SOUTH Africa is set to appoint Benni McCarthy as the new Bafana Bafana head coach ahead of the opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe next month. According to reports from SA, McCarthy, who is credited for transforming Dstv Premiership side AmaZulu from being relegation candidates to one of the title contenders in just five…
THE Zimbabwe men’s 4x100m relay team was left disappointed after they failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the World Athletics Relays in Poland at the weekend. The team made up of Ngoni Makusha, Dickson Kamungeremu, Itayi Vambe, Makanaka Charamba and Rodwell Ndlovu could not even go past the first round after…
Nash Mkowakwayararira in Bulawayo WOMEN have never been lesser people. Its high time people stop glossing over equal opportunities for Zimbabweans and get down to seriousness by according women equal space on the sporting arena. Capable women must have positions that give them a true and full say about the course of sporting associations or…
MOST ex-footballers are left on their own after their careers, with some even living in extreme poverty. And it is for this reason that the Football Ambassadors of Zimbabwe (Faoz) is now upping their ante in seeking solutions that will ensure former players lead dignified lives in retirement. The organisation which was formed in 2016,…
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) yesterday revealed they have secured sponsorship for the pending 2021 season while setting July 17 as the date for the resumption of local football Premiership after over a year of inactivity due to Covid-19 pandemic. The league was yet to announce a new sponsor following the expiry of their deal…
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Rodwell Dhlakama believes the club has put in a massive investment in securing players and will have no excuses when the 2021 season starts next month. The Mhondoro-based side see themselves as one of the favourites to wrestle the title from FC Platinum after signing a host of talented players last…
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya feels he has laid a good foundation for his team to succeed ahead of the 2021 season after seeing his charges beat arch rivals Highlanders to lift the Independence Cup here yesterday. Goals from new boy Trevor Mavhunga and an own goal by Bosso defender Peter Muduhwa ensured the Glamour Boys…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the sports sector to adopt a more robust commercial approach if the industry is to get any better. This comes as the sector has been hit hard by the recent ban on sporting activities in the country ordered by the government as part of measures to contain the coronavirus (Covid-19)…
ZIMBABWE have included three uncapped players for the upcoming three-match T20I series and two Tests against Pakistan. In-form young batsman Tadiwanashe Marumani, seamer Tanaka Chivanga and spin bowler Tapiwa Mufudza are the three youngsters who earned their maiden call-ups after impressive performances recently. Marumani, in particular, impressed during the just ended 2020/21 Domestic T20 competition…
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has called for a criminal investigation into Heath Streak after the ex-Zimbabwe bowler and coach was banned for eight years by the ICC for match-fixing. This comes after Streak, one of Zimbabwe’s finest fast bowlers, accepted five charges of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, having been under investigation for…
