RADFORD, US — Brian Gwanzura, who was playing soccer as a tot, did not wear the proper shoes for that sport until he was 12 years old. If that sounds risky to you, just wait until you hear what the typical local pitch back home in Zimbabwe looked like. “These fields were like these rocks,” [...]
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Zimbabwean footballer crafts own career in the US
Posted: October 20, 2010 in Entertainment, General, Latest News, Sports0
MOSES Chunga has been honoured along with more than a dozen other African legends at a lavish pre-World Cup gala dinner held in Midrand, South Africa. Meanwhile, it has been revealed the 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977 Soccer Star of the Year George Shaya SNUBBED organisers of the star-studded event for unexplained reasons. One [...]
Portsmouth football club are caught up in a row with their former Zimbabwean striker Benjani over a six-figure loan they claim they gave him to stop him going bankrupt. In the latest twist to the FA Cup finalists’ incredible season, administrators at Fratton Park have found at least one person who owes Portsmouth money as [...]
HARARE – Zimbabwe football national team coach Sunday Chidzambwa has quit his job as coach to take over at South African club Free State Stars “He has submitted his resignation and has left for South Africa,” Zimbabwe’s Football Association (Zifa) Chief Executive Henrietta Rushwaya confirmed. She added a replacement is yet to be found and [...]
DYNAMOS coach Elvis Chiweshe believes his team has completed half the job in their bid to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League following their victory over Botswana champions Gaborone United at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. Emphatic was the victory that Chiweshe was left convinced that they will have an easier [...]
ZIFA/ZTA plans large screens for FIFA World Cup
Posted: March 23, 2010 in General, Latest News, SportsHARARE – The cash strapped Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) and the heavily politicised Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) are dreaming of an audacious initiative to establish fan parks/public viewing areas “to afford Zimbabweans to view the 2010 FIFA World Cup.” In a country were electricity supply is so erratic, the talk seem to be a dream [...]
