UNIVERSAL Football Management (UFM), a South Africa-based talent scouting organisation, is set to send 18 local footballers to the Netherlands for a two-week training stint, during which they will play matches against Ajax Amsterdam juniors and several other academy teams from that country. UFM director Kelvin Mupfuka said the players that travelled to Cape Town,…
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is pressing ahead with plans to create a unified National Division One league after it’s executive committee reached a consensus over the proposed 16- team league. In a letter sent to Zifa’s four Division One leagues, Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern, Zifa acting general secretary Xolisani Gwesela advised the…
GEORGE Dockrell hit the winning runs as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by six wickets at Harare Sports Club yesterday to level the three-match T20 series at 1-1. The two sides now clash in the decisive third T20 at the same venue today with the Chevrons looking to bounce back and clinch the series. The…
FOUR-TIME national bodybuilding champion Givemore Marume was yesterday included in the board of technocrats for the National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) to spearhead the federation’s vision for the next year. Marume will be the technical director while Simbarashe Dube was named the vice president for administration with Godfrey Nyoni coming in…
DEBUTANT Gary Ballance lived up to his billing as he drew on his vast top class experience to steady the wobbly Chevrons ship with a game-changing 30-run knock as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by five wickets here yesterday to take a one-nil lead in their three-match T20 series. Ballance was making his senior international debut for…
THE Zimbabwe Football Restructuring Committee (ZRC) has proposed a number of changes aimed at transforming the local football landscape and turn the country into a powerhouse on the continent. The ZRC was appointed by the Sports and Recreation Committee (SRC) in December 2021 following the latter’s decision to suspend the Felton Kamambo-led Zifa board a…
WITH the fight date now in place, Zimbabwean boxer Kuda “Take Money” Chiwandire feels she is getting in the right shape after upping her preparations for the WBC Women’s Superbantamweight title fight against defending champion Yamileth Mercado of Mexico. Chiwandire, who earned the right to fight Mercado after retaining her WBC interim title via a…
FORMER Mighty Warriors forward Rufaro Machingura will now be buried this afternoon at Zororo Memorial Park in Harare after the government and local funeral services provider Doves Holdings came to the family’s rescue. The Machingura family had appealed for assistance to give the former Black Rhinos Queens player a decent burial. And family spokesperson Rebecca…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE CASTLE Lager Premiership clubs are taking full advantage of the financial crisis currently bedevilling ambitious Bulawayo Chiefs by pouncing on some of their best players ahead of the 2023 season. The looming player exodus follows several player strikes in protest over unpaid salaries and allowances towards the end of last season in…
QUEENS Park Rangers confirmed that Macauley Bonne’s contract has been terminated, freeing him up to move to another club during the January…
