Football

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe vice-captain Marshall Munetsi says “it was difficult to up the intensity” in their narrow 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Namibia in Johannesburg on Thursday, but is confident the Warriors will play...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe coach Michael Nees saw his team muscle its way to a 1-0 win over Namibia in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Johannesburg on Thursday, but the German gaffer reckons the result was...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe’s football federation says the move by Namibia to use an empty stadium for Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Johannesburg is gamesmanship, an attempt to counter the Zimbabweans’ huge support base in South...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has announced its squad on Tuesday for next week’s back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Namibia, with Knowledge Musona conspicuous by his absence despite reports that the ex-Warriors captain was nearing an international...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe football coach Michael Nees says his team played well enough to beat Kenya and Cameroon in their opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but concedes that it was down to “luck” that both opponents...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe’s new football coach Michael Nees has defended referee Adalbert Diouf against accusations of bias by Kenya in the two teams’ Africa Cup of Nations goalless draw on Friday, commenting that it was in fact...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Justin Mucheri met Khama Billiat in Ugandan capital Kampala on Thursday – as Zimbabwe’s footballers made last preparations to clash with Kenya in both teams’ opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday. What are the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe rising star Tawanda Chirewa has praised the impact of the country's new football coach Michael Nees, commenting that the charismatic German tactician, who was appointed in July, has a “lot of information” on the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has suffered another blow after forward Tino Kadewere picked a hamstring injury and will miss the Warriors’ opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Cameroon in Uganda this week. Kadewere was injured playing...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Brendan Galloway has been ruled out of Zimbabwe’s opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Cameroon early September after the Plymouth Argyle defender picked a hamstring injury. The 28-year-old fullback has had limited appearances...