HARARE – Dynamos yesterday revealed the qualifications of their new gaffer Paulo Jorge Silva and threw their weight behind the Portuguese, who has been under scrutiny since his appointment in January. “The primary selection criterion was, he going to be a foreign coach; he needed to have a Uefa B licence and if it was…
HARARE – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa is hoping Zimbabwe-born England-based defenders Tendai Darikwa (Burnley) and Brendan Galloway (Everton) honour their call-ups for this month’s 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Swaziland. “Obviously, the coach’s job is to call up the players and our job is to follow that up. We are hopeful and…
HARARE – Harare giants Dynamos insist they will not play tomorrow’s Bob92 Super Cup final against Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium unless they receive their prize money from last year. “Dynamos Football Club appreciates the invitation to participate in the Zifa Bob92 Super Cup. However, it is with regret we are not able to proceed with…
NAGPUR – Afghanistan roared into the main draw of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 59-run victory over Zimbabwe in a first round Group B match in Nagpur yesterday. Mohammad Shahzad (40) gave Afghanistan a flying start before Mohammad Nabi (52) and Samiullah Shenwari (43) added 98 runs off 64 balls to power them to…
HARARE – The Bob92 Super Cup final has been postponed to a later date after Dynamos pulled out of the tournament in protest over unpaid winners’ purse from last year. The Glamour Boys were supposed to travel to Bulawayo to take on Highlanders in the first leg at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon but demanded they…
HARARE – Harare City were outclassed 2-1 by Zambian side Zanaco, in the first leg of their African Confederation Cup first round encounter here yesterday. Zanaco, who reached the quarter-finals of the competition in 2010, dominated proceedings early in the match and it was no surprise when they opened the scoring in the 35th minute…
JOHANNESBURG – The ghost of the Asiagate has hardly died down and Zimbabwe was this week hit by news of match-fixing again. In a damning revelation, it came to light this week that some top officials, including administrators, coaches and players have allegedly been “dining” with the match-fixing cartel and had they not been nipped…
HARARE – Harare City coach Tauria Mangwiro says the absence of defender Jimmy Tigere and forward Francesco Zekumbawire will not diminish their prospects of winning against Zanaco this afternoon in an African Confederation Cup first round match. “Going into an important fixture like the one that we are playing against Zanaco; obviously as a coach…
BULAWAYO – New Highlanders coach Erol Akbay yesterday announced his squad for the 2016 Premier Soccer League season with most of the regular players retained. The 29-member squad also accommodated five juniors as required under the PSL statutes for every team to promote junior players. These included Bukhosi Moyo, Nkosana Ndlovu, Prince Dube, McCarthy Dube…
NAGPUR – Scotland’s hopes of reaching the Super 10s stage of the ICC World T20 are over following an 11-run defeat to Zimbabwe in Nagpur yesterday. Preston Mommen’s side were dismissed for 136 in 19.4 overs in reply to Zimbabwe’s 147-8 to suffer a second loss in as many games after Wednesday’s reverse against Afghanistan,…
