THE Zimbabwe Warriors put up an assured performance away to Swaziland on Sunday winning 2-1 as they seek to qualify for the 2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals.
Midfielder Ashley Rambanepasi, who had a good outing, found the net in the 16th minute as the Warriors took the game to their hosts in the first half.
The Zimbabwe Warriors are stuck in Harare after failing to raise US$20 000 for their air travel to Swaziland.
Zimbabwe have named former Surrey, Glamorgan and England batsman Alan Butcher as their new head coach.Butcher has been given the task of getting Zimbabwe ready to return to Test cricket next year.The 56-year-old, who won one Test cap, was previously head coach of county side Surrey.
He lost the job at the end of the 2008 [...]
West African soccer kingpins and 2010 African Cup of Nations finalists, Ghana, could relieve Zimbabwe’s desperate attempts to lure a World Cup qualifying team to camp in the troubled southern African country before the tournament swings into life in South Africa in June, a Ghanaian government official confirmed.
The Warriors have been drawn in a tough group alongside Liberia, Mali and Cape Verde in the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The 28th edition of the Nations Cup draw was held in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday afternoon and the qualifiers start in September this year
Nigeria have confirmed that they have opened talks with Egypt coach Hassan Shehata over the possibility of him leading the Super Eagles at this year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.
WITH the successful performances of the Angola 2010 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Confederation of AfricanFootball (CAF) has announced that it will conduct the draw for the 2012 AFCON qualifiers on 20 February in Lubumbashi.The qualifying teams will compete in the finals to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in 2012.
HARARE giants Dynamos have secured the services of Highlanders’ defender Zephania Ngodzo on a permanent deal.
Ajax Cape Town are close to signing Zimbabwe youth international Tafadzwa Rusike for the coming season.Rusike, who turns out for Harare giants Caps United, impressed during trials at the Ikamva outfit last week.
Bulawayo soccer giants, Highlanders(Bosso) who are saddled with debts only managed to raise US$10 from the more than 200 members who attended the club’s annual general meeting in the city at the weekend.Bosso chairman Themba Ndlela confirmed the development but took a swipe at the club members for failing to donate at a time when the country’s oldest club is mired in a debt of a staggering US$144 000.
