WARRIORS prospect Leon Chiwome, who was handed his first English Premier League start for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the two-nil defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday, says he is keen to maximise on the golden opportunity. Chiwome, who has impressed in the English Midlands for Wolves’ development side, got his chance in the first team owing…
SPORTS WRITER Herentals College FC……..(0) 0 FC Platinum………………….(0) 1 A YEAR after suffering a second successive one-nil away defeat by Herentals which led to a post-match outburst in which he “threatened” to quit football, Norman Mapeza finally got his redemption yesterday. In what was a feisty contest at Rufaro stadium during which FC Platinum’s Davison…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE AT BAOBAB STADIUM DEFENDING Champions Ngezi Platinum registered their first win of the season after edging Manica Diamonds one-nil here yesterday. It was a much-needed win for Madamburo, who came into the game winless having managed two goalless draws against league newcomers Arenel Movers and ZPC Kariba in addition to a two-nil…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE KELVIN Kaindu’s return to Highlanders was expected to galvanise a side that had ended the 2023 season with little to celebrate despite a fifth place finish in what was a hugely competitive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign. Much of Bosso’s disappointment had stemmed from the contrast between the first and second…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE AFTER successfully staging the Champion of Champions tournament earlier this month, the Harare Province Junior Football Development League (HPJFDL) is readying for what they hope will be a groundbreaking 2024 season. Last year, the HPJFDL had five leagues spread across the U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups. Each age group…
THE winners of the two-month-long Musabvunda Biggest Fat-Loser and Best Muscle Gainer contests will be revealed on April 6 in Harare.The contests, which kicked off in February, saw over 1000 participants from across the country taking part in the initiative set up by fitness enthusiast Kudzai Pasipanodya.The finale, to be held at St Giles Centre…
NASH MKOKWAYARIRAat BARBOURFIELDS STADIUM Highlanders……………… (0) 1Simba Bhora…………….. (0) 0 HIGHLANDERS moved level atop the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League table after edging Simba Bhora one-nil here yesterday. Highlanders gave their fans a brilliant Good Friday with the victory.A solitary goal from Melikhaya Ncube late in the second half was all Bosso needed to collect…
ByCloud FusireSPORTS WRITER OVER 40 girls have converged in the capital for a four-day trial camp meant to select players for the under-18 girls national basketball team that will represent the country at the Afro-Basketball Zone 6 qualifiers to be held in Lusaka, Zambia mid-May. The girls, who have been drawn from all the country’s…
COACH Norman Mapeza and defender Teenage Hadebe were sent off and the Warriors were humbled 3-1 by the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the final of the Four Nations Tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi yesterday. It was far from the fairytale ending for the Warriors who had gone into the match high on confidence after battling…
THE Warriors are likely to play their home match against Lesotho in another country when the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers resume in June amid indications that the National Sports Stadium is unlikely to be ready to stage international fixtures by that time. Speaking on the sidelines of the nationwide stakeholder engagement exercise at the…
