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Brazil’s Samba Boys are in Harare for an international friendly game against the Zimbabwe Warriors

Brazil’s national football team will play the Zimbabwe Warriors at the National Sports Stadium in Harare onWednesday. Samba versus Museve bring on the beautiful game!

The match will cost US$10 to watch for the rest of the ground, whilst VIP cost from US$40 – $60.

It has been reported that Brazil is being paid US$1.2 million appearance fee and in total it will cost Zimbabwe US$1.8 million for bringing the Brazilians to Harare.

But why do we have to pay the Brazilians to come and play a friendly match in Harare?

On the serious business of football, I’m sure the people of Zimbabwe are going to enjoy this massive game. How I wish I was in Harare right now.

Go Warriors!!!…Go Go Warriors!!! Go Warriors Woye!

Warriors Squad:

E Sibanda, W Arubi, T Dube, G Mapemba, Z Ngodzo, K Banda, Q Amin, G Banda, M Mwanjali, G Zhokinyu, L Mtzizwa, S Alimenda, A Rambanepasi, R Zhuwawo, B Marere, R Mteki, T Rusike, A Sadiki,  B Ncube, N Mushekwi, C Malajila, E Gwekwerere, O Karuru, K Musona, T Sweswe, Z Jambo, T Nengomasha, K Nkathta, B Mwaruwari(captain), Quincy Antipas, Z Makonese, V Nyoni, N Kaseke, M Mguni and O Tarumbwa.

Dynamos kept their 100% start to the Zimbabwe premier league with a 2-0 win over Hwange at the Colliery on Sunday. 

Dembare won through goals from  defender Guthrie Zhokinyi and winger Benjamin “Mbare Spear” Marere.

Meanwhile DeMbare will take on former African Champions League winners TP Mazembe of the DRC at the National Sports Stadium in a CAF Champions League game.

All the best to the Glamour Boys…..

Zimbabwe champions Dynamos ‘DeMbare’ are through to the last eight of the CAF Champions League.

Dynamos lost 1-0 in to Gaborone United of Botswana, but DeMbare are through to the quarter finals 4-2 on aggregate after winning the first leg in Harare 4-1.

Next game: DeMbare v Lengthens 13 May 2010.

C’mon you DeMbare lets roll back the years like in 1998.

Who is in the top 10 list of Zimbabwe’s best-ever football players?

Zimbabwe football captain Benjani Mwaruwari has moved from Manchester City to Sunderland on loan until the end of the season. Good luck to Benjani now he has got a chance to play regular football in the premiership.

This article is about Zimbabwe’s bestever top 10 football players, not an easy task to come up with this top 10. Feel free to share your thoughts about your top 10.

My choice of Zimbabwe’s top 10 best-ever footballers.

1. Bruce Grobbelaar
2. David Mandigora
3. Moses Chunga
4. Peter Ndlovu
5. Stanley Ndunduma
6. Fredy Mkwesha
7. Ephraim Chawanda
8. Oliver Kateya
9. Japhet Mparutsa
10. Joel Shambo

Who will feature in your best-ever Zimbabwe’s top 10 footballers? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Do you remember the days guys when Zimbabwean football was still football, not what we have today. Today I’m paying tribute to one of Zimbabwe’s’ greatest ever football teams, Zimbabwe Saints ‘Chauya Chikwata’.

Zexie Manatsa gave us this great song to remember that there was once a great team which played sexy football in Zimbabwe. “Ukadyiwa ne Saints wadyiwa nebhobho……”

“Vakomana vanotamba bhora sevanotamba tsoro……” Remember the likes of Joseph Machingura, Agent Sawu, Gibson Homela, Henry McKop, Ephraim Chawanda, Ebson ‘Sugar’ Muguyo, Musa Muzanenhamo, Chita Antonio….and many many more.

Feel free to share you memories about the great ‘Chauya Chikwata’.

Highly ambitious League One club, Notts County are reportedly interested in signing Zimbabwe captain Benjani. Sven Goran Eriksson the new director of football at Notts County is reported to be making a daring late move to sign Benjani from his former club Manchester City in a club record deal.

Eriksson rates the hard working Benjani highly having worked with him at Manchester City. Eriksson reportedly made a move for Benjani, whilst Benjani has been in talks with Hull City, Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers about a move.

Eriksson is reported to be interested in signing Benjani on a pay-as-you-play basis.

Benjani playing League One football after turning down a chance to play Premier League football with Hull City…lol! This must be a joke, I just hope it’s Eriksson dreaming. Benjani must be still good enough to be playing Sunday football at Notts County.

Benjani Mwaruwari’s proposed move to Hull City has collapsed. Hull had agreed a fee with Manchester City but the deal collapsed over the Zimbabwe captain’s personal terms. Benjani’s has fallen down the packing at Manchester City following the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez and Roque Santa Cruz this summer.

After failing to agree terms with Hull City, Benjani’s chances of football will be very limited at City. He is now surplus to requirements at Eastlands, and it is in his best interest to move to another club.

His old club Portsmouth wanted to sign him back from Manchester City, but they are reportedly now in talks with Egyptian striker Amir Zaki. So, it seems they may not to coming back for Benjani now.

Hope he gets a club soon and start playing football, he is yet to play Premier League football this season and has failed to make even the bench.

Hull City have agreed a fee with Manchester City for Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari, according to Sky Sports. Benjani is now set to move to Hull rather than his former Premier League club Portsmouth, with whom he has been heavily linked this summer. Benjani appears to have no future at Manchester City where he has failed to make even the bench after the summer spending spree by City.

Benjani has scored six times for Manchester City since moving to Eastlands in January 2008.

Meanwhile Nigeria’s Kano Pillars have expressed confidence they will be awarded three points by the Confideration of African Football (CAF) following their protest against the eligibility of former Dynamos strike Edward Sadomba, who played against them in a Champions League match.

‘We are very confident of winning this protest because we have established a very good case against Al Hilal and we know a credible organisation like CAF will be fair, and justice will be done in our favour,’ Adamu said.

‘We played the match in Sudan against them under protest, and within the allowed 48 hours we put across a formal protest to CAF and paid the protest fee. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), through secretary general Bolaji Ojo-oba, also sent a backing letter to Cairo.’

Zimbabwe’s Monomotapa lost 2-0 to TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) in a Group B game of the African Champions league played at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. TP Mazembe scored through their captain Dioko Kaluyituka and Mbutu Mabi.

After three defeats in the group stages Monomotapa’s chances of progressing to the CAF Champions League semi-finals are as good as over. They will need a miracle if they are to progress to the semis.

Meanwhile Highlanders comes to Harare to face CAPS United at Rufaro in a fixture which promises fireworks. Championship favourites Dynamos ‘DeMbare’ will be in Mutare for their match against Highway at Sakubva Stadium.