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ZIFA fires 2 technical directors in 18 months!
Barely 18 months after firing three executive members of the secretariat, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has reportedly started a process of dismissing more than five members of the department. Technical Director Jethro Hunidzarira headlines the list of staff that has been released by the country’s football governing body for allegedly failing competency profiling and…
Read MoreMauchi says no to Scottland, opts to see out Simba contract
Highly-rated Simba Bhora centre-back Isheanesu Mauchi reportedly rejected a move to Scottland, insisting that he will see out the remaining 6 months of his contract with the defending league champions. The 22-year-old has been brilliant in the Simba Bhora rearguard since last year and was among the eleven finalists for the Soccer Star Year award,…
Read MoreHands off my father, Marriot’s son tells Dynamos fans
Dynamos’ kit manager Harry Lusengo, son of the club’s embattled board member Bernard Marriot Lusengo, has come out in defence of his father, saying he is not to blame for the troubled giants’ crisis. The cash-strapped former champions are great danger of relegation and need to win at least eight of their remaining 14 games…
Read MoreMapeza showers MWOS with praise ahead of Ngoni clash
FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza has heaped praise on Premiership new boys MWOS ahead of the two sides’ Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Ngoni Stadium on Saturday. MWOS have had a fairytale start to life in the country’s top-flight and currently occupy second position on the log standings, with only goal difference separating…
Read MoreFootball is played on the pitch, not in the stands,” Maruwa unfazed by potential big crowd at Rufaro against CAPS
TelOne coach Hebert ‘Jompano’ Maruwa is not reading much into the possibility of there being a big crowd at Rufaro Stadium cheering CAPS United, when the two sides meet in a Castle Lager Premiership match on Saturday. The WiFi Boys, who extended their unbeaten run to five matches when they edged relegation-threatened Dynamos 1-0 last…
Read MoreDynamos’ uphill task to avoid relegation
There are 14 games to go in the 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer season. Bikita Minerals narrowly escaped relegation last season when they finished the campaign with a paltry 38 points from 34 matches. For DeMbare to reach 40 points and be guaranteed of survival, they need 25 more points from where they are now,…
Read MoreAre TelOne in the Castle Lager Premiership title matrix?
There were mixed reactions to TelOne coach Hebert Maruwa’s declaration after the WiFi Boys’ 1-0 victory over Dynamos at Ascot Stadium on Saturday. Jompano, as the soft-spoken coach is affectionately known, didn’t mince his words when asked about TelOne’s targets for the season after the victory. Golden Boot aspirant Washington Navaya sneaked back into the…
Read MoreChaminuka refuses to throw in the towel, believes Dynamos will survive relegation
It’s either confidence or wishful thinking, or both. Dynamos coach Saul Chaminuka insists the troubled Harare giants will not be relegated from the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at the end of the season. The nomadic coach replaced Lloyd Chigowe in the DeMbare dugout in May but has done little to help them survive the…
Read MoreMaruwa wary of Dynamos threat
TelOne coach Hebert ‘Jompano’ is not getting carried away by Dynamos’struggles and has warned his charges against complacency when the two sides meet in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Ascot Stadium tomorrow. Maruwa – a former Dynamos coach himself, having been at the helm of the Glamour Boys in 2022 – leads…
Read MoreLloyd Mutasa hoping to end The Heart Stadium jinx
MWOS coach Lloyd Mutasa has not had the best of visits to The Heart Stadium. The Waterfalls facility has not been the seasoned coach’s favourite hunting ground. Last year, with the Punters and Scottland in a nail-biting title race for promotion to the Premier Soccer League, Mutasa’s son Wisdom missed a crucial penalty against Mabviravira…
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