Zimbabwe name strong squad for year-end tour, ex-Wallaby Godwin included
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HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has named their squad for the end-of-year tour of the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, with former Australia centre Kyle Godwin head-lining a strong side for the historic trip.
The...
‘One nice way to die’: CEO of Zim’s oldest football club found lifeless after...
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BULAWAYO – The chief executive of Highlanders, Zimbabwe’s oldest professional football club, has been found alone dead on Monday at his home in Bulawayo just a week after posting on Facebook that lonely death was less tragic.
60-year-old...
Zimbabwe talisman Mafura welcomes ex-Wallaby Godwin: ‘It’s exactly what the Sables need’
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HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby ace Tapiwa Mafura is thrilled at the prospect of teaming up with former Australia centre Kyle Godwin, who is now set to feature for his country of birth after successfully switching international allegiance...
‘You play what’s in front of you’: Mangongo lauds Zim’s world-record score win over...
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HARARE – Stephen Mangongo isn’t downplaying Zimbabwe’s win with a world-record international score over minnows Gambia on Wednesday, remarking that some “skill” is still needed to achieve such feats regardless of the opposition.
Once one of world cricket’s...
Zimbabwe-born ex-Wallaby Godwin returns to homeland, set to tour with Sables
Former Australian centre Kyle Godwin has arrived in Zimbabwe to join his country of birth in preparation for their upcoming end-of-year tour to the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.
Godwin touched down at Robert Mugabe International Airport, where he...
‘Things have gone from bad to worse’: Ex-Zim coach says he worries about team’s...
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HARARE – Alan Butcher is a former expatriate coach of Zimbabwe like no other, his strong affinity for the country stemming back to a couple of seasons spent playing club cricket here nearly five decades ago.
“Zimbabwe is...
‘It’s important that the older servants of our game are not discarded’
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HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Piet Benade has explained the inclusion of veteran players in a second-string outfit to play a warm-up match on Saturday as his team readies for an end-of-year tour abroad, remarking that the...
Zimbabwe coach confirms monitoring Chiefs striker Ranga Chivaviro
Zimbabwe coach Michael Nees has revealed they are watching Kaizer Chiefs striker Ranga Chivaviro among several players who are eligible to play for The Warriors.
Chivaviro was born in Limpopo to a Zimbabwean father and a South African mother, giving...
‘We will be fresher than we were on Thursday’: Munetsi looks to complete double...
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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...
‘It wasn’t a beauty contest’: Zimbabwe coach Nees defends uninspired win over Namibia
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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...