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BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – New Zimbabwe football coach Michael Nees says previous encounters with Zimbabwean opposition motivated him to apply for the Warriors job “I had some experience with Zimbabwe as an opponent,” Nees told reporters at his unveiling on...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has appointed Germany’s Michael Nees as its new football coach on Tuesday following a winless start to World Cup qualifying. The 57-year-old Nees previously coached Rwanda and was also the South Africa director of coaching. Nees'...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has announced shortlisting Africa Cup of Nations-winning Winfried Schäfer for the country’s coaching job, alongside four others. 74-year-old German Schäfer – who guided Cameroon to the 2002 Afcon title – is favourite to land the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Norman Maroto – the last player to reach the 20-goal mark in a season in Zimbabwe’s top-flight football league – achieved this scoring feat because he stayed true to himself, according to ex-teammate Leonard Fiyado. Maroto...

JOHANNESBURG – Lesotho recorded a shock 2-0 win away to Zimbabwe in Group C of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers in Johannesburg on Friday. The win temporarily took Lesotho, on five points, to first position on the table after...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Stadium-less Zimbabwe are forced to host Lesotho in South Africa this Friday as World Cup qualifiers return this week, but captain Marshall Munetsi is finding some kind of solace in the choice of venue for...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Prolific striker Nyasha Mushekwi has communicated that he will “think about” coming out of international retirement to play for Zimbabwe in two crucial World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and South Africa this June. 36-year-old Mushekwi is...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has opted for a surprise appointment in the form of little-known local coach Jairos Tapera for June’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and South Africa, sparking heated outcry from fans over the federation’s...

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO HARARE – Last week, world football ruling body Fifa declined to answer a pertinent question posed by a Zimbabwean football website, which had written to enquire if the temporary leadership governing the country’s national association will have...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Macauley Bonne wants to quickly put behind him the sideshow of his previous Zimbabwe no-show by spoiling the Warriors fans with goals during this weekend’s much-anticipated four-nation tournament in Malawi. Zimbabwe open against perennial rivals and...