Mailonline Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of
By Costa Nkomo STAUNCH Dynamos Football Club fan Freddy Mugadza was finally laid to rest at Harare’s Glen Forest cemetery Tuesday, seven months after his death in the United States of America. Mugadza, affectionately known as Pasuwa after the former Dembare gaffer, died on April 11, 2020 after a heart attack. He was 42. Following
By Sports Reporter WARRIORS midfielder Ovidy Karuru is closing in on a move back to the South African Premiership after being spotted at Black Leopards training where he is trying to win himself a contract. The 31-year-old Zimbabwe international has not been attached since being discarded by fellow Dstv Premiership side Stellenbosch at the end
By Sports Reporter Dynamos’ preparations for the new football season received a major boost following the unveiling of new kit sponsorship deal with the England-based sportswear provider On the Ball (OTB) Looks Sportswear on Monday. The kit sponsorship deal, which is worth US$ 300 000, will see OTB Looks Sportswear, who are aiming to penetrate
By Sports Reporter CONFEDERATION of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad has been banned for five years after being found to have breached various codes of ethics. BREAKING: Ahmad banned by Fifa for FIVE years. The @CAF_Online boss has been found to have breached various codes of ethics. -Duty of loyalty-Offering and accepting gifts or other
VOA THE Under-17 Zimbabwe national soccer team is expected to return home Monday following their disqualification from the Confederation of Southern African Football Association Youth Championship. In a statement, Zimbabwe Football Association communications manager, Xolisani Gwesela, said the team is coming back home as the Confederation of African Football has not yet responded to their
By Sports Reporter ZIFA has questioned COSAFA’s decision to disqualify the Young Warriors from the regional tournament before vowing to challenge the age cheating allegations made against Zimbabwe’s Under-17 team. COSAFA on Friday revealed that Zimbabwe was one of four teams disqualified from the showpiece due to the alleged use of players over the age
By Sports Reporter THE body of the late staunch Dynamos fan, Freddy “Pasuwa” Mugadza, who died in the United States seven months ago, finally arrived in the country Saturday afternoon for burial in Harare next week. The late Mugadza died in Atlanta, United States, on April 10, at the age of 42 years. Due to
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWEAN football sunk to a new low Friday after the country’s Under-17 men’s football team was among the four teams disqualified from the 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship underway in South Africa due to age cheating allegations. The regional body confirmed Zimbabwe’s disqualification together with that of Botswana, Comoros Islands, and Eswatini
By Sports Reporter PROMISING midfielder Walter Musona has been handed a lifeline to revive his career after joining South African second-tier club Sekhukhune United ahead of the start of the 2020-2021 GladAfrica Championship later this month. The 24-year-old young brother to Warriors captain Knowledge Musona has been club hunting after parting ways with Polokwane City,
By Mbekezeli Ncube ZIMBABWEAN Champions FC Platinum have fired their head coach Hendrikus Pieter De Jongh after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) barred the Dutch international coach from sitting on the bench during the CAF Champions League tournament because he doesn’t have the requisite qualifications. The club also announced the bouncing back of Norman Mapeza
Kickoff ARSENAL winger Reiss Nelson will be welcomed to the Zimbabwe national team, according to defender Tendayi Darikwa. Darikwa, 28, was born in England to a father from the Southern African nation and after switching his international allegiance in 2017, the tireless right-back has become an integral part of the Warriors squad. The Nottingham Forest full-back
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE champions FC Platinum’s preparations for the 2020-2021 Champions League have been dealt a major blow after the Confederation of the African Football (CAF) barred their Dutch coach Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh from sitting on the bench during the tournament because he doesn’t have the requisite qualifications. CAF requires all coaches in
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE Rugby Union president, Aaron Jani has been elected into the Rugby Africa’s Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC), the local rugby governing body has revealed. Jani, who has been ZRU president since December 2017 was recently named in the newly formed committee which was established to advise all Rugby Africa committees on positive
By Sports Reporter Zimbabwe…(1) 2 Algeria……..(2) 2 IN-FORM Tanzania-based striker Prince Dube rose from the bench to score a precious equaliser with his first touch and rescue an important point for the Warriors against African champions Algeria in a crucial 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group H qualifier at the National Sports Stadium on Monday.
By Sports Reporter WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic is optimistic of registering his first win as Zimbabwe coach when his side hosts Algeria in an Africa Cup of Nations Group H reverse fixture on Monday. This is despite his side’s 3-1 defeat against the same opponents on Thursday. After Thursday’s defeat, Monday’s match will be a
By Sports Reporter Algeria……..(2) 3 Zimbabwe…(0) 1 ZIMBABWE suffered their first loss of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers after succumbing to a 3-1 defeat to Algeria in an entertaining Group H encounter at the 5 July 1962 Stadium (Stade Olympique 5 Juillet 1962) in Algiers on Thursday evening. Although in the end,
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE netball team captain Felisitus Kwangwa has become the first local player to be signed by a top European team from the domestic scene after completing a move to top English side Surrey Storm’s squad for 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague season. The Zimbabwe Gems’ captain was one of the top performers at
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S senior national football team was set to leave for Algeria this Tuesday evening aboard a chartered flight ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H qualifier with Algeria Thursday. The Warriors face a daunting task against the reigning African champions to keep their hopes of qualifying for the rescheduled
TimesLive Itumeleng Khune has described his friendship and rivalry with Senzo Meyiwa – and the dreams they had as youngsters from their time in junior national teams – as a headstone for the late Bafana Bafana captain was unveiled in Chesterville‚ Durban, on Tuesday. Kaizer Chiefs star Khune’s national team and Orlando Pirates goalkeeping competitor
