Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER DEFENDING champions Simba Bhora are determined to not only retain the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title which they won in such impressive style last year, but also make an impact in their maiden Caf Champions League appearance later this year. That was the statement from club founder and president…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ASPIRING Zifa committee member Colonel Edward Mutukwa wants to play a leading role in transforming the way in which local football is run. Mutukwa believes that it is time that the sport’s mother body Zifa got rid of its bad boys’ tag by bringing in a crop of leaders who…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER ZIFA presidential aspirant Marshall Gore says local football is in need of a massive image makeover for it to realise its full potential. For so many years, the local football mother body, Zifa, has been associated with poor management, corruption and general toxicity, while there is also a general consensus…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THREE-TIME Zimbabwe Women Soccer League (ZWSL) champions Herentals Queens have established a Division One side that will compete in this year’s Northern Region Women Soccer League. The move to form a Division One side is the brainchild of Herentals chairman Tafadzwa Benza, who is also vying for the Zifa board…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER SHARIFF Mussa, the former Warriors team manager who is seeking to become a Zifa executive committee member at the association’s upcoming January 25 election, says the local football mother body requires diligent, selfless and professional leaders if it is to wake up from its slumber. Mussa, whose most recent role…
By Cloud Fusire AMBITIOUS premiership newcomers — Scottland — will resemble an all-star team in their maiden top flight campaign after unveiling more than a dozen players. Having already announced the signing of the country’s biggest football star, forward Khama Billiat, the Mabvuku-based side have wasted no time in reinforcing their rankings with the arrival…
By Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIFA presidential aspirant, Nqobile Magwizi says he intends to transform the country’s football sector, with the ultimate aim of making it one of the most reputable on the continent and beyond if elected into office. Magwizi is one of a number of youthful figures who are seeking a place…
Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER MANICA Diamonds have made a statement of intent in the transfer market after scooping on experienced players from Harare giants Dynamos and four-time champions FC Platinum while extending coach Jairos Tapera’s contract by another two years. After finishing second in the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign and fourth last year,…
MORE than 60 golfers competed in the 8-hole Golf Challenge that was held at the Country Club in Newlands, Harare on Monday. The 18-hole Golf Challenge, which attracted both professional and amateur golfers, marked the conclusion of the Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) golf team, the Wildcats’ week-long stay in the capital. IWU’s Max Vischer emerged…
Emmanuel Marambe SENIOR STAFF WRITER A NUMBER of youthful contestants have thrown their names into the hat for election as part of the new Zifa executive committee that will be voted into office on January 25. One of them is Loveness Wadzanai Mukura, who served as the Herentals Queens chief executive officer and is also…
