Warriors
Warriors hold Bafana in an intense battle
In a display of determination and heart, Zimbabwe’s Warriors frustrated South Africa’s Bafana Bafana to a draw in a crucial World Cup qualifying encounter — denting their hosts’ ambitions and reigniting Zimbabwe’s own hopes. From the start, Zimbabwe showed purpose. While Bafana had territorial dominance, the Warriors remained solid and disciplined, earning chances on the…
Read MoreGame Time: Week 8
Welcome back to Game Time – Fanzone’s exciting weekly quiz where football knowledge meets social engagement! This week, we’ve turned up the heat with some awesome prizes for the sharpest fans in Zimbabwe. Up for grabs: a MWOS FC replica shirt, a bucket hat, a cap, and even a power bank. Think you know your…
Read MoreGame Time: Week 7
Welcome back to Game Time – Fanzone’s exciting weekly quiz where football knowledge meets social engagement! This week, we’ve turned up the heat with some awesome prizes for the sharpest fans in Zimbabwe. Up for grabs: a MWOS FC replica shirt, a bucket hat, a cap, and even a power bank. Think you know your…
Read MoreGame Time: Week 6
Welcome back to Game Time – Fanzone’s exciting weekly quiz where football knowledge meets social engagement! This week, we’ve turned up the heat with some awesome prizes for the sharpest fans in Zimbabwe. Up for grabs: a MWOS FC replica shirt, a bucket hat, a cap, and even a power bank. Think you know your…
Read MoreAre Zimbabwe’s national teams playing just to fulfill fixtures?
The emotional nuances of a sportsperson having to represent their country are too many to mention. Being able to represent your country in a sporting competition is simply a tremendously cherished experience. For any sportsperson, donning one’s national colours invokes a deep sense of national pride. That gesture of placing their right palm on their…
Read MoreFrom chasing dreams to living them, and overcoming tragedy: The Story of Padera’s rapid rise to stardom
When Prosper Padera’s jobless father desperately handed over his son to a football academy in Mutare, literally begging the owners to adopt him, he didn’t know that he would not live long enough to see his boy prospering. Young Padera’s infectious smile these days is a display of triumph, from the bleakness of rural Zimbabwean…
Read MoreGame Time: Week 5
Welcome back to Game Time – Fanzone’s exciting weekly quiz where football knowledge meets social engagement! This week, we’ve turned up the heat with some awesome prizes for the sharpest fans in Zimbabwe. Up for grabs: a MWOS FC replica shirt, a bucket hat, a cap, and even a power bank. Think you know your…
Read MoreKadewere training ground fiasco: There are two sides to every story
There are always two sides to every story, and both need to be listened to before we commit ourselves to either. The local football fraternity is still in shock over what happened at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday afternoon. What was supposed to be a routine Warriors training session in preparation…
Read MoreWarriors fall to fourth defeat in Johannesburg – a disappointing end
Zimbabwe’s 2026 World Cup qualifying hopes suffered another blow as they went down 1-0 to Rwanda in Johannesburg, marking their fourth defeat of the campaign. Gilbert Mugisha’s strike in the 39th minute proved decisive, condemning the Warriors to a frustrating loss and leaving them bottom of Group C with just four points from eight matches.…
Read MoreWarriors’ World Cup hopes crushed after defeat to Benin
Zimbabwe’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to an end on Friday evening after a 1-0 defeat to Benin in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Warriors went into the match still searching for their first victory of the campaign, needing both a win and favourable results elsewhere to keep their dream alive.…
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