Austin Karonga SENIOR SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE international Marvelous Nakamba continues to build a case for regular time after the midfielder featured in Aston Villa’s 0-1 win over Leeds United in an English Premier League encounter on Saturday. The Warriors defensive linkman has tasted little action for Villa this year and that start over the…
SPAIN-BASED Martin Mapisa is excited with the prospect of finally making his senior debut for his country after being named in the bloated Warriors provisional squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia. Mapisa who is in top form for his club Zamora CF in the Spanish third tier…
FOOTBALL can be one of the shortest careers and players should prepare for a life after it. Footballers are some of the celebrities that enjoy the fame they get during their playing days. Some are well remunerated and live a lavish life when they are at their peak. However, it is unfortunate some of the…
ZIMBABWE Rowing athletes continue to make waves at international level following the recent triumph of Danielle Kaschula at the virtual World indoor rowing championships that ended yesterday. The 13-year-old Peterhouse sensation produced a fine performance and managed to bag a bronze medal in the women Under-19, 500m race. She finished behind Egyptian Sara Mohamed and…
Aaron Nhawu SPORTS WRITER nhawua@dailynews.co.zw COSAFA has endorsed Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidential candidate Patrice Motsepe of South Africa ahead of the Elective Extraordinary General Assembly set for next month in Morocco. Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe are the full members of Cosafa. Speaking at…
AARON NHAU Sports Writer FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza reckons they have done their homework and are confident of turning the tables when they face Senegalese side ASC Jaraaf today in a Caf Confederation Cup second leg final playoff qualifier at Lat Dior Stadium. The match kicks off at 6pm. Zimbabwe champions suffered a disappointing…
NASH MKOKWAYARIRA in BULAWAYO THE inactivity of the Premier Soccer League in Zimbabwe has no doubt affected many professional players’ careers. Equally so, the junior players have been affected in their development. Juniors football and school football were last played in 2019 and have not been active due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Coaches and administrators…
Aaron Nhawu SPORTS WRITER nhawua@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) is in the process of brewing a cricket revolution that will take over the reins from the old guard who have been good ambassadors of the game over the past decade-and-a-half. The majority of national team players who have raised the country’s flag high in recent years…
Austin Karonga SENIOR SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw ZIFA is set to name an enlarged squad for next month’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations final qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia as they set sights on making it to Cameroon in January 2022. The decision to announce a bloated squad comes as the association is aware of the…
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) says it feels the pain of FC Platinum lacking match fitness due to the local league being inactive as evidenced by the Zimbabwe champions’ struggle in continental football. After being booted out of the Champions League by Tanzanian side Simba Sports Club, the platinum miners failed to utilise home advantage,…
