Posts by Eastern Region Correspondent
Allen Gahadzikwa: The ageless general still writing history at Yadah
Some careers fade with time. Allen Gahadzikwa’s just keeps evolving. More than twenty years into professional football, the Yadah FC holding midfielder is still deciding games when it matters most. His 89th-minute winner off the bench against Manica Diamonds U19 didn’t just seal three points, it sent Yadah back to the summit of the Pacific…
Read MoreGolden boot battle- Sarupinda-9, Nandolo- 8, with halfway mark approaching
Blessing Sarupinda isn’t letting Rusape down. The former Caps United FC midfielder tops the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League scoring chart with 9 goals for Africa Mineral Ventures FC. As we head into Week 16 this weekend, there are only three games left before the halfway mark, and every strike now carries title-race weight.…
Read MoreFanzone Player Feature: Kwangwa the wall of Maramba
Renco Mine Football Club goalkeeper Freedom Kwangwa is behind his side’s rise to 9th on 20 points after keeping five straight clean sheets during their current six-match unbeaten run. Before Buffaloes FC ended the streak with a 1-1 draw in Mutare over the weekend, Kwangwa had turned Maramba Stadium into a fortress where only Deportivo…
Read MoreYadah return to the top, Tenax stay in touch
Yadah Football Club had to leave it late to edge Manica Diamonds U19 FC 2-0 in a Week 15 Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League encounter played at The Heart Stadium to shoot back to the top of the standings. Ageless Allan Gahadzikwa and Munashe Midzi were on target scoring in the 63rd and 87th…
Read MoreFirst taste of the top: Grand Legacy hammer Four Lions
Grand Legacy Football Club have temporarily moved to the top of the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League standings for the first time this season after beating Four Lions FC 3-0 at St Paul’s Musami Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The victory saw them return to winning ways at home after they were stunned 1-0 by…
Read MorePacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League: Miracle Boys hold court, but Tenax breathe down their Nlnecks as Week 15 looms
The story of the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League is tightening with every matchday. Fanzone takes a brief dive into what has been happening these past few weeks in the Eastern Region. Week 13, played between 5 and 7 of June, set the tone. Destiny Stars FC edged Four Lions 2-1, Great Zimbabwe University…
Read MoreGrand Legacy stun Africa Mineral Ventures
Grand Legacy redeemed themselves from last Saturday’s defeat when they recorded a narrow 0-1 victory against Africa Mineral Ventures Football Club away at Vengere Stadium in an epic Week 14 Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League match played in Rusape on Wednesday afternoon. The win puts the Murehwa side right back into the championship jigsaw,…
Read MoreDzoro: “George changed our mentality” as Adu wins May Player of the month gong
Deportivo La Murambinda head coach Lovemore Dzoro has lauded Ghanaian international George Adu for transforming the club’s mentality, saying the midfielder’s arrival sparked the belief that has carried them in the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League. Adu was crowned May Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League Player of the Month, becoming the first foreigner…
Read MoreKatsande wins May coach of the month as Golden Boys hit title stride
Willard Katsande has been named Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League Coach of the Month for May after an unbeaten run that has turned Grand Legacy FC into genuine title contenders. The Murehwa side sit 5th on the log with 22 points from 11 matches, just 5 behind leaders Yadah FC on 27. Katsande’s arrival…
Read MoreKatsande: “Football will punish you if you don’t take your chances.”
The fortress at St Paul’s Musami Stadium finally fell yesterday. Grand Legacy Football Club suffered their first defeat and first goal conceded at home this season, going down 0-1 to Mutare City Rovers FC in a week 13 Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League encounter. For a Murehwa-based side that had made their home ground…
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