OnSport Reporter The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has defended the decision to exclude Warriors vice-captain Marshall Munetsi from the final squad to do duty at the the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), citing medical, procedural and regulatory constraints.In a detailed press release issued on Saturday, ZIFA said Munetsi was managing an injury at the…
OnSport Reporter Zimbabwe’s Under-17 national team’s poor campaign at the ongoing COSAFA U-17 Championships has left the nation with many questions but head coach, Thulani Sibanda believes a tight trials and training period could have hindered proper player selection.Zimbabwe failed to win a single Group A game failing to score in the first two game,…
OnSport Reporter It was agony for hosts Zimbabwe as they crashed out of the Cosafa Under-17 Championships with a draw against Eswatini. Coming from a loss against Mozambique in the first Group A match, Zimbabwe needed victory in the second match to be in contention for qualification for the semifinals but the side fired blanks…
All the players taking part in the football competition at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2026 | COSAFA Qualifier in Harare, Zimbabwe starting on Thursday will undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessments to confirm their eligibility to compete. It is a process that has been in place for some years now and…
OnSport Reporter PROSPECTIVE Under-17 national team players in the diaspora have been urged to attend trials in Harare as Zifa steps up preparations for the Cosafa Under-17 Championships to be kick off in the capital from September 11. The trials started on Monday at Eaglesvale School in Harare and the final selection of the team…
Hosts Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A along with Mozambique, Comoros and Eswatini in the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifiers 2026 to be staged in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 11-20, 2025.Regional powerhouses Zambia and South Africa have been drawn together in Group B and are joined in the pool…
OnSport Reporter DEVELOPMENTAL football specialist, Dumaza Dube has castigated following the cancellation of the Under-17 nationwide selection process for the Young Warriors to take part in the Cosafa tournament to be hosted in Zimbabwe in September. Dube said the timing is bad and coming up with a different plan at the juncture was ill-advised. “If…
South Africa – 418-9 declared and 369 all out in 82.5 overs (Wiaan Mulder 147, Keshav Maharaj 51, Corbin Bosch 36; Wellington Masakadza 4/98, Tanaka Chivanga 2/76, Vincent Masekesa 2/117) Zimbabwe – 251 and 32-1 in 18.2 overs (Takudzwanashe Kaitano 12, Prince Masvaure 5*; Corbin Bosch 1/1) Day 3 – Stumps: Zimbabwe need 505 runs…
Zimbabwe will be back in action at the COSAFA women’s Under-20 football competition at the Region 5 Games in Windhoek, Namibia which run from 4 to 13 July having missed the regional championship in 2024.The Young Mighty Warriors will face hosts Namibia, Botswana and Malawi in Group A at this year’s competition, having last competed…
Zimbabwe are six-time winners of the COSAFA men’s Under-20 crown but have not lifted the trophy since 2007, something they will hope to change when they compete at the Region 5 Games in Windhoek, Namibia from July 4-13.It is a long wait for a nation that continues to produce incredible talent and there will be…
