Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA ; (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Sunday Chidzambwa
Captain	Knowledge Musona
Most caps	Peter Ndlovu (100)
Top scorer	Peter Ndlovu (38)
Home stadium	National Sports Stadium
FIFA code	ZIM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	117 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest	40 (April 1995)
Lowest	131 (October 2009, February–March 2016)
Elo ranking
Current	84 3 (13 October 2018)
Highest	56 (April 1995)
Lowest	128 (March 2011)
First international
	Southern Rhodesia 0–4 England XI ; (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 26 June 1929)
Biggest win
	Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe ; (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)
Biggest defeat
	South Africa 7–0 Rhodesia ; (South Africa; 9 April 1977)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage, 2004, 2006, and 2017

The Zimbabwe national football team is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals, and qualified for their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.^[1]

History

Southern Rhodesia played their first official match against the England Amateur national football team as part of their tour of South Africa and Rhodesia in June 1929. Southern Rhodesia lost their first two matches against England 4–0 and 6–1 respectively.^[2] In 1965, following Southern Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence as Rhodesia, FIFA requested that the Football Association of Rhodesia reform to be a multi-racial organisation. Prior to this only white Rhodesians were selected for the national football team but after 1965 the team became multi-racial.^[3] In 1969, Rhodesia took part in the Confederation of African Football 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. This was their first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Contrary to the team being viewed as the representative team of white Rhodesians, the team was multi-racial including black players.^[4] They were drawn against the Australia national football team. Both legs were held in Lourenco Marques, Portuguese Mozambique as the Rhodesian team were unable to get Australian visas. Rhodesia drew the first leg 1–1 but lost the second leg 3–1 thus eliminating Rhodesia from qualification.^[4]

In 1980, following the country's reconstitution as Zimbabwe, they played their first FIFA World Cup qualifying match for 11 years against the Cameroon national football team. However they lost 2–1 on aggregate after a 1–0 win in the first leg in Salisbury and a 2–0 loss in the second leg.^[5]^[6] Following this, the country passed a law that people who held British passports would not be permitted to hold a Zimbabwean passport, which mean that players such as goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar were not selected for the national team for 10 years.^[1] Following a change in policy that allowed Grobbelaar to play for Zimbabwe, who entered the country on his British passport, Zimbabwe under manager Reinhard Fabisch were one match away from qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. However, they lost their final qualifying match to Cameroon.^[1]^[7]

In 2004, Zimbabwe qualified for their first Africa Cup of Nations. During their first match against Egypt, their former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was accidentally played instead of "Simudzai Mureza wedu weZimbabwe", an act which Information Minister Jonathan Moyo called "a cheap attempt by the organisers to demoralise our boys".^[8] In 2015, the Zimbabwe national football team were banned from participating in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying due to an unpaid debt to former coach, José Claudinei.^[9]

Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

6-time champions (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018)
3-time runners-up

CECAFA Cup :

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

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970	Did not qualify from Asia/Oceania zone								Did not qualify from Asia/Oceania zone
1974	Did not enter								Did not enter
1978	Did not enter								Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify from African zone								2	1	0	1	1	2
1986									2	0	1	1	1	2
1990									4	0	1	3	1	10
1994									10	6	2	2	11	10
1998									8	2	2	4	10	10
2002									8	6	0	2	11	6
2006									12	5	3	4	17	16
2010									6	1	3	2	4	6
2014									6	0	2	4	4	9
2018	Expelled from qualifying competition^[10]								Expelled from qualifying competition
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	—	0/21	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	21	16	23	60	71

FIFA Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Appearances : 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021	To be determined
Total		0/11	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Did not enter
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982	Did not qualify
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Group stage	14th	3	1	0	2	6	8
2006	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	2	5
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2013
2015
2017	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	8
2019	To be determined
2021
2023
Total	Group stage	3/31	9	2	1	6	12	21

African Nations Championship record

2009 – Group stage
2011 – Group stage
2014 – Fourth place
2016 – Group stage
2018 – Did not qualify

African Games record

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991–present	See Zimbabwe national under-23 football team
Total	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

COSAFA Cup record

1997 – Qualifying round
1998 – Second place
1999 – Quarter-finals
2000 – Winners
2001 – Second place
2002 – Quarter-finals
2003 – Winners
2004 – Semi-finals
2005 – Winners
2006 – Semi-finals
2007 – First round
2008 – Quarter-finals
2009 – Winners
2010 – Cancelled
2013 – Second place
2015 – Group stage
2016 – Group stage
2017 – Winners
2018 – Winners

CECAFA Cup record

1981 – Group stage
1982 – Third place
1983 – Second place
1984 – Group stage
1985 – Winners
1987 – Second place
1988 – Fourth place
1989 – Group stage
1990 – Group stage
2009 – Quarter-finals
2011 – Quarter-finals

Results and fixtures

2017

26 June 2017 COSAFA Cup GS	Mozambique	0–4	Zimbabwe	Moruleng, South Africa
17:00 SAST		Report	Karuru 45+2', 66' Mushure 78' Malajila 90+3'	Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

28 June 2017 COSAFA Cup GS	Zimbabwe	0–0	Madagascar	Phokeng, South Africa
17:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

30 June 2017 COSAFA Cup GS	Zimbabwe	6–0	Seychelles	Phokeng, South Africa
17:00 SAST	Karuru 24', 26', 67' Dube 57' Mushure 85', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

2 July 2017 COSAFA Cup QF	Swaziland	1–2	Zimbabwe	Phokeng, South Africa
19:30 SAST	Badenhorst 48'	Report	Karuru 16' Mutizwa 79'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

5 July 2017 COSAFA Cup SF	Lesotho	3–4	Zimbabwe	Moruleng, South Africa
19:30 SAST	Motebang 42' Potloane 80' Koetle 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Mutizwa 19', 51', 83' Chawapiwa 64'	Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

9 July 2017 COSAFA Cup Final	Zambia	1–3	Zimbabwe	Phokeng, South Africa
15:00 SAST	Mundia 39'	Report	Mutizwa 2' Chawapiwa 57' Mushure 67'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

16 July 2018 CHANQ	Namibia	1–0	Zimbabwe	Windhoek, Namibia
15:00 WAT	Somaeb 47'	Report		Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

23 July 2018 CHANQ	Zimbabwe	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (4–5 p)	Namibia	Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT	Dube 39'	Report		Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)
	Penalties

2018

21 March 2018 FNT	Zambia	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Zimbabwe	Ndola, Zambia
18:00 CAT	Shonga 64' Kambole 90'	Report	Shamujompa 47' (o.g.) Chawapiwa 74'	Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

24 March 2018 FNT	Angola	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Zimbabwe	Ndola, Zambia
14:00 CAT	Djalma 45+1' Yano 90'	Report	Amidu 22' Chawapiwa 54'	Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi)

3 June 2018 COSAFA Cup QF	Zimbabwe	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Botswana	Polokwane, South Africa
17:30 SAST	Rusike 39'	Report	Makgantai 60'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
	Penalties
	Amidu Mukombwe Billiat		Seakanyeng Sosome Orebonye Kgamanyane

6 June 2018 COSAFA Cup SF	Lesotho	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Zimbabwe	Polokwane, South Africa
19:30 SAST		Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
	Penalties
	Kalake Moremoholo Nkoto Thabantso		Billiat Mukombwe Mudimu

9 June 2018 COSAFA Cup Final	Zambia	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Zimbabwe	Polokwane, South Africa
15:00 SAST	Kambole 8', 50'	Report	Kadewere 4', 90+3' Billiat 101' (pen.), 117'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

9 September 2019 AFCONQ	Congo	1–1	Zimbabwe	Brazzaville, Congo
15:30 WAT	Bifouma 50'	Report	Billiat 22'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

13 October 2019 AFCONQ	DR Congo	1–2	Zimbabwe	Kinshasa, DR Congo
18:30 WAT	Bolasie 90+3'	Report	Pfumbidzai 21' Musona 69'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

16 October 2019 AFCONQ	Zimbabwe	v	DR Congo	Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT		Report		Stadium: National Sports Stadium

16 November 2019 AFCONQ	Liberia	v	Zimbabwe	Liberia
		Report

2019

22 March 2019 AFCONQ	Zimbabwe	v	Congo	Zimbabwe
		Report

Source: Soccerway

Players

Current squad

The following players for the March 2018 Four Nations Tournament^[11] Caps and goals updated as of 23 January 2017 after 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Edmore Sibanda			0	CAPS United
	1GK	George Chigova	(1991-03-07) 7 March 1991	7	0	Polokwane City
23	1GK	Takabva Mawaya	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993	0	0	Hwange

15	2DF	Teenage Hadebe	(1995-09-17) 17 September 1995	11	4	Kaizer Chiefs
2	2DF	Costa Nhamoinesu	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986	11	1	Sparta Prague
	2DF	Adam Chicksen	(1991-09-27) 27 September 1991	0	0	Bradford City
	2DF	Praise Tonha		0	0	CAPS United
	2DF	Jimmy Dzingai		0	0	Yadah Stars
	2DF	Devine Lunga		0	0	Chicken Inn
	2DF	Cliff Moyo	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993	0	0	Halifax Town

	3MF	Talent Chawapiwa	(1992-06-03) 3 June 1992	14	3	Baroka
	3MF	Andy Rinomhota	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997	0	0	Reading
	3MF	Alec Mudimu	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995	0	0	Cefn Druids
	3MF	Butholezwe Ncube		0	0	Amazulu
	3MF	Marshall Munetsi	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	0	0	Orlando Pirates
18	3MF	Marvelous Nakamba	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994	7	0	Club Brugge

	4FW	Ovidy Karuru	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989	25	7	Amazulu
	4FW	Silas Songani	(1989-06-28) 28 June 1989	0	0	SonderjyskE
	4FW	Abbas Amidu		0	0	El-Entag El-Harby
8	4FW	Evans Rusike	(1990-06-13) 13 June 1990	10	2	Maritzburg United
21	4FW	Tino Kadewere	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996	4	0	Djurgården

Marowa

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Zimbabwe in the last 12 months.^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Tatenda Mkuruva	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996	17	0	Cape Town City F.C. (2016)
1	1GK	Bernard Donovan	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995	10	0	How Mine

	2DF	Dennis Dauda			0	Yadah Stars
	2DF	Tendayi Darikwa	(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991	1	0	Nottingham Forest
	2DF	Qadr Amini				Ngezi Platinum F.C.
	2DF	Jameson Mukombwe				Black Rhinos F.C.
	2DF	Kelvin Moyo				F.C. Platinum
	2DF	Peter Muduwa				Highlanders F.C.
	3MF	Kundai Benyu	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997			Celtic
4	2DF	Hardlife Zvirekwi	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987	41	0	CAPS United
6	2DF	Onismor Bhasera	(1986-01-07) 7 January 1986	33	0	SuperSport United
5	2DF	Elisha Muroiwa	(1989-01-28) 28 January 1989	12	1	Dynamos
12	2DF	Bruce Kangwa	(1988-07-24) 24 July 1988	12	0	Azam
22	2DF	Oscar Machapa	(1987-06-01) 1 June 1987	12	0	Vita Club
19	2DF	Lawrence Mhlanga	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993	10	2	Chicken Inn

	3MF	Ali Sadiki	(1987-12-10) 10 December 1987	8	1	F.C. Platinum
	3MF	Liberty Chakoroma				Ngezi Platinum F.C.
	3MF	Devon Chafa	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990	3	0	CAPS United
	3MF	Leeroy Mavunga				Yadah Stars
	3MF	Ishmael Wadi				Bulawayo City F.C.
	3MF	Kudakwashe Mahachi	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993	21	3	Golden Arrows
3	3MF	Danny Phiri	(1989-07-25) 25 July 1989	33	2	Golden Arrows
20	3MF	Khama Billiat	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990	26	7	Mamelodi Sundowns
14	3MF	Willard Katsande	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986	26	3	Kaizer Chiefs

17	4FW	Knowledge Musona	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990	29	17	Anderlecht
11	4FW	Tendai Ndoro	(1985-04-15) 15 April 1985	11	4	Al-Faisaly FC
	4FW	Admiral Muskwe	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998			Leicester
13	4FW	Cuthbert Malajila	(1985-10-03) 3 October 1985	31	9	Mamelodi Sundowns
9	4FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	(1987-08-21) 21 August 1987	18	6	Dalian Yifang
7	4FW	Matthew Rusike	(1990-06-28) 28 June 1990	8	1	Cape Town City
7	4FW	Macauley Bonne	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995	2	0	Leyton Orient

References

1 2 3 Hawkey, Ian. "When Peter Ndlovu and Bruce Grobbelaar made Zimbabwe dare to dream". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
↑ "England Matches – Unofficial". Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ Gilchrist, Paul (2013). The Politics of Sport: Community, Mobility, Identity. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 1317990994.
1 2 "When Rhodesia flirted with the World Cup". FIFA.com. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ "Cameroon national football team: record v Zimbabwe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises Limited. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
↑ "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – Zimbabwe-Cameroon". FIFA.com. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". Rsssf. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ "Anger over Zimbabwe anthem gaffe". BBC News. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ "Zimbabwe expelled from 2018 World Cup". BBC Sport. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
↑ "Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 March 2015.
↑ Zimbabwe announce squad for four nations tournament (Mar 14, 2018)
↑ "Warriors prepare for Ivory Coast clash". SuperSport. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

External links

Zimbabwe Football Association official website

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[guard-1] 1 2 3 Hawkey, Ian. "When Peter Ndlovu and Bruce Grobbelaar made Zimbabwe dare to dream". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

[2] "England Matches – Unofficial". Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[3] Gilchrist, Paul (2013). The Politics of Sport: Community, Mobility, Identity. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 1317990994.

[fifa-4] 1 2 "When Rhodesia flirted with the World Cup". FIFA.com. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[5] "Cameroon national football team: record v Zimbabwe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises Limited. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[6] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – Zimbabwe-Cameroon". FIFA.com. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[7] "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". Rsssf. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[8] "Anger over Zimbabwe anthem gaffe". BBC News. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[9] "Zimbabwe expelled from 2018 World Cup". BBC Sport. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[10] "Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 March 2015.

[11] Zimbabwe announce squad for four nations tournament (Mar 14, 2018)

[Friendly_Ivory_Coast_squad-12] "Warriors prepare for Ivory Coast clash". SuperSport. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

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East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
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