Zimbabwe national football team
Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
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Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation |
COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Callisto Pasuwa | ||
Captain | Willard Katsande | ||
Most caps | John Phiri | ||
Top scorer | Peter Ndlovu (at least 38) | ||
Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ZIM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 102 8 (24 November 2016) | ||
Highest | 40 (April 1995) | ||
Lowest | 131 (October 2009, February–March 2016) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 113 | ||
Highest | 54 (Sept 1993 or April 1995) | ||
Lowest | 11 (May 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 | 2 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2004 and 2006 |
The Zimbabwe national football team is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formally known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The team were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964 when they represented Southern Rhodesia, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980 representing Rhodesia. They became Zimbabwe in 1980 following the change in the country's status from Zimbabwe Rhodesia. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and did not qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations until 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. 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 Johnathan 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 :
- CECAFA Cup :
Competition records
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1966 – Did not enter
- 1970 – Did not qualify from Asia/Oceania zone
- 1974 to 1978 – Did not enter
- 1982 to 2014 – Did not qualify from African zone
- 2018 – Expelled from qualifying competition[10]
Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
- 1982 to 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2004 to 2006 – Round 1
- 2008 to 2015 – Did not qualify
- 2017 – Qualified
African Nations Championship record
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
CECAFA Cup record
Results and fixtures
2016
19 January 2016 CHAN | Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Zambia | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
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13:00 GMT | Report | I. Chansa 57' | Stadium: Umuganda Stadium Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda) |
23 January 2016 CHAN | Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Mali | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
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13:00 GMT | Report | M. Sissoko 84' | Stadium: Umuganda Stadium Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya) |
27 January 2016 CHAN | Uganda | 1–1 | Zimbabwe | Gisenyi, Rwanda |
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14:00 GMT | G. Sserunkuma 90' | Report | W. Manondo 49' | Stadium: Umuganda Stadium Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
25 March 2017 AFCON Q | Swaziland | 1–1 | Zimbabwe | Lobamba, Swaziland |
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13:30 GMT | F. Badenhorst 17' | Report | N. Ndlovu 44' (o.g.) | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) |
28 March 2017 AFCON Q | Zimbabwe | 4–0 | Swaziland | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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14:00 GMT | K. Musona 52' (pen.) C. Nhamoinesu 59' E. Rusike 77' K. Billiat 85' |
Report | Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaïd (Comoros) |
31 May Friendly | Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Uganda | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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14:00 GMT | T. Hadebe 4', 30' | Report | Stadium: Rufaro Stadium Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe) |
5 June 2017 AFCON Q | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | Malawi | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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14:00 GMT | K. Musona 15' (pen.) K. Billiat 36' C. Malajila 87' |
Report | Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso) |
11 June 2016 COSAFA Cup | Zimbabwe | 2–2 | Swaziland | Windhoek, Namibia |
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15:00 GMT | O. Tarumbwa 56' E. Muroiwa 79' |
Report | F. Badenhorst 16', 65' (pen.) | Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
13 June 2016 COSAFA Cup | Madagascar | 0–0 | Zimbabwe | Windhoek, Namibia |
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18:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia) |
15 June 2016 COSAFA Cup | Zimbabwe | 5–0 | Seychelles | Windhoek, Namibia |
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16:00 GMT | R. Pfumbidzai 23' (pen.) M. Mudehwe 37' L. Mhlanga 64', 90+3' T. Hadebe 73' |
Report | Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) |
4 September 2017 AFCON Q | Guinea | 1–0 | Zimbabwe | Conakry, Guinea |
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18:00 GMT | G. Landel 15' | Report | Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya) |
5 November Friendly | Zimbabwe | 1–0 | Zambia | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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13:00 GMT | T. Hadebe 54' | Report | Stadium: National Sports Stadium |
13 November Friendly | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | Tanzania | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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13:00 GMT | K. Musona 45' M. Rusike 54' N. Mushekwi 56' |
Report | Stadium: National Sports Stadium |
26 December Friendly | Ivory Coast | – | Zimbabwe | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Report |
Source: Soccerway
2017
15 January 2017 AFCON | Algeria | – | Zimbabwe | Franceville, Gabon |
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16:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stade de Franceville |
19 January 2017 AFCON | Senegal | – | Zimbabwe | Franceville, Gabon |
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19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stade de Franceville |
23 January 2017 AFCON | Zimbabwe | – | Tunisia | Libreville, Gabon |
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19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé |
Source: Soccerway
Current squad
The following players were in the official 21-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea on 4 September 2016.[11]
Caps and goals updated as of 4 September 2016.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Donovan Bernard | 12 July 1995 | How Mine | |||
GK | Nelson Chadya | Ngezi Platinum | ||||
GK | Tatenda Mukuruva | 4 January 1996 | 8 | 0 | Dynamos | |
DF | Blessing Moyo | 4 April 1996 | 9 | 0 | Dynamos | |
DF | Costa Nhamoinesu | 6 January 1986 | 10 | 1 | Sparta Prague | |
DF | Godknows Murwira | 4 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | Dynamos | |
DF | Lawrence Mhlanga | 20 December 1993 | 8 | 2 | Chicken Inn | |
DF | Onismor Bhasera | 7 January 1986 | 21 | 0 | SuperSport United | |
DF | Teenage Hadebe | 17 September 1995 | 7 | 1 | Highlanders | |
MF | Danny Phiri | 25 July 1989 | 5 | 0 | Golden Arrows | |
MF | Kudakwashe Mahachi | 29 September 1993 | 14 | 2 | Golden Arrows | |
MF | Marshal Mudehwe | 17 August 1993 | 16 | 2 | Platinum | |
MF | Marvelous Nakamba | 19 January 1994 | 4 | 0 | Vitesse | |
MF | Ronald Chitiyo | 10 June 1992 | 14 | 2 | Harare City | |
MF | Tafadzwa Kutinyu | 4 | 0 | CAPS United | ||
MF | Willard Katsande | 15 January 1986 | 17 | 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | |
FW | Cuthbert Malajila | 3 October 1985 | 18 | 8 | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
FW | Evans Rusike | 13 June 1990 | 3 | 1 | Maritzburg United | |
FW | Knowledge Musona | 21 June 1990 | 37 | 15 | Oostende | |
FW | Matthew Rusike | 28 June 1990 | 1 | 0 | Helsingborgs | |
FW | Nyasha Mushekwi | 21 August 1987 | 12 | 2 | Dalian Yifang | |
FW | Tendai Ndoro | 15 April 1985 | 9 | 2 | Orlando Pirates |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Zimbabwe squad since June 2016.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Bruce Kangwa | 24 July 1988 | 4 | 0 | Highlanders | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
DF | Elisha Muroiwa | 28 January 1989 | 5 | 1 | Dynamos | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
DF | Farai Madhanhanga | 1 | 0 | Harare City | 2016 COSAFA Cup | |
DF | Hardlife Zvirekwi | 5 May 1987 | 9 | 0 | CAPS United | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
DF | Ronald Pfumbidzai | 25 December 1994 | 4 | 1 | CAPS United | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
MF | King Nadolo | 4 December 1995 | 1 | 0 | Highlanders | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
MF | Nqobizitha Masuku | 17 June 1993 | 2 | 0 | Highlanders | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
MF | Raphael Manuvire | 21 September 1988 | 2 | 0 | Harare City | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
FW | Charlton Mashumba | 12 December 1992 | 3 | 0 | Jomo Cosmos | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
FW | Obadiah Tarumbwa | 25 November 1985 | 4 | 3 | Bantu | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
FW | Talent Chawapiwa | 3 June 1992 | 6 | 1 | ZPC Kariba | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
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.
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/cameroon/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Zimbabwe/
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Strong Zimbabwe squad for Guinea qualifier". COSAFA. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
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