Category: Sports

WHAT initially started as the fiercest race for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has evolved into a peace treaty among the candidates vying for the position. This is anticipated to result in unity among the rivals and the betterment of the beautiful game in the largest confederation affiliated to Fifa. The […]

AMBITIOUS Victoria Falls-based Zifa Southern Region Division One side Mosi Rovers have employed football administrator and consultant Brian Moyo as the club’s new chief executive officer. The experienced administrator, who opened a consultancy firm, Sportsplus, more than a year ago, is already in the resort town and his mandate is to grow the club’s brand […]

YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventry, has commended the Paralympic team for flying the country’s flag high at the World Para Grand Prix Dubai. Three athletes qualified for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics in August. Team Zimbabwe won seven medals – one silver and six bronze. The Zimbabwean delegation returned home yesterday accompanied by […]

THE national Zimbabwe Soccer Coaches Association (Zisca) believes there’s an urgent need for the immediate resumption of all football activities in the country. Zisca held a virtual meeting and outlined reasons why football should be considered an essential service. The coaches said livelihoods that directly survive on football, the social and economic impact of football […]

THERE has been some noise, with certain quarters clamouring for the return of football last week but Zifa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) have cited funding as the biggest hindrance. Football is arguably the country’s most popular sport and Zimbabweans last watched local competitive football in the 2019 season. The lucky ones managed to […]

THE Covid-19 pandemic denied bonafide members of the country’s oldest football club Highlanders to gather to elect three members of the executive committee yesterday. A fortnight ago, the Highlanders board postponed the club’s annual general meeting that should have been held on Sunday last week as well as elections scheduled for yesterday after authorities declined […]

THE Zimbabwe women’s cricket team will today wrap up their preparations for the historic women’s one-day and Twenty20 international series against Pakistan that gets underway in Harare tomorrow. The series, which marks the end of Zimbabwe’s two-year hiatus from international cricket, will be played behind closed doors at Harare Sports Club, in line with the […]

THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) will have to come up with a feasible proposal to replace the expensive bio-bubble concept as plans for football to restart intensify. In a leaked document prepared by PSL chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele and sent to the topflight league’s governors for discussion titled “Proposal for the start of 2021 […]

LAMONTVILLE Golden Arrows FC might have lost the Nedbank Cup derby clash 5-4 to Amazulu on penalties, but Zimbabwean striker Knox Mutizwa’s fine form cannot be ignored. Mutizwa provided an assist to Michael Gumede with a perfectly calculated defence-splitting pass as Arrows raced into the lead on Saturday before an injury time equaliser by Lehlohonolo […]