Zimbabwe national football team face Namibia in a 2010 AFCON/World Cup qualifier on Saturday in Windhoek. Zvenyika Makonese will captain the Warriors in the absence of of injured skipper Benjani Mwaruwari of Manchester City in England.

Zimbabwe, already out of World Cup qualification, need to thump Namibia, the only side they have beaten, in Group 2 and hope that group leaders Kenya complete a double over Guinea by beating the hosts in Conakry.

Kenya are all but assured of getting a place in the next round, leaving Zimbabwe and Guinea to fight for best runners up spot from the 12 groups.

Platinum Stars goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini is expected to guard the posts ahead of Energy Murambadoro of Wits, with David Kutyauripo, Onismor Bhasera, James Matola and Makonese forming the defence line.

Esrom Nyandoro, Joel Luphahla and Tinashe Nengomasha will play in the problematic midfield, while veteran Orlando Pirates striker, Gilbert Mushangazhike, scorer of a brace that sunk Namibia in the first fixture at Rufaro, will lead the attack.

The Zimbabwe squad is:
Goalkeepers: E. Murambadoro, T. Kapini

Defenders: D. Kutyauripo, O. Bhasera, Z. Jambo, Z. Makonese, O. Moyo, J. Matola

Midfielders: E. Nyandoro, T. Nengomasha, C. Matawu, J. Luphahla, O. Karuru, P. Tafirenyika, M. Mwanjali

Strikers: C. Malajila, G. Mushangazhike, Q. Antipas
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Dynamos 5 Railstars 0: DEFENDING champions Dynamos ran riot as they stormed into the CBZ FA Cup quarter-finals after seeing off the token challenge of former Premiership side Railstars in a one-sided second round affair at Rufaro yesterday, the Herald reports from Harare. Norman Maroto led the line well scoring four goals, bringing smiles back on the Dembare supporters who had seen their team lose to Cotonsport in the African Champions league over the weekend.

Fringe striker Norman Maroto hogged the limelight with a four-goal haul that helped bring back the smiles on the Dynamos faithful following their team’s disappointing show in a 1-0 African Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Cotonsport of Cameroon.
Maroto has been on the fringes of the Dynamos attack, often being thrown in to play a cameo role either in the Champions League or the Premiership campaigns.
But yesterday, he reminded the Dynamos family that he still has his scoring touch when firing home four goals in the first half that effectively sealed the match as a contest.

Good old days are back in the capital Harare, with DeMbare again dominating the local football seen there can not be a better time for DeMbare supporters.

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Zimbabwe soccer champions Dynamos FC lost to Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon in a Caf Champions league semi-final first leg match at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. The Cameroonian giants Cotonsport stole away a crucial lead to set up a potentially explosive second leg semi-final encounter in two weeks time.

The Cameroonian side stunned the Zimbabweans to take a comfortable victory ahead of the return leg to be played at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua in Cameroon.

Daouda Kamilou smashed a firm header past a stranded Dynamos goalkeeper Zondai Nyaungwa following some sloppy marking by the home side’s defence.

The defeat will now complicate Dynamos’ Champions League final dreams as Cotonsport showed enough character and some class about them.

The two sides will clash in the second leg in Cameroon in a fortnight and Dynamos will have to perform much better than they did yesterday.

Dynamos Team: Z. Nyaungwa; L. Mapuya; R. Mhlanga; B. Tuwaya; S. Mutenheri; T. Sweswe; C. Gomba; B. Marere (D. Maringwa 67th minute); P. Marufu (D. Shoko 82nd minute); M. Murape (L. Muhoni 80th minute).

Let’s DeMbare will show some character and overturn the 1-0 loss in the secong leg in Cameroon. They have beaten some of the best football teams in Africa in this years champions league.

Zimbabwe soccer champions, Dynamos ‘DeMbare’ are ready to bring lots of smiles to the people of Zimbabwe by winning the CAF Champions league trophy, according to head coach David Mandigora. Dynamos are now in the semi finals of the most prestigious tournament in Africa after their 1-0 win against Zamalek of Egypt.

Dynamos shocked the African continent as they beat the Egyptian giants, Zamalek in Harare on Sunday.

In an interview with soccer magazine, KickOff, Mandigora said he is confident of reaching the finals but is also aware of the tough battle ahead in overcoming Coton Sport of Cameroon in the semi finals.

“The victory over Egypt’s Zamalek yesterday meant lot to people of Zimbabwe and it is nice to see that everyone here is very happy about the team’s performance.

“It’s been almost 10 years since we last qualified for finals and this time again we are confident that we will do the people of Zimbabwe proud by playing in the finals again.”

“I didn’t watch them when they played against Nigeria’s Enyimba on Saturday, but I am expecting to get tape of that game today so that I can an idea of how they play.

Well done DeMbare! These are surely happy days in Harare, in fact the whole of Zimbabwe. Performances like this always remind of that 1998 season when Dynamos went all the way to the finals. We had special weekends in Glen View 3(pa Munyeza), those were the days, and it seems they are rolling back the times again in Zimbabwe.

Whatever happens next, they have made us maDembare proud……feel free to share your views.

ASEC Mimosa 1……….DeMbare 2

Millions of Zimbabweans love DeMbare, the best and most successful club in Zimbabwe football. Saturday was another good day for DeMbare supporters myself included, when Dynamos beat Ivorian champions ASEC Mimosa in an Africa Champions League group game.

Who would forget 1998….the year DeMbare bought joy to Zimbabwe football by reaching the finals of the African Champions League? And who denied DeMbare the chance to become the first Zimbabwe club to win the African Champions League? ASEC Mimosa…..good revenge to beat them in their own backyard.

Zimbabwean soccer champions Dynamos kept their 2008 CAF Champions League semi-final hopes alive when a Philip Marufu-brace won them three crucial points at the expense of Asec Mimosas in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, last night.

Striker Marufu drew first blood in the 52nd minute but a determined Mimosas piled on the pressure to equalise ten minutes later. With the match seemingly heading for a draw, a blunder by the Mimosas defence saw Marufu latching on to a loose ball in the last minute of the five-minute injury time to blast the ball home and silence a packed Robert Champroux Stadium

DeMbare Rocks……..it’s the Real Deal! Do I get a Yes? Have your say.

Cara Black and partner Liezel Huber of America won the US Open Woman’s Doubles final on Sunday. We love Zimbabweans who are flying the country’s flag high.

Well done Cara!

Impressed by Cara Black? Any other Zimbabwean who is impressing you?

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