THE start of the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season which had been scheduled for later this month is likely to be delayed as three newly-promoted teams are yet to pay their affiliation fees. With the Castle Lager Challenge Cup between Highlanders and FC Platinum set for March 14, the new campaign was scheduled to kick…
WITH the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season set to kick off in a matter of days, the changeover to an August-May season seems to be suffering a still birth, the Daily News can report. The Castle Challenge Cup between Highlanders and FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on March 14 will act as the curtain raiser…
ALL-ROUNDER Sikandar Raza will play in his 100th ODI when Zimbabwe take on hosts Bangladesh in the third and final dead rubber encounter in Sylhet tomorrow. The 33-year-old Punjab-born cricketer played his 99th ODI scoring 66 runs of 57 deliveries as the tourists came close to taming the Tigers in their backyard before going down…
SPEEDY forward Martin Vengesai, pictured, became the latest player to leave Castle Lager Premiership side Harare City this off-season to pursue his career in India, the Daily News can report. Vengesai, who was one of the senior players left at the club, is leaving after spending five years with the Sunshine Boys which saw him…
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni is confident refurbishment works at Barbourfields Stadium will be complete in time for the Warriors to host Algeria on March 29. Zimbabwean football facilities were all blacklisted by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) from hosting international assignments due to their poor state. With the Warriors set to host the Desert…
THE 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier between the Warriors and Algeria is very likely to be staged here in Zimbabwe following the intervention of Cosafa president Philip Chiyangwa. All of the country’s match venues — the National Sports Stadium, Mandava Stadium and Barbourfields — were deemed unfit to host international assignments by the…
CHAPUNGU are praying that the Zifa appeals committee will uphold the Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee’s guilty verdict against Herentals for trying to manipulate a match last season. Herentals were docked three points in January this year after the PSL ruled that one of their officials Oliver Chirenga had paid US$600 to Black Rhinos…
THE 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier between Algeria and Zimbabwe is in danger of being called after the north African country reported more cases of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) yesterday. Zimbabwe is scheduled to travel to Blida for a date against the Desert Foxes on March 23. The two teams will then meet…
HIGHLANDERS’ technical manager Mark Harrison is pleased with how his squad is shaping up as the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season draws closer. The Briton, who took over at the Bulawayo giants at the start of the year, watched his side beat Black Rhinos 1-0 in a pre-season match at Barbourfields Stadium through trialist Mkhokheli…
SOCCER Star of the Year first runner-up Ralph Kawondera was a surprise omission when Warriors coach Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic announced his provisional squad for the African Nations Championship (Chan) yesterday. Kawondera had an outstanding season with Triangle United last year which saw him being voted as the first runner-up to reigning Soccer Star of the Year…
