Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has condemned the “very harsh” criticism of Manchester United counterpart David de Gea since the Premier League’s resumption. De Gea has come under scrutiny after errors contributed to United dropping league points and losing in the FA Cup. But Schmeichel, whose side play United on Sunday with both chasing a…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari believes Alois Bunjira might just be the ideal candidate to lead the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and will take the local game forward if given a chance. Although the next Zifa elections are due in 2022, Bunjira has already thrown his hat into the ring…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw FC PLATINUM goalkeeper and captain Petros Mhari is already thinking of his next step when he finally calls time on his illustrious playing career. Although goalkeepers normally have more years in the game than outfield players, the 33-year-old Mhari has set his sights on becoming a good goalkeepers’ coach once…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw THE 2020 Zimbabwe National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships (formerly Mr Zim) have been cancelled due to the continued spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Since March the government has imposed a nationwide lockdown which is still in place to curb the spread of the novel virus. In recent weeks, Zimbabwe has…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) has warned Zifa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to avoid creating a disaster should they get the nod to resume football in September. Zifa and PSL are increasingly confident of a September kickoff and the association’s health and competitions committees have drafted a…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw ZIFA had made a commendable move by agreeing to bail out football clubs during this coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic but the association risks squandering all that goodwill due to an opaque payment structure. The association received a total of US$2,5 million from Fifa and Caf as a stimulus package to help…
PREMIER Soccer League (PSL) clubs have made it clear to Zifa they will only accept being paid their Covid-19 relief aid in United States dollars. The majority of the 18 top flights teams said this in a heated emergency meeting in the capital yesterday with the association to discuss the payment modalities of the stimulus…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ALTHOUGH the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) received funds meant to cushion women’s football from effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the intended recipients are yet to receive the amounts. Zifa was granted a Covid-19 relief aid package worth US$2,5 million by both Fifa and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to…
TOP flight clubs have called on the responsible authorities to relook the issue of security fees paid to police officers during Premier Soccer League matches. This comes as Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe on Wednesday told the National Assembly that the security officers must be paid by clubs for the services. “Soccer matches are private…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw CLUBS and affiliates want their coronavirus (Covid-19) relief aid from Zifa to be paid in foreign currency and not in the volatile RTGS form. With inflation rising daily, clubs feel it makes more sense for the stimulus package to be paid in United States dollars into their nostro accounts where…
