Category: Sports

THE last two years have been tumultuous for the Zimbabwe women’s cricket team. They endured the worst, in a short period, starting with the dejection of being kicked out of the previous ICC T20 World Cup. They then had to deal with the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic which crippled sport worldwide. But, the […]

DESPITE his splendid performance when Aston Villa saw off the challenge of Newcastle last weekend, midfielder Marvellous Nakamba continues to be the subject of a possible move away from Villa Park in this transfer window. After the Newcastle encounter, Villa manager, Dean Smith said: “Marvelous came in against Newcastle and was excellent, and that’s important. […]

ZIFA has written to continental football authority Caf seeking the postponement of this month’s African Nations Championship (Chan) that is set for Cameroon from January 16 to February 7. Zifa has cited an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases globally and believes staging the tournament will jeopardise the health of not only players, but […]

THE majority of the Premier Soccer League players are set to have one of their most difficult Christmas holidays this year. This year they will not be able to enjoy the “bonus” from the prize money which is usually disbursed at the end of the year to every club according to their positions. This has […]

HIGHLANDERS have appointed Mandla Mpofu senior team head coach on a one-year performance-based contract for the 2021 Premiership football season. He takes over from Mark Harrison, who terminated his contract by mutual agreement with the Bulawayo giants and returned to his home country England after football activities were halted following the outbreak of Covid-19. Highlanders […]

Warriors Under-20 coach Tonderai Ndiraya Young Warriors coach, Tonderai Ndiraya, has decided to abandon the conservative approach he adopted against South Africa and take the game to the opponent in tomorrow’s match against Mozambique in the COSAFA Championships in Port Elizabeth. Ndiraya believes the Young Warriors provided themselves with a cushion when they took a […]

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has proposed the first week of March next year for the resumption of Premier Soccer League (PSL) football pending local clubs’ approval. On Wednesday ZIFA wrote to its affiliates enquiring if they were ready to start training in January. A memo from ZIFA to all affiliates read: Following the government’s […]

There will be no local football matches this year after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) could not secure funding for the proposed mini-league tournament. PSL chairman, Farai Jere said they could not secure sponsorship for the envisaged mini-tournament as companies had exhausted their budgets and were no longer in a position to fund football. Said, […]