THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has ruled out the possibility of friendly matches in the build-up to next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia. Warriors will host neighbours South Africa in the opening World Cup Group G qualifier at the National Sports Stadium between June 5-8 before travelling to East Africa…
THE Zimbabwe men’s 4x100m relay team was left disappointed after they failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the World Athletics Relays in Poland at the weekend. The team made up of Ngoni Makusha, Dickson Kamungeremu, Itayi Vambe, Makanaka Charamba and Rodwell Ndlovu could not even go past the first round after…
MOST ex-footballers are left on their own after their careers, with some even living in extreme poverty. And it is for this reason that the Football Ambassadors of Zimbabwe (Faoz) is now upping their ante in seeking solutions that will ensure former players lead dignified lives in retirement. The organisation which was formed in 2016,…
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Rodwell Dhlakama believes the club has put in a massive investment in securing players and will have no excuses when the 2021 season starts next month. The Mhondoro-based side see themselves as one of the favourites to wrestle the title from FC Platinum after signing a host of talented players last…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the sports sector to adopt a more robust commercial approach if the industry is to get any better. This comes as the sector has been hit hard by the recent ban on sporting activities in the country ordered by the government as part of measures to contain the coronavirus (Covid-19)…
DYNAMOS and Black Rhinos have led the way by becoming the first Premier Soccer League sides to be vaccinated as football’s return gathers momentum. The army side Black Rhinos broke the ice by taking the jab first on Thursday before the Glamour Boys joined in yesterday as football continues to heed calls by the government…
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya’s future and that of his lieutenants — Naison Muchekela and Gift Muzadzi is uncertain as the trio is yet to be offered new contracts, a source said yesterday. This comes as football authorities in the country have provisionally set next month for the return of the country’s most popular sport after…
THE local football fraternity is convinced the Warriors have enough talent and arsenal to launch a serious qualification campaign for the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the event the team has adequate preparations. Zimbabwe were pooled in a relatively fair Group G that also features West Africa giants Ghana, neighbours South Africa and rising East…
ZIMBABWE top tennis player Benjamin Lock and his partner Akiz Dougaz powered to victory in the final of the M15 Monastir men’s doubles final in Tunisia at the weekend. In the first round, the Zimbabwean and his Tunisian partner outclassed United States’ Evan Zhu and his Bahamas partner Justin Roberts 6-2,6-4 to progress to the…
WITH Zimbabwe’s top flight football return now imminent, local coaches are relishing the chance to sharpen their skills in a forthcoming course to be conducted by regional bloc Cosafa. This comes as domestic football got the greenlight to resume amid the Covid-19 pandemic after more than a year of inaction. Authorities gave the Premier Soccer…
