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Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw EAGLES women cricket team captain Modester Mupachikwa, pictured, is not reading much into her charges’ blistering start to the domestic provincial tournament as she believes it is still early days yet. The Harare-based outfit clobbered their Bulawayo counterparts Tuskers in both the T20 and 50-over matches at Kwekwe Sports Club…

Nigel Matongorere  SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) faces a costly prospect of hiring two planes to ensure the Warriors are able to fulfil next month’s 2022 Afcon Group H qualifier away to Algeria. Initially, these two matches against the Desert Foxes were supposed to have been held in March but had to…

Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER marutseg@dailynews.co.zw CELEBRATED developmental coach Norman Taruvinga has emerged as the front runner to replace the late Biggie Zuze as the Dynamos assistant coach, the Daily News has leant. Zuze, who was a father figure in the Glamour Boys dressing room, passed away in Harare in June after suffering a pulmonary (lung)…

  THE deplorable state of most stadia is the next biggest challenge facing local football after the government’s recent decision to allow the game to resume amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. After close to eight months on the sidelines due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the novel virus, the authorities…

THE Warriors will most likely have to charter a plane to Algiers for next month’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H qualifier against Algeria due to an unavailability of flights.  Zimbabwe is scheduled to take on the Desert Foxes at the July 5 Stadium on November 12 before the two teams clash again…

  BERKANE – Renaissance Sportive De Berkane has been crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions, clinching their first continental title in the club’s history. The Moroccan club beat Egyptians Pyramids 1-0 in Sunday’s final at Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat. Burkinabi defender Youssoufa Dayou was behind the only goal of the Moroccans after 15 minutes. “Last…

NEW Warriors team manager Wellington Mpandare has promised the best of preparations for the upcoming 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H back-to-back qualifiers against Algeria. The Warriors are scheduled to take on the Desert Foxes away in Algiers at the July 5 Stadium on November 12 when the continental qualifiers resume after the…

WITH the football season now set to finally start, Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants Dynamos are counting the losses they have incurred due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Initially, the 2020 season should have kicked off in March but was postponed after the government banned all sporting activities and large gatherings. After almost eight months…

ZIFA has dashed the hopes of thousands of fans after confirming the Warriors’ encounter against Algeria next month will be played behind closed doors. The Warriors were handed a huge boost when the Confederation of African Football (Caf) announced that they would be able to use the National Sports Stadium (NSS) as their home ground…

ZIFA president Felton Kamambo, accused of bribing the association’s electoral college to vote for him into office, told the court yesterday the charges do not hold water and are just a moral complaint. Allegations against Kamambo are that he paid at least 32 councillors through mobile money transactions ahead of the December 2018 election which…