Warriors caretaker coach Norman Mapeza yesterday said he was impressed by foreign-based players’ turnout after the majority joined the local lads ahead of Zimbabwe’s 2012 African Cup of Nations opening soccer qualifier against Liberia in Monrovia at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of former Manchester City striker Benjani on a free transfer.
The Zimbabwean forward, who was released by City earlier this summer, has been training with Rovers for the last couple of days. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Sunderland, and Allardyce has now concluded a deal which sees the player sign a one-year contract.
National soccer team midfielder and former Soccer Star of the Year Clemence Matawu has joined top Polish side Polonia Bytom.
The ex-Motor Action front man joins the Polska Liga club from a lower division side, Podbeskidzie Bielsko Biala. He signed a three-year contract with Bytom and has already featured for the team in two games.
Former Test fast bowlers Jason Gillespie of Australia and Allan Donald of South Africa are happy to start coaching in Zimbabwean domestic cricket and are looking forward to helping rebuild the sport in the African country.
The pair were presented Wednesday as head coaches of franchises in the Zimbabwean league for the 2010-11 season, with Gillespie leading the Midwest Rhinos and Donald in charge of the Manicaland Mountaineers.
Zimbabwean international striker Cuthbert Malajila has become the first player to join a Tunisian soccer club when he finally completed his long-anticipated move away from Dynamos when he signed for Club Africain on Monday.
Malajila’s manager Gibson Mahachi could neither deny nor confirm that his client had made the switch to Tunisia and referred all questions to his original club Chapungu.
Zifa’s first attempt to drag suspended chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya to a disciplinary hearing collapsed yesterday morning after the national association only served supporting documents for their case on the day of the scheduled hearing.
The case will now be heard on September 1.
Tinashe Nengomasha is back in South Africa after his proposed soccer move to Qatar collapsed. The Zimbabwean midfielder was reported to have joined Al Ahli Doha in a big-money deal, with Kaizer Chiefs confirming as much on their website and Amakhosi manager Bobby Motaung wishing him well on his new adventures. But KickOff.com has learnt [...]
Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has reiterated England’s stance on playing against Zimbabwe, stating that until Zimbabwe Cricket head Peter Chingoka is ousted the two teams will not compete.
Zimbabwe cricket is on the rise, having endured a period in exile the team has of late competed against a number of Test playing nations, with the Southern African nation also aiming to regain their Test status.
Peter Reid took charge of a club side in a Football League match for the first time since January 2005 on Saturday – when he steered Plymouth Argyle to a result which made the rest of npower League One sit up and take notice.
“I didn’t enjoy the first 45 minutes, I didn’t enjoy the second 45 minutes, but I enjoyed the fi
Plymouth manager Peter Reid says the club have rejected an approach from Crystal Palace for defender Onismor Bhasera.
Zimbabwe international Bhasera, who arrived at Home Park earlier this year, has also reportedly attracted the interest of QPR this summer.
