HARARE – Dynamos will be without Cameroonian forward Christian Ntouba and midfielder Masimba Mambare for tomorrow’s Castle Lager Premiership match against Tsholotsho because of injuries. Ntouba has won over the hard to please DeMbare fans by scoring crucial goals in recent matches but is struggling with a thigh and shoulder problem while Mambare is down…
HARARE – CAPS UNITED will not be taking anything for granted when they face Libyan side Al-Ahli Tripoli this afternoon in the African Champions League. The Green Machine host the Libyans at the National Sports Stadium fully aware a win will put them in a good position to qualify from Group B to the knock-out…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe needs to take up cricket development at grassroots level for the game to reclaim its lost glory Heath Streak International Academy (HSIA) chief executive officer Joseph Rego has said. The country had a robust development programme in the past which saw the rise of the likes of Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton…
HARARE – Ex-Zimbabwe cricket coach Alan Butcher tried to convince Tatenda Taibu to come out of retirement when the two met in England recently. Taibu, the first black Zimbabwe captain, quit playing cricket in 2012 for the church when he was only 29 before he was lured back as the convenor of selectors by Zimbabwe…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine have promised to play exhibition football when they host FC Platinum in a potentially explosive Zvishavane derby this Sunday. Bvaru Bvaru technical director Taku Shariwa said, tongue in cheek, they hope to impress FC Platinum and interim Warriors coach Norman Mapeza to consider some of his players for national duty. “It…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe will have to contend with an injury-ravaged side during tomorrow’s African Champions League clash against Al-Ahli Tripoli of Libya. The Green Machine host the Libyans at the National Sports Stadium tomorrow afternoon with a number of their regular players struggling with various injuries. Captain Hardline Zvirekwi has an…
HARARE – Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza wants the current noise engulfing the squad over the omission of certain senior players to end as it was distracting the national team. Mapeza maintains he left captain Willard Katsande, forwards Matthew Rusike, Nyasha Mushekwi and Cuthbert Malajila out of his squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of…
HARARE – Big Polokwane City goalkeeper — George Chigova was rewarded for his stellar season with Rise and Shine — when he was called for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Liberia when it appeared he had missed out again. Chigova, the rangy former Gunners and Dynamos goalminder had a memorable…
HARARE – Asifuni Bumbulu (we don’t want nonsense) is a phrase that is fast gaining traction among soccer fans, especially Highlanders’ followers in the aftermath of the recently abandoned Bosso and Dynamos match in Bulawayo. So popular is the phrase becoming that some Highlanders fans have even printed T-shirts emblazoned with the catchy expression. Unfortunately,…
HARARE – Our football has over the last few years witnessed some highs and lows and the biggest casualties of this all has been the fans. Whether you like or disagree with the way he conducts his business, there is no denying that the coming in of Philip Chiyangwa surely has brought golden smiles on…
