HARARE – Growing up in Harare’s Glen Norah high density suburb was fun to boys of my age given the zing zing that football brought to the township. Glen Norah was home to some of the finest footballers that this country has ever produced. Among this finest crop were George Shaya, Daniel “Dhidhidhi” Ncube, David…
BULAWAYO – Triangle coach Kelvin Kaindu was left disappointed after his side failed to beat How Mine in an lunch-time kick-off here yesterday. The Sugar Sugar Boys were clearly the better side and should have won this match by at least two goals. Triangle hit the post twice during the course of play and wasted …
BULAWAYO – Defending league champions Dynamos wasted a golden opportunity to close the gap on Castle Lager Premiership log leaders Chicken Inn after yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Tsholotsho FC. With Chicken Inn having lost 1-0 to Hwange on Saturday and second-placed Triangle having draw 0-0 with How Mine in the earlier kick-off here; the onus…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s long distances runners Cuthbert Nyasango, Gilbert Mutandiro and Cephas Pasipamiri failed to leave a mark at the 2015 World Championships Marathon race in Beijing, China yesterday. Nyasango was the best placed Zimbabwean when he came in at number 23 with a time of 2:22:15 at the iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing….
HARARE – Chapungu coach John Nyikadzino was left fuming at referee Nomore Musundire after his side went down 2-1 to Flame Lilly in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Flame Lilly got their first goal from James Chivasa in the fifth minute while Virimayi Mukudo scored the second eight minutes from time. Chapungu got…
HARARE – Tsholotsho FC coach Lizwe Sweswe says his team will not give too much respect to champions Dynamos in today’s Castle Lager Premiership clash at Barbourfields Stadium. The struggling novices are just one place off the last relegation spot with 17 points and they know a win over DeMbare this afternoon will give them…
BULAWAYO – It seems Hwange has now got Castle Lager Premiership log leaders Chicken Inn’s number after completing a double over the Bulawayo side yesterday at Luveve Stadium. The coal miners were the second team to defeat Chicken Inn this season when they earned a 1-0 win at the Colliery back in May. Yesterday, Nation…
HARARE – Calisto Pasuwa has bounced back as the Warriors coach after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) paid him his outstanding salaries. Pasuwa, who was also doubling up as the Under-23 coach, quit his posts after the Young Warriors second leg match against South Africa in the African Under-23 Championships qualifier earlier this month. Since…
JOHANNESBURG – The social media went abuzz last Sunday after Chelsea had crashed to a resounding 3-0 away defeat to Manchester City. What made the defeat more hilarious to social media fanatics was the fact that the defending Premiership champions had just come off another rough week in which they were held to a 2-2…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s women football team have progressed to the final qualifying round of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after Ivory Coast’s withdrawal. The Mighty Warriors were supposed to take on Ivory Coast this weekend at Rufaro Stadium in a re-arranged qualifier but the West Africans have pulled out of the competition. Fifa Head of…
