HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday appointed coaches for all the junior national teams with Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa becoming the substantive Under-23 coach. With the Warriors disbanded and with no coach after Ian Gorowa’s resignation earlier this month, Pasuwa becomes the de facto national team coach. Zifa say they are now concentrating…
HARARE – Following off-spinner John Nyumbu’s outstanding debut against the world’s best Test side, Zimbabwe coach Stephen Mangongo has dropped his biggest hint that he’s also ready to cap one of the country’s most exciting fast bowling prospects – Tatenda Gumunyu-Manatsa, soon. Standing 6ft tall and blessed with impressive agility for a man of his…
HARARE – Dynamos players have failed to find common ground with the club’s executive and have resolved to play tomorrow’s Chibuku Super Cup encounter against Black Rhinos under protest. The players say although they are still owed large sums of monies by the club they agreed to fulfil the match to ‘protect the integrity of…
LONDON – Brendan Rodgers is prepared to wait until the final days of the transfer window to sign a replacement for Luis Suárez but believes Liverpool are better equipped for this season regardless of if another striker arrives. Liverpool have made inquiries for Radamel Falcao, Edinson Cavani and Samuel Eto’o, among others, since the collapse…
HARARE – Highlanders will be seeking to redeem themselves when they face Shabanie Mine in a Chibuku Cup first round clash at Ascot Stadium this afternoon. The Bulawayo giants have gone for four league games without a win and will be hoping to win back the confidence of their supporters. With their last weekend defeat…
HARARE – It has been a turbulent week at Dynamos after the players refused to train for the entire week in the run up to this afternoon’s Chibuku Super Cup clash with Black Rhinos. The Glamour Boys failed to hold a single training session with players demanding the club pay them their outstanding signing-on fees…
LONDON – Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen that nobody should be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like. He had warned his new club to expect some difficult moments and here was the hard evidence that the…
HARARE – How Mine has parted ways with coach Philani ‘Beefy’ Ncube although it is unclear whether he has left the club on his own terms or has been pushed. Assistant coach Usheunesu Chaka, who helped the club gain promotion into the topflight league, has been thrust into the How Mine hot seat on interim…
HARARE – Zimbabwe have named two uncapped players in all-rounders Luke Jongwe and Neville Madziva for the three-match ODI series against touring South Africa and dropped pace spearhead Tendai Chatara. The two neighbouring countries open the series on Sunday, with all three matches being played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. 19-year-old Jongwe represented…
HARARE – A dark cloud hung over Dynamos yesterday after chairman Kenny Mubaiwa said the club had no money to pay striking players. Mubaiwa’s remarks come as Dynamos players, for a fourth straight day, declined to train yesterday unless they were paid their outstanding bonuses and sign-on fees. “To be honest with you there is…
