HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-19 wing Lloyd Mudzvova is on a scoring spree for Dale College in South Africa and on the verge of setting a new record for his school. Mudzvova has been on a rampage in the Eastern Cape schools rugby league, scoring 11 tries from 14 games. The school record stands at 25…
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia soccer officials admitted they fielded an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier against Botswana by mistake and said they would not appeal any Fifa disciplinary rulings made against them. “We have evaluated the situation and we came across the issue that we made a mistake,” Sahlu Gebrewold, chief executive of…
HARARE – Innocent Nyoni struck a first half brace as Black Mambas ended Shabanie Mine’s mini-revival with a 2-0 defeat in a dull Castle Premiership match at Morris Depot Wednesday. Black Mambas started strongly and were duly rewarded in in the 35th minute after Nyoni headed in Tsepo Rantokoane’s cross. The home side did not…
ZVISHAVANE – FC Platinum caretaker coach Tendai Chikuni has urged the club’s fans not to panic following the resignation of coach Tenant Chilumba last week. Chilumba quit the after a five-match winless streak which confirmed rumour doing the rounds that all was not well at the ambitious club. Platinum play Motor Action in Harare Wednesday…
HARARE – Highlanders and FC Platinum were last night drawn to play each other in this year’s quarterfinals of the BancABC Sup8r Cup. The Bosso-Platinum tie is the pick of the quarterfinal matches and it is likely to attract a full house at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo. The other last eight draw pits reigning league…
HARARE – FC Platinum and Motor Action played out a goalless draw Wednesday in a Castle Premiership match that divided opinion from both sets of coaches at Motor Action Sports Club. Both teams where desperate for a victory following a string of unconvincing results but there was no joy for either side at the end…
HARARE – The pictures tell it all — that Zimbabwean football is in a mess. Although captain Denver Mukamba has tried to put brave a face by insisting they played well in the 1-0 defeat to Guinea on Sunday, the Warriors looked anything but a national team when they jetted back into the country Wednesday….
HARARE – Having requested a one-on-one interview with Zimbabwe Rugby Union president John Falkenburg to address a wide range of issues affecting the game, I was slightly taken aback when photographer Annie Mpalume and I arrived for the appointment to see ZRU’s whole top brass waiting for us in the well-manicured garden of the union’s…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national rugby team will Wednesday launch a public and corporate appeal to raise funds for the team’s defence of their Africa rugby title next month. The Sables are the reigning champions of Africa, having won the tournament Confederation of African Rugby (Car) Group 1A tournament in Tunisia last year. This year’s…
BULAWAYO – An exciting Bulawayo derby is on the cards when Castle Premiership log leaders Highlanders take on city rivals Chicken Inn at Barbourfields Wednesday. The game is set to be a no holds barred affair as both sets of coaches are eying glory at the end this year’s campaign. Speaking after his charges edged…
