THE Footballers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz) has pledged to help an underprivileged budding young female footballer after a recent article by the Daily News which touched the hearts of Zimbabweans. Both the article and the picture of Fire Queens goalkeeper Prim Ranjisi went viral after she was awarded US$1 for clinching the player of the…
BULAWAYO City coach Philani “Beefy” Ncube is oozing confidence promising to upset many big teams as the start of the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season draws closer. Amakhosi are making a return to the top flight league after a year away in the Zifa Southern Region Division One. In their previous stint in the top…
THE decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to ban Zimbabwe from hosting international matches has left champions FC Platinum in a spot of bother. Pure Platinum Play will have to play their African Champions League home matches on foreign land after the National Sports Stadium, Mandava Stadium and Barbourfields Stadium were all blacklisted….
FOLLOWING the recent Caf ban on Zimbabwe to host international matches, the Daily News on Sunday reporter Caroline Chiimba had an interview with Harare City Mayor Herbert Gomba on current state of council-run stadia and the way forward. Rufaro and Gwanzura are some of the venues which used to host international matches in the past…
ZIMBABWEAN football fans feel let down by government, Zifa and stadia owners following the recent decision by Caf to ban the country from hosting international matches. Local venues were deemed unfit to host international football due to their poor state and Zimbabwe will now have to find alternative venues outside the country. This means fans…
THE curtain finally came down on Zimbabwe fringe bowler Trevor Garwe’s cricket career spanning over a decade-and-a-half last weekend with a mixed bag of emotions for the 33-year-old cricketer, who horned his skills in Harare’s High Density suburb of Glen View. Players formed a guard of honour with bats forming the roof as Garwe walked…
EXPERIENCED football administrator Sharif Mussa could bounce back for yet another stint with the Warriors as the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) continues their search for a new team manager. Zifa has been looking for a new technical team set up following Sunday Chidzambwa’s resignation last July after a disastrous 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)…
ZIMBABWE Test captain Sean Williams has delayed his departure for Bangladesh to join his teammates as he is currently attending to his wife Chantelle and new-born daughter Charlotte. Williams missed the once-off Test between the two teams last week as he was given time off to be next to his expecting wife. The plan was…
ON THE 1st of December last year, Confederation of African Football (Caf) general-secretary Mouad Hajji wrote to the Zimbabwe Football Association detailing all the work and renovations needed to be done at the National Sports Stadium, Mandava Stadium and Barbourfields Stadium. Hadji was explicitly clear in his letter that Zimbabwe risked playing home international matches…
THE game’s stakeholders in Zimbabwe are now coming to terms with the gravity of the situation after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) banned all local stadia from hosting international matches. Initially, Caf revoked the National Sports Stadium and Mandava Stadium’s status as accredited match venues last year leaving Barbourfields Stadium only on the list….
