MAPUTO – Egypt secured their place in the knockout stage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers when they defeated Mozambique 1-0 at the Estadio da Machava in Maputo on yesterday afternoon. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the match in the 40th minute to help the Pharaohs maintain their perfect record of five…
BULAWAYO – A second half header by Ozias Zibande was enough for Highlanders to edge Black Rhinos 1-0 in a Zimbabwe National Army charity encounter at Barbourfields Stadium here yesterday. Zibande struck on 54 minutes when he finished off a telling cross by Bosso anchorman Douglas Sibanda. The goal was orchestrated by impressive Peter “Rio”…
JOHANNESBURG – The Mighty Warriors put up a disciplined performance as they held Banyana Banyana to a 1-1 draw in a thrilling international friendly match here at Sinaba Stadium Saturday. It was a game of two halves as both teams took turns to dominate. South Africa were visibly the dominate side in the first half…
HARARE – Dynamos had striker Washington Pakamisa to thank after he equalised for the Glamour Boys in an entertaining draw 1-1 with a stubborn Monomotapa in a friendly match at Rufaro Stadium Saturday. Monomotapa took the lead through striker Agrippa Murimba as early as the 16th minute into the game while Pakamisa netted the leveller…
HARARE – When the decision was made to appoint Andrew ‘Bundu’ Waller as Zimbabwe’s head coach, there would have been a collective sigh of appreciation as well as a feeling of hope and belief that maybe, just maybe the team would be able to get back to the dangerous team of the mid-90s and early…
HARARE – New Zimbabwe cricket coach Andy ‘Bundu’ Waller has written off chances of Heath Streak re-joining the technical department, saying the current combination is sufficiently equipped to guide the team. Streak was relieved of his duties as the national team’s bowling coach after his contract expired in March, apparently due to financial woes. The…
HARARE – Action in the Schools Super 8 league continues Saturday with unbeaten St George’s College hosting Marondera giants Peterhouse. The Dragons are riding high following their confidence boosting 42-18 demolition of bitter rivals Prince Edward last weekend and they will be hoping their mobile pack of forwards set stage and supply clean ball to…
HARARE – CAPS United have completed the signing of Malawian hotshot Gerald Phiri Jnr from Mighty Wanderers on a fee believed to be in the region of $20 000. The 19-year-old whizkid has signed a four-year contract at the Harare club. United’s willingness to part with $20 000, quite a substantial amount by Zimbabwean standards,…
JOHANNESBURG – After a storming season with Maritzburg United in which he scored 11 goals which kept his team in the Premier Soccer League, Zimbabwean striker Cuthbert Malajila is headed for Mamelodi Sundowns. Downs coach Pitso Mosimane is a big fan of the Zimbabwean and termed him the missing link in his almost complete jigsaw…
BULAWAYO – Former Highlanders striker Gift Lunga Senior was a prolific goal getter who could have made his mark in Europe had he not fallen victim to club politics at the Bulawayo giants. A product of Ali “Baba” Dube’s famed Highlanders juniors set up of yesteryear, Lunga was the country’s top goal scorer in 1994…
