Posts by Eastern Region Correspondent
Pacific Storm ERSL Week 18: Yadah return to the summit as title race explodes
With just one game left before the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League hits the halfway mark, Week 18 has thrown the championship race into chaos and crowned a new leader at the top. Kudakwashe Masaraure’s Yadah FC have returned to the summit. After being dislodged two weeks ago following their first defeat of the…
Read MoreFrom gloves to spanners: Tafadzwa Dube forging Grand Legacy’s title foundation
He stood between the posts for Dynamos, Gunners and FC Platinum. He lifted league titles, cup trophies, and was twice voted the PSL’s best goalkeeper. He guarded Zimbabwe’s goal at COSAFA and the Afro-Asian Games. Now, the legendary Tafadzwa Dube is back at work, but this time with a coaching board in one hand and…
Read MoreMuridzo stays put as Grand Legacy chase the crown
Grand Legacy FC’s 23-year-old holding midfielder George Muridzo has confirmed he is staying in Murehwa and fully focused on the Golden Boys’ title push, despite interest from Africa Mineral Ventures FC and Yadah FC. The Murehwa-based club sit 3 points behind log leaders Tenax CS FC on 35 points, and Muridzo is a key reason…
Read MoreLa Murambinda ‘ready for Kwekwe war’ as Dzoro embraces cup test away in the Midlands
Deportivo La Murambinda Football Club head coach Lovemore Dzoro says his side will travel to Kwekwe to face former PSL outfit Kwekwe United in the ZIFA Munhumutapa Challenge Cup preliminary round, with no complaints and full belief that the badge doesn’t score goals as they chase a place in the last 32. In an exclusive…
Read MorePSERSL Week 17 Review: Tenax cling on as top four tightens with two to go before halfway.
Week 17 of the Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League, played over the weekend delivered a tight title race, a congested mid-table, and more drama at the bottom with just two matches left before the halfway mark. Tenax CS FC kept their noses in front with a 1-0 away win over Buffaloes FC, a result…
Read MoreSarupinda’s Manica Diamonds move “stalls” as AMV make him captain to keep prized midfielder
Africa Mineral Ventures Football Club midfielder Blessing Sarupinda could be on his way to Premier Soccer League side Manica Diamonds Football Club, but the Rusape-based side has moved to block the transfer by handing him the captain’s armband, Fanzone has learnt. According to a high-placed source at Manica Diamonds, Sarupinda agreed to join the Mutare…
Read MoreMusoni’s header sinks unbeaten GreenFuel as Deportivo La Murambinda go top
Moven Musoni was the hero of the day as Deportivo La Murambinda beat Green Fuel FC 1-0 in a rescheduled Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League Week 13 fixture at Uhera Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, a result that moves them to the top of the standings. The triumph severed Green Fuel FC’s 15 match unbeaten…
Read MoreMudowaya – “One game at a time” as Deportivo prepare for Green Fuel title test
Munashe Mudowaya says he’s fully focused on helping Deportivo La Murambinda grind out a positive result tomorrow when they welcome unbeaten Green Fuel FC to Uhera Stadium in a rearranged Week 13 fixture. “I’m fully focused on helping the team get a positive result tomorrow,” the full-back told Fanzone. “Green Fuel are yet to taste…
Read MoreAllen 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.…
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