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.
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.
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.
Zimbabwe`s Knowledge Musona was named Premier Soccer League Rookie of the Year in Johannesburg on Thursday.
The 20-year-old was adjudged to have been the most exciting newcomer to the league in the 2009/2010 season.
The coach however, said he would today finalise on replacements for the quartet of Cuthbert Malajila, Benjamin Marere, Guthrie Zhokinyu and Daniel Veremu who had been initially included in the squad.
Released Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari is wanted by three Premiership clubs. The sources can confirm that Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is ready to battle West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers for free agent Benjani. Wolves boss McCarthy wants to offer former Manchester City striker Benjani, 31, a new start at Molineux after Roberto Mancini [...]
South Africa nearly made a perfect start to the World Cup.The host of the first soccer world championship played on the continent scored first, setting off a deafening buzz of vuvuzelas in the crowd of 84,000 at Soccer City. And even after Mexico’s Rafael Marquez got a tying goal late in the opener, there was much to celebrate.
Sunday Chidzambwa has quit as coach of Zimbabwe to take over at South African club Free State Stars.
“He has submitted his resignation and has left for South Africa,” Zimbabwe’s Football Association (Zifa) Chief Executive Henrietta Rushwaya confirmed.
She added a replacement is yet to be found and admitted that Chidzambwa is owed money but refused to say how much.
Zimbabwe on Friday backed away from an announcement that North Korea’s World Cup team would train in the country after protests over its role in training an army unit accused of killing thousands of people…
Former Zimbabwe champions, Dynamos FC came from behind to beat Botswana champions, Gaborone United 4-1 in their 1/8th round Orange CAF Champions League encounter on Sunday.
