ALEXANDRIA – Their proud history in Africa aside, Egypt’s last of only two World Cup appearances was 22 years ago. It’s a long wait the record seven-time African champions are desperate to end. And after missing out on the last two African Nations Cup finals, the Pharaohs have put a high priority on qualifying for…
HARARE – Highlanders Supporters Gweru branch won the four-team Fans Against Hooliganism tournament held at the Gafa Stadium in Mkoba at the weekend. The tournament which is a brain child of the Dynamos Supporters Gweru Chapter featured the host, CAPS United, Highlanders and Edgars Stores team. Bosso supporters booked their place in the final after…
HARARE – Local football fans will finally get to witness their teams in action, when the much awaited 2013 Castle Premiership season explodes into life in what promises to be an exciting Easter holiday of football action. CAPS United coach Brenna Msiska has wasted no time in suggesting his intentions of reviving his team’s soiled…
ALEXANDRIA – Warriors goalkeeper Washington Arubi believes the lack of expectation surrounding Zimbabwe’s 2014 World Cup campaign might work in their favour as they prepare for tonight’s tough qualifier against Egypt, but concedes defeat will spell the end of yet another dream. The match kicks off at 7pm Zimbabwean time. Zimbabwe are bottom of Group…
HARARE – Mashonaland East Province retained the NASH National Athletics Championship title for the third year running after coming out tops at this year’s meet at the National Sports Stadium last Friday. Participants competed in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 500m, the4x100m and 4x400m relay events and while in the field events participants battled for…
HARARE – Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe captain, has admitted his team were “taught a proper lesson” during their 2-0 Test series defeat against West Indies. Both matches ended inside three days as the Zimbabwe batsmen, in particular, struggled to cope against a vastly more experienced West Indies side. Zimbabwe lost seven out of seven international…
ALEXANDRIA – Egypt assistant coach Zaky Abdel-Fattah says the Pharaohs will bank on the experienced pair of Mohamed Aboutrika and Wael Gomaa to add steel to a largely developmental team. The Egyptians continue to rebuild under American coach Bob Bradley and currently lead Group G of their 2014 World Cup qualification pool with six points….
ALEXANDRIA – Warriors chief striker Knowledge Musona yesterday joined first choice goalkeeper Washington Arubi in the sick bay after catching a fever ahead of tomorrow’s tough World Cup qualifier against Egypt, although the team’s technical bench was not raising alarm. The 22-year-old FC Augsburg forward did not take part in the team’s two training sessions…
HARARE – Despite losing several influential players during the off-season break, Monomotapa coach Biggie Zuze is convinced his club will take big strides forward when the 2013 Castle Premiership season gets underway this week. Monomotapa had a brilliant season last year which saw them finishing fourth on the final league standings while losing 2-0 to…
ALEXANDRIA – Zimbabwe’s arrival in Egypt for a six-day stay has generated a fair amount of media interest due to the unsettled political conditions in the North African country, but their German coach Klaus-Dieter Pagels says the team feels very safe. The Warriors arrived here in batches on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning with little…
