Football

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – People on a Tuesday morning bus between Harare and Bulawayo – Zimbabwe’s two largest cities – were rather surprised by the identity of one of the passengers aboard. They would confirm that the passenger, who was...

Baltemar Brito, who worked as Jose Mourinho’s assistant coach at European clubs, has been appointed Zimbabwe’s interim coach ahead of World Cup qualifiers. The southern African country’s FIFA suspension was lifted in July after its March 2022 expulsion, and the...

Wolves have signed Ipswich Town midfielder Tawanda Chirewa for their under-21s squad. The 19-year-old, born in Chelmsford to parents from Zimbabwe, has made three appearances for the Portman Road club, having made his debut for them when he was...

Liverpool have signed Trey Nyoni from Leicester City. The 16-year-old has confirmed his move from Leicester City to Liverpool on Instagram. The highly regarded youngster is known for his technical ability and was called up to train with Leicester City’s U18...

A former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates coach is among several coaches who are angling for the vacant Zimbabwe national team gig. The Zimbabwe Football Association recently advertised the vacant job following the country’s re-admission into international football. That was...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Dynamos have fired coach Herbert Maruwa a game into a five-match ultimatum in which he was requested to win all games to keep his job. A nil all draw with Hwange last Sunday proved the final...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe’s suspension from international football has been lifted, over a year after it was imposed in March 2023 on charges of government interference. Zimbabwe was expelled by world gootball governing body Fifa after the country’s sports...

​Midfielder ​Marvelous Nakamba believes the time has come for Luton to show they can compete with the ‘best of the best' in the Premier League next season. The 29-year-old was a huge part of Town reaching the top flight due to his wonderful displays...

Marvelous Nakamba is relaxed about what the immediate future holds after the Aston Villa midfielder's loan spell with Luton Town ended with promotion glory at Wembley over the weekend. Nakamba joined Rob Edwards' Luton in January and spent the...

LUTON Town boss Rob Edwards isn’t surprised if opposing teams are seeing triple when Aston Villa loanee Marvelous Nakamba, a player dubbed ‘a little N’golo Kante’ by team-mate Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, is on the pitch for the Hatters. The 29-year-old signed...