Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw TODAY marks exactly 13 days from the deadline by which Zifa had promised to avail a relief package to cushion clubs from the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19). The Daily News will now be running a ticker counting the days since this deadline elapsed until Zifa honours it’s…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE Warriors received a dose of good news yesterday when the Confederation of African Football (Caf) pushed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) to January 2022, giving Zimbabwe ample time to fix its dilapidated stadia. Caf had banned Zimbabwe from hosting international matches after the National Sports Stadium (NSS),…
ZIMBABWE’S tour of Australia scheduled for next month has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chevrons were scheduled to take on the Baggy Greens in three ODIs in August but that tour will have to be held at a later date after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and Cricket Australia (CA) both agreed on the…
Godknows Matarutse in BINDURA CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19) social distancing protocols were completely thrown out of the window as thousands converged at Chipadze Stadium to bid farewell to the late former Dynamos assistant coach Biggie Zuze yesterday. The normally sleepy town of Bindura was turned into a blue sea as hordes of DeMbare fans joined the Mashonaland…
THERE was a sombre atmosphere at a local funeral parlour yesterday in Willowvale, Harare when relatives and friends converged to collect the body of the late Dynamos assistant coach Biggie Zuze. Zuze, 55, who died on Thursday afternoon at a private clinic in the capital after having complained of breathing problems, will be buried this…
WITH the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) dithering on their promise to bail out local teams during this coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, their counterparts in the region are leading by example in this crisis. Despite receiving a substantial stimulus package worth around US$700 000 from Fifa and the Confederation of African Football(Caf) to cope with the financial…
LEWIS Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is “ignorant and uneducated” after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism. Ecclestone, 89, told CNN that “in lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are”. Six-time world champion Hamilton, 35, said Ecclestone’s remarks were “sad and disappointing”. He added they demonstrated “how far we…
FORMER Dynamos captain Memory Mucherahohwa led the condolence messages yesterday as the football fraternity paid tribute to the late Glamour Boys’ assistant coach Biggie “Nzou” Zuze. Zuze, 54, died on Thursday afternoon at a private clinic after experiencing difficulties in breathing. As of yesterday, burial arrangements were not yet available as the family was still…
DYNAMOS and the entire football community was plunged into mourning following the death of the club’s assistant coach Biggie Zuze in Harare Thursday afternoon. Zuze passed away at a private medical hospital in Highglen after complaining of breathing problems since morning. DeMbare chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze confirmed the sad development to the Daily News….
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ©️ ZIMBABWEAN players, who ply their trade in South Africa, are excited with the imminent return of the Absa Premiership after the coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced break. The South African government this week gave the Super Diski the green light to complete their 2019/20 season. The Absa Premiership has been suspended since…
