HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Warriors coach, Charles Mhlauri, believes Zimbabwe will make it to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola and the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Â
Mhlauri, maintained that the Warriors would discover their lost form, and argued that their result against Kenya left Guinea, Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe looking for calculators to check their chances.
“If we make it to Afcon 2010 we will have done extremely well. We just need to improve our preparations and help the technical department,” Mhlauri said.
The senior Warriors first drew 0-0 with Guinea in Conakry before mauling Namibia 2-0 at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. However, the winning bubble burst in their encounter against Kenya in Nairobi before being held to a goalless draw in Harare. – CAJ News
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DeMbare win
HARARE – Dynamos beat Chapungu 1-0 in a thrilling encounter at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Â
A solitary strike by Desmond “Gazza” Maringwa was all DeMbare needed to lift their game tempo.
Sharp shooting Murape Murape, Maringwa and Justic Majbvi tore the Thornhill based Airforce of Zimbabwe to threads. Maringwa fired the only goal of the day. Â
Chapungu were not push-overs. They matched DeMbare players man for man but failed to find the target. Â
Dynamos moved three places up the ladder to fifth position whilst Chapungu moved to second spot on top of the premiership league log. – CAJ News
Sundowns beat Gunners 2-0
GWANDA – Bulawayo based Sundowns Football Club beat visiting Gunners 2-0 in a CBZ league match played at Pelandaba Stadium in Gwanda on June 28. Â
Two goals by Patrick Tom and Tendai Ngulube assured them an unbeaten home record.
They attacked Gunners from left, right and centre as they threatened to rip apart the Harare premiership. Gunners nearly grabbed a goal when Nathan Ziwini’s upright post narrowly missed the target. – CAJ News
Shooting Stars hammer CAPS United
HARARE – Shooting Stars massacred CAPS United 3-1 in a CBZ premiership encounter contested at Rufaro Stadium on June 29.
Three goals from David Kutyauripo and a double fro Esau Amisi propelled the Harare side to third position in the CBZ premiership log standing. Â
CAPS United scored consolation goal towards regulation time, but the damage was done. – CAJ News
Cara Black goes for glory
HARARE – Cara Black and her American counterpart, Liezel Huber, are set to clinch their second Wimbledon Grand Slam championship. Â
They sailed through to the quarter-final following 6-1, 6-3 straight victory against Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and her American partner. – CAJ News
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Nyandoro to join English league
JOHANNESBURG – Warriors’ midfielder, Esrom Nyandoro, is set to join Sheffield Wednesday or Sunderland before the 2008/2009 premiership kicks off. Â
It is highly unlikely that Chloorkop, as Mamelodi Sundowns are known, would just let their star midfielder slip away. The former South Africa premiership champions are bracing for yet another brilliant year in the race for Africa’s top club championship of the Confederation of African Football Association (CAF).
It is believed the Zimbabwean international would go for more than one million pounds (about R15 million). Â
If his move succeeds, he will be the fourth Zimbabwean international to join an English league. Others are former Liverpool goalkeeper, Bruce Grobbelaar, former Coventry forward, Peter Ndlovu and Manchester City striker, Benjani Mwaruwari. – CAJ News
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