Unconfirmed Covid rumours as Zimbabwe’s Zemura miss heavy loss to Manchester City
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HARARE – Zimbabwe defender Jardan Zemura (pictured) missed Bournemouth’s 4-0 thrashing at champions Manchester City on Saturday after unconfirmed rumours he might have tested positive for coronavirus.
Bournemouth were promoted into the English Premier League for this new...
Ex-Manchester City star Benjani fired as coach in Zimbabwe
NGEZI, Zimbabwe - Former Premier League star Benjani Mwaruwari has been fired as manager of Ngezi Platinum.
The ex-Manchester City player was handed a four-year contract by the Zimbabwean elite division side on March 30 following the resignation of Rodwell...
Liverpool select prodigy of Zimbabwean origin for pre-season tour of Thailand
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HARARE – Liverpool have included Isaac Mabaya (pictured), a young player of Zimbabwean heritage, in their 37-man squad for a pre-season tour of Thailand.
The English Premiership giants rate the versatile 17-year-old so highly that last month he...
Strive Masiyiwa not buying SuperSport United, says SA club
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HARARE – South African football club SuperSport United has dispelled rumours that wealthy Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa (pictured) is on the verge of buying the Pretoria-based team.
SuperSport CEO Stan Matthews confirmed the club wasn’t on sale.
"It's very...
Munetsi ‘seeks divine intervention’ in reaction to Evangelist Joel Osteen’s post
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HARARE – Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi, who is strongly linked with a move from French side Reims to English Premiership club Brighton & Hove Albion, has appeared to place the deal in divine intervention after the 26-year-old...
Dynamos fined US$7 500, lose all three points to rivals Highlanders in crowd trouble...
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HARARE – Dynamos have been fined for the crowd trouble that ensued in Bulawayo in May, with the match being awarded to great rivals Highlanders following a disciplinary process.
The match, in the Zimbabwean PSL, was abandoned in...
Zimbabwe midfield kingpin Munetsi edges closer to Premiership move from French Ligue 1
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HARARE – English Premier League club Brighton are reportedly interested in signing highly-rated Zimbabwe international midfielder Marshall Munetsi from the French top-flight league, the UK’s Daily Mail has reported on Wednesday.
The Daily Mail reveals that the 26-year-old...
‘Dream comes true’ as ex-Dynamos star Norman Maroto meets hero Arsene Wenger
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HARARE – Norman Maroto, a firm favourite at his old club Dynamos in Zimbabwe, has posted on social media of his delight after meeting legendary former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at a training seminar in Switzerland.
Arsenal fan...
Willard Katsande relates hijacking ordeal
JOHANNESBURG – Willard Katsande says his whole life flashed before his eyes on Tuesday evening after a close shave with death at the hands of three hijackers.
The former Kaizer Chiefs tough-as-teak midfielder was near Southgate Mall – located at...
Mourinho: New Highlanders coach is ‘fantastic’
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BULAWAYO – Jose Mourinho five years ago described the new coach of Zimbabwean top-flight football club Highlanders as “fantastic” in a short video that has circulated following his fellow Portuguese’s appointment in the African nation.
Baltemar Jose De...