From trauma to triumph: The chronicle of Lloyd Mutasa

MWOS coach Lloyd Mutasa has, on two separate occasions this season, revealed that he almost quit coaching at the end of last year. On the second occasion, speaking to the media after the Punters’ crucial 2-1 come-from-behind victory over CAPS United at Ngoni Stadium three weeks ago, the seasoned gaffer fought back tears. Mutasa’s decision…

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CAF Confederation Cup: ZIFA approach Ngezi, Manica Diamonds for possible participation

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has approached Ngezi Platinum Stars and Manica Diamonds for either of them to participate in the 2025-26 CAF Confederation Cup, following Dynamos’ withdrawal. Dynamos, who won last season’s Chibuku Super Cup and earned the ticket to participate in the Confederation Cup, pulled out of the continental tournament citing financial incapacitation.…

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United in grief: Football community bids farewell to Brian Banda

Hundreds of people converged at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo yesterday to lay to rest Warriors and FC Platinum midfielder Brian Banda. Banda died in a car accident which also claimed two lives along the Zvishavane-Filabusi Road on Sunday. He was 29. Football leaders, including ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi and his deputy Kennedy Ndebele, Premier…

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Brian Banda: A young life cut short by tragedy

Brian Banda should have been 30 in three months’ time. The diminutive Warriors and FC Platinum midfielder was born on September 9, 1995, in Entumbane, Bulawayo. At 29, BB, as Banda was affectionately known, had built a house for his mother in Cowdry Park and was in the process of creating one for himself in…

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Mucheraohwa’s heartfelt plea — “Let’s save Dynamos now; relegation and defunct status are huge possibilities.”

Of all that can happen in Zimbabwean football, Dynamos playing Division One football is unimaginable. The Harare giants are the most successful club in Zimbabwean football, having won 22 league titles. They have provided the most Soccer Star of the Year award winners in the history of the prestigious gong. Similarly, DeMbare were 90 minutes…

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Chaminuka’s unsettled Soul

Saul Chaminuka has literally been to every corner of Zimbabwe in search of stability. Judging by the manner in which he drags and speaks at a slow pace every time he is asked to make a comment on something, one might hurriedly, but needlessly, suggest that Chaminuka is always tired. The nomadic coach has been…

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Highlanders Axe Kaindu

Bosso has pulled the trigger, parting ways with gaffer Kevin Kaindu. The Bulawayo giants confirmed the departure via an official club statement, citing a “recent streak of unsatisfactory results” as the breaking point. Kaindu, who took charge in January 2024 after signing in December, possibly failed to meet the executive’s mid-season targets, leaving Highlanders languishing…

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