Warriors’ camp. An ill-prepared Warriors side defied all odds to beat the Flames 2-1 at Kamuzu Stadium in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group L…

HARARE – Zimbabwe midfielder Khama Billiat says he was surprised when his cross evaded Malawi goalkeeper MacDonald Harawa and went in during Saturday 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Blantyre.  With the scores tied at 1-1 during the Group L encounter at Kamuzu Stadium, Billiat won possession on the before charging towards the Flames…