March 2017

HARARE – Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba’s progress in European football could be stifled after it recently emerged that his club Vitesse Arnhem’s links with English giants Chelsea run deeper than previously thought. Since 2013, Nakamba’s Dutch club has been owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Chigirinsky, who is a close associate of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic….

JOHANNESBURG – Most take him for granted. Others say he is  maverick and goes over the top with his antics. But one thing you cannot take away from rising global sensation, Philip Chiyangwa is making things happen. When he came into power less than a year ago, soccer analysts dismissed him as venturing into a…

HARARE – Harare giants Dynamos have roped in former Triangle coach Biggie Zuze to replace assistant coach Murape Murape, who fell short of the required Caf A coaching licence ahead of the 2017 Premiership season. In a move aimed at adopting the Caf Club licensing system, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) last year advised Premier…

HARARE – CAPS United opponents in the final round of the Caf Champions League TP Mazembe, are already looking beyond the Zimbabwean champions after signing Belgian defender Antony Venden Borre from Anderlecht. The 29-year-old, who was born in DR Congo and has a Congolese mother, completed a free transfer to the Lubumbashi-based this week but…

HARARE – Former Sables coach Bright Chivandire is not surprised that Mike Williams, Leicester’s Zimbabwe-born flanker, has been making strides in England and could soon make his debut for the Red Roses. The abrasive flanker, who was born in Bulawayo and brought up in Zimbabwe, joined Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2015 and made…

HARARE – The World Boxing Council (WBC) has appointed Raymond Chang of Hong Kong as referee for Charles Manyuchi title defence against Qudratillo Abduqaxorov on March 25 at the OCBC Arena in Singapore. Chang has officiated in over 56 bouts both as a referee and as a judge and this will be his first time…

HARARE – After years of dedicated service to the Warriors, Sharif Mussa is the latest high-profile figure to quit his post. Mussa, regarded by many as the team’s finest ever manager, announced his resignation via a letter to Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyanga on Wednesday. The Harare businessman called time on his Warriors…

HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket’s appalling display in which they pummelled to a new low by becoming the first Test-playing side to be bowled out inside 13.5 overs in ODI cricket has torched a social media storm. Local fans were on Sunday left shell-shocked at Harare Sports Club as Afghanistan’s bowlers combined to roll Zimbabwe over…

HARARE – Unlike in the preliminary round, CAPS United will come up against a side that is also ring rusty when they take on TP Mazembe in the African Champions League. Makepekepe are scheduled to travel to Lubumbashi for the first leg of the final qualifying round on the weekend of March 10-12. The second…

HARARE – A government minister has strongly condemned the appalling state of Zimbabwe’s football stadia, describing them as derelict eyesores that prevent the country from hosting continental competitions. In a frank assessment of the venues which have endured years of under-investment compounded by lack of political will, Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere said the country’s…