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Nottingham Forest right back Tendayi Darikwa’s long-held dream to represent Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations will come true this month, and he is hopeful of helping the team run deep into the tournament.
Nottingham-born Darikwa, who spent much of his club career at Chesterfield and Burnley before joining Forest in 2017, has a Zimbabwean father, Timothy, and a years-long ambition to wear the national team jersey.
“It has been something I wanted to do for many years. I had the opportunity a few…
Striker Knowledge Musona says Zimbabwe aim to be the Ajax Amsterdam of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this month, hoping to surprise with a run deep into the competition.
Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A along with the hosts, Democratic R…
The 24 qualifiers for the expanded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations are naming their 23-man squads for the showpiece tournament.
Find out below who is on the plane to Egypt, and remember that teams have until the day before their first game at the tou…
The fan died when crowds pushed to enter an African Nations Cup qualifying match.
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has confirmed the death of a female fan in a stampede outside the National Stadium in Harare ahead of Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Congo.
Local media reports said Mai Tadiwa was killed outside an entry gate as fans pushed to enter the stadium amid poor crowd control.
“Our heartfelt condolences go to the family and friends of a Warriors supporter who passed on after being trampled on at the Warriors match yesterday,” ZIFA said in a statement…
When the Confederation of African Football ratified an expansion to the Africa Cup of Nations in July 2017, introducing eight more teams to the biennial competition, the dynamic of the qualifying program was always going to change.
As had been the case ahead of the European Championship in 2016, for which UEFA had instigated an increase from 16 to 24 teams, many of the continent’s heavyweights cruised to the tournament with games to spare.
However, an overall decrease in drama among the bigger nations…
Zimbabwe champions FC Platinum will hope to make up for lost time when they visit CNaPS of Madagascar for the first leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round tie on Wednesday.
Platinum are under pressure to reach the competition’s group stages for the first time after falling short on each of their last two attempts.
The Zvishavane-based outfit have barely taken a moment’s rest following a marathon run en route to domestic league glory, but that will be no excuse should they fail to negotiate…
Zimbabwe travelled to Liberia on Sunday with their confidence high after a four-match unbeaten run had brought them to the brink of Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Needing just a point to secure the ticket to Cameroon, Zimbabwe were undone by a second-half William Jebor strike to end up 1-0 losers, leaving their supporters fearing the worst.
Now, the team they often refer to as ‘the worry us’, go into the final qualifier at home to Congo-Brazzaville needing a result.
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William Jebor scored the only goal of the game as Liberia beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Monrovia.
Defeat means the Warriors miss the opportunity to secure their AFCON ticket with a game to spare, and instead, they must avoid defeat against Congo-Brazzaville in March to secure their berth in Cameroon next year.
Despite the loss, Zimbabwe remain atop Group G with eight points, while Liberia move up to second on seven points.
In Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo…
Zimbabwe’s impressive away record in the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers faces a stern test away to a Liberia team who have so far proved formidable foes at home in a tantalising Group G matchup on Sunday.
Although Liberia sit bottom of the pile with four points, they still retain a fighting chance going into the penultimate round thanks to some heroic performances in Monrovia, where they held the Democratic Republic of Congo to a 1-1 draw in September before edging Congo-Brazzaville…
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