HARARE – Harare City were outclassed 2-1 by Zambian side Zanaco, in the first leg of their African Confederation Cup first round encounter here yesterday. Zanaco, who reached the quarter-finals of the competition in 2010, dominated proceedings early in the match and it was no surprise when they opened the scoring in the 35th minute…
HARARE – The Bob92 Super Cup final has been postponed to a later date after Dynamos pulled out of the tournament in protest over unpaid winners’ purse from last year. The Glamour Boys were supposed to travel to Bulawayo to take on Highlanders in the first leg at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon but demanded they…
NAGPUR – Afghanistan roared into the main draw of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 59-run victory over Zimbabwe in a first round Group B match in Nagpur yesterday. Mohammad Shahzad (40) gave Afghanistan a flying start before Mohammad Nabi (52) and Samiullah Shenwari (43) added 98 runs off 64 balls to power them to…
HARARE – Harare giants Dynamos insist they will not play tomorrow’s Bob92 Super Cup final against Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium unless they receive their prize money from last year. “Dynamos Football Club appreciates the invitation to participate in the Zifa Bob92 Super Cup. However, it is with regret we are not able to proceed with…
HARARE – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa is hoping Zimbabwe-born England-based defenders Tendai Darikwa (Burnley) and Brendan Galloway (Everton) honour their call-ups for this month’s 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Swaziland. “Obviously, the coach’s job is to call up the players and our job is to follow that up. We are hopeful and…
HARARE – Dynamos yesterday revealed the qualifications of their new gaffer Paulo Jorge Silva and threw their weight behind the Portuguese, who has been under scrutiny since his appointment in January. “The primary selection criterion was, he going to be a foreign coach; he needed to have a Uefa B licence and if it was…
HARARE – Suspended Zifa board member for development Edzai Kasinauyo says he will work with authorities to clear his name in the latest match-fixing scandal to rock local football. “I deny any involvement in any unlawful activities and, in the spirit of transparency, I have and will continue to make myself available for any enquiries…
HARARE – Harare City coach Tauria Mangwiro says the absence of defender Jimmy Tigere and forward Francesco Zekumbawire will not diminish their prospects of winning against Zanaco this afternoon in an African Confederation Cup first round match. “Going into an important fixture like the one that we are playing against Zanaco; obviously as a coach…
JOHANNESBURG – The ghost of the Asiagate has hardly died down and Zimbabwe was this week hit by news of match-fixing again. In a damning revelation, it came to light this week that some top officials, including administrators, coaches and players have allegedly been “dining” with the match-fixing cartel and had they not been nipped…
HARARE – Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) elder, Didymus Mutasa — who was for a long time one of the closest people to President Robert Mugabe, and the political head of the country’s dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) — says he is prepared to name out some of the Zanu PF thugs who have been fingered…
