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Also known as The Warriors, the Zimbabwe National Football Team represents Zimbabwe in
international football. It is made up of Zimbabwean professional footballers drawn from the local
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League clubs, lower division clubs as well as foreign clubs. The team is
controlled and administered by the national soccer governing body, the Zimbabwe Football Association
(ZIFA).

Zimbabwe National Soccer Team

                                  The Warriors in the National Colours
                                  Full name                                                   The Zimbabwe National Soc
                                  Nickname(s)                                                 The Warriors
                                  Founded                                                     1980
                                  Dissolved                                                   2014
                                  Ground                                                             National Sports Stad
                                                                                                     Rufaro Stadium
                                  Owner                                                       Zimbabwe
                                  League                                                      National Soccer Team

Away colours

It is coached by a national team coach who is usually contracted by ZIFA. The coach is assisted by a
technical team and the team manager. The players are led by a captain who is appointed on the basis of
both expertise and behavior in the game. Zimbabwe contests in international competitions such as the
COSAFA Cup, the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the FIFA World Cup. Zimbabwe has
qualified for AFCON on three occasions 2004, 2006 and 2017. However, they are yet to qualify for the
FIFA World Cup.

Team Image
Colours

The Warriors are famous for their distinct gold and green paraphernalia which are adopted from the

county's national flag colours.

Kit Manfacturer

The current kit manufacturer for the Warriors is Mafro Sports

Homegrounds

The team usually uses Rufaro Stadium, in Harare, Babourfields Stadium in Bulawayo and the National
Sports Stadium in Harare as its home grounds in international matches.

History of Team
The team that is now called the Warriors evolved from a team dominated by white players during the
colonial period in the then Rhodesia. The team was initially dominated by players from urban clubs such
as Darryn T, Salisbury Callies, Salisbury City, Salisbury United and Acadia United. The Rhodesian
national soccer team had not done much in terms of racial integration save for the occasional inclusion of
a token black player such as George Shaya. The growth of Highlanders Football Club which was formed
in 1926 and the formation of Dynamos Football Club in 1963 resulted in more black Zimbabweans
beginning to make an impact in local football. The team was eventually renamed to Zimbabwe National
Soccer Team in 1980 after the country had attained its independence.[1] In the post independence era, the
team was once known as the The Dream Team under the guidance of the now late German coach
Reinhard Fabisch. The team comprised legends of Zimbabwe's football history such Peter Ndlovu,
Rahman Gumbo, Henry McKop, Bruce Grobbelaar, Adam Ndlovu, Benjamin Nkonjera, Agent Sawu,
Vitalis Takawira, Norman Mapeza, Francis Shonhai just to mention a few.[1] The Dream Team was
ranked number 40 in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest the national team has achieved to date.

Coaching Staff
Current Coach

        Callisto Pasuwa

Previous Coaches

        Norman Mapeza (Interim)
        2013-2014: Ian Gorowa
        2012- 2013: Klaus Deiter Pagels
        2011-2012: Rahman Gumbo
        January 2008-Novemeber 2008: Jose Valinhos
        2007-2007: Charles Mhlauri
        2003-2007: Sunday Chidzambwa
        2001 : Wieslaw Grabowski
        1998-2000:Clemens Westerhof

1997: Ian Potterfield
        1995: Gibson Homela
        1992-1995: Reinhard Fabisch
        1988 -1992 Ben Kouffie

Current Squad

This is Zimbabwe's current Warriors squad:[2]

Goalkeepers

        Bernard Donovan (How Mine)
        Tatenda Mukuruva (Dynamos)
        Takabva Mawaya (ZPC Kariba)

Defenders

        Costa Nhamoinesu (Sparta Praha)
        Bruce Kangwa (Azam FC)
        Elisha Muroiwa (Dynamos)
        Hardlife Zvirekwi (Caps United)
        Oscar Machapa (AS Vita Club)
        Onismor Bhasera (Supersport United)
        Lawrence Mhlanga (Chicken Inn)
        Teenage Hadebe (Chicken Inn)

Midfielders

        Danny Phiri (Golden Arrows)
        Willard Katsande (Kaizer Chiefs)
        Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns)
        Kudakwashe Mahachi (Golden Arrows)
        Marvelous Nakamba (Vitesse Arnhem)
        Tinitenda Philana Kadewere (Djuargardens)

Strikers

        Cuthbert Malajila (Bidvest Wits)
        Evans Rusike (Maritzburg United)
        Knowledge Musona (KV Oostende)
        Mathew Rusike (Helsingborgs IF)
        Tendai Ndoro (Orlando Pirates)
        Nyasha Mushekwi (Dalian Yifang)

Achievements
        COSAFA Cup :

                    4-time champions (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009)
                    3-time runners-up
        CECAFA Cup :

                        1-time champion (1985)
                        2-time runners-up (1983, 1987)

Successes
Being an independent state in 1980 Zimbabwe beat Mozambique 6-0 in its first game. Its biggest win was
in 1990 when it thumbed Botswana 7-0.[1] Among achievements of a Zimbabwe football club is the CAF
Champions League, where the team played in the finals twice. First was in in 2004 when it qualified
under the leadership of Sunday Chidzambwa and seconfly under Charles Mlhauri in 2006. One more
success the national team achieved was the title of the Unofficial Football World Champions as a result of
friendly games.[1] The team has also won the COSAFA Castle cup for a record four times. It won the cup
in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2009.[3] Zimbabwe is thus one of the countries with the highest number of
COSAFA titles and it shares the spot with Zambia which also has four titles to its name. The Zimbabwe
Warriors also qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in June 2016 after beating Malawi 3-0 at a
match played at the National Sports Stadium.[4]

Failures
The Southern Rhodesia national football team made its debut in 1950 when they were defeated by
Australia 0-5. Zimbabwe has never made it possible to qualify for the World Cup finals and twice it failed
to progress beyond the first round of their two participations in the African Cup of Nations in 2004 and
2006.[1] In 2015, the Zimbabwe national team was expelled from the 2018 world cup qualifier matches
after it was reported to FIFA for failing to pay its previous coach Georgini his USD$60 000 allowance.[5]

Some Outstanding Players
The Warriors produced some players who made an impact on the international football arena. These
include Peter Ndlovu who played for Sheffield United in the English Premier League, Benjani
Mwaruwari who played for Manchester City and Portsmouth, Khama Billiat who won the South African
2016 Soccer Star of the Year Award, Knowledge Musona, Esrom Nyandoro, Moses Chunga, Bruce
Grobbelaar, Lloyd Mutasa, George Shaya, Rahman Gumbo among others.

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                                   References

                                         1. ? 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 , HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS,Football Top, retrieved:14 Apr 2015"
                                         2. ? Warriors squad to face Tanzania, Soccer24, Published:8 Nov 2016, Retrieved: 23 Dec 2016
                                         3. ? , Cosafa draw produces tricky ties,SuperSport, published:15 Feb 2015,retrieved:14 Apr 2015"
                                         4. ? , Tawanda Tafirenyika, Warriors thrash Malawi, qualify for Afcon, NewsDay, published: 6 June 206, retrieved: 6 June
                                            2016
                                         5. ? Online Reporter, Breaking News: Zim Expelled from 2018 World Cup,The Herald, published:12 Mar 2015,retrieved:14
                                            Apr 2015:"

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