Zimbabwe national football team

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Zimbabwe
Image:Zimbabwe FA.gif
Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Jose Claudinei Georgini
Top scorer	Peter Ndlovu (32)
Home stadium	National Sports Stadium
FIFA code	ZIM
FIFA ranking	95
Highest FIFA ranking	40 (April 1995)
Lowest FIFA ranking	101 (August 2007)
Elo ranking	92
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)
Biggest win
Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)
Biggest defeat
Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950) Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 August 1989) Zaire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Kinshasa, Zaire; 4 June 1995)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2004)
Best result	Round 1, 2004 and 2006

The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and did not qualify for their first African Nations Cup until 2004.

Contents 1 Zimbabwe Football Achievements 2 World Cup record 2.1 1930 to 1966 2.2 1970 Qualifiers 2.2.1 Preliminary round 2.3 1974 to 1978 2.4 1982 Qualifiers 2.4.1 Preliminary round 2.5 1986 Qualifiers 2.5.1 Preliminary round 2.6 1990 Qualifiers 2.6.1 Preliminary round 2.6.2 Group stages 2.7 1994 Qualifiers 2.7.1 Preliminary round 2.7.2 Group stages 2.8 1998 Qualifiers 2.8.1 Preliminary round 2.8.2 Group stages 2.9 2002 Qualifiers 2.9.1 Preliminary round 2.9.2 Group stages 2.10 2006 Qualifiers 2.11 2010 Qualifiers 3 African Nations Cup record 4 Notable / Former players 5 Current squad 5.1 Goalkeepers 5.2 Defenders 5.3 Midfielders 5.4 Forwards 6 External links

[edit] Zimbabwe Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

• 3 Times Champion (2000, 2003, 2005)
• 2 Times Runners-Up

CECAFA Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (1985)

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] 1930 to 1966

Rhodesia did not enter the competition.

[edit] 1970 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Rhodesia failed to qualify after losing out to Australia.

November 23, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique -  Australia 1 - 1  Rhodesia

November 27, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique -  Rhodesia 0 - 0  Australia

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1=	Australia	2	2	0	2	0	1	1
1=	Rhodesia	2	2	0	2	0	1	1

Rhodesia lost the play-off and failed to advance to the Final Round.

November 29, 1969, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique -  Australia 3 - 1  Rhodesia

[edit] 1974 to 1978

Rhodesia did not enter the competition.

[edit] 1982 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe received a bye in the first round but were knocked out by Cameroon in the following round. They lost 2-1 on aggregate to the Indomitable Lions.

October 12, 1980, Douala, Cameroon -  Cameroon 2 - 0  Zimbabwe

November 16, 1980, Harare, Zimbabwe -  Zimbabwe 1 - 0  Cameroon

[edit] 1986 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the next round, losing 2-1 on aggregate against Egypt.

August 28, 1984, Cairo, Egypt -  Egypt 1 - 0  Zimbabwe

September 30, 1984, Harare, Zimbabwe -  Zimbabwe 1 - 1  Egypt

[edit] 1990 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages automatically, following the withrawal of Lesotho.

[edit] Group stages

Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup finishing behind Algeria and the Ivory Coast.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Algeria	4	3	1	0	6	1	5	7
2	Côte d'Ivoire	4	1	2	1	5	1	4	4
3	Zimbabwe	4	0	1	3	1	10	-9	1

[edit] 1994 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe finished top of their preliminary group to advance ahead of Egypt, Angola and Togo.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Zimbabwe	6	4	2	0	8	4	+4	10
2	Egypt	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	8
3	Angola	5	1	2	2	3	4	-1	4
4	Togo	5	0	0	5	2	11	-9	0

[edit] Group stages

However Zimbabwe narrowly missed out on their maiden World Cup finals, finishing second behind Cameroon.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cameroon	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
2	Zimbabwe	4	2	0	2	3	6	-3	4
3	Guinea	4	1	0	3	4	5	-1	2

[edit] 1998 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe beat Madagascar in first round of a two legged tie. The aggregate score was 4-3 and Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages.

June 2, 1996, Antananarivo, Madagascar -  Madagascar 1 - 2 Zimbabwe 

June 15, 1996, Dakar, Senegal -  Zimbabwe 2 - 2 Madagascar 

[edit] Group stages

Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup held in France , finishing third behind Cameroon and Angola.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cameroon	6	4	2	0	10	4	6	14
2	Angola	6	2	4	0	7	4	3	10
3	Zimbabwe	6	1	1	4	6	7	-1	4
4	Togo	6	1	1	4	6	14	-8	4

[edit] 2002 Qualifiers

[edit] Preliminary round

Zimbabwe beat the Central African Republic in the first round of a two legged tie. The aggregate score was 4-1 and Zimbabwe advanced to the group stages.

April 9, 2000, Bangui, Central African Republic -  Central African Republic 0 - 1 Zimbabwe 

April 23, 2000, Harare, Zimbabwe -  Zimbabwe 3 - 1 Central African Republic 

[edit] Group stages

However Zimbabwe finished second to neighbours and rivals South Africa in the group stage, thus failing to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	6	5	1	0	10	3	7	16
2	Zimbabwe	6	4	0	2	7	5	2	12
3	Burkina Faso	6	1	2	3	7	8	-1	5
4	Malawi	6	0	1	5	4	12	-8	1

[edit] 2006 Qualifiers

Zimbabwe were drawn in the same group as Nigeria and Algeria. They failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup held in Germany, finishing third behind Nigeria and Angola.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Angola	10	6	3	1	12	6	+6	21
Nigeria	10	6	3	1	21	7	+14	21
Zimbabwe	10	4	3	3	13	14	-1	15
Gabon	10	2	4	4	11	13	-2	10
Algeria	10	1	5	4	8	15	-7	8
Rwanda	10	1	2	7	6	16	-10	5

[edit] 2010 Qualifiers

Zimbabwe were drawn in the same group as Namibia, Guinea and Kenya with the 12 group winners and 8 best runners-up progressing to second round of qualification.

The Warriors started qualification under manager Valinhos with a 0-0 draw away to Guinea on 1st June. Namibia were then defeated 2-0 on 8th June at the Rufaro Stadium, Harare to send Zimbabwe to the top of their 2010 World Cup & Africa Cup of Nations qualification group.

[edit] African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 to 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2006 - Round 1
• 2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Notable / Former players

• Peter Ndlovu
• Benjamin Konjera
• Adam Ndlovu
• Vitalis "Digital" Takawira
• Benjani Mwaruwari
• Bruce Grobbelaar
• Norman Mapeza
• Joshua Mahaka
• Nqobizitha Ncube
• Freddy Mkwesha
• Moses Chunga
• George Shaya
• Eddie Mukahanana
• Esrom Nyandoro
• Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambwa Marimo
• Mutambirwa "suca" Tapiwa

[edit] Current squad

(May, 2007)

[edit] Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Tapuwa Kapini 17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) (age 23) Platinum Stars GK Energy Murambadoro 27 June 1982 (1982-06-27) (age 25) CAPS United FC GK Washington Arubi df=y}} Highlanders F.C

[edit] Defenders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club DF Zvenyika Makonese 7 July 1977 (1977-07-07) (age 30) Engen Santos DF James Matola 31 May 1977 (1977-05-31) (age 31) Free State Stars DF Cephas Chimedza 5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 23) Sint-Truidense VV DF George Mbwando 20 October 1975 (1975-10-20) (age 32) FC Ingolstadt 04 DF Dickson Choto 19 March 1981 (1981-03-19) (age 27) 60 11 Legia Warszawa DF Herbert Dick 2 September 1979 (1979-09-02) (age 28) 52 3 Dynamos DF Bekithemba Ndlovu 9 August 1976 (1976-08-09) (age 31) Platinum Stars DF Dazzy Kapenya 22 April 1976 (1976-04-22) (age 32) Highlanders FC DF Steve Paddington Mbara 20 January 1985 (1985-01-20) (age 23) Sunderland AFC

[edit] Midfielders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club MF Esrom Nyandoro 6 February 1980 (1980-02-06) (age 28) Mamelodi Sundowns MF Tinashe Nengomasha 2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) (age 25) Kaizer Chiefs MF Edelbert Dinha 14 March 1973 (1973-03-14) (age 35) FC AK MF Edzai Kasinauyo 28 March 1975 (1975-03-28) (age 33) Moroka Swallows MF Shingayi Kaondera 31 July 1982 (1982-07-31) (age 25) Nea Salamina MF Harlington Shereni 6 July 1975 (1975-07-06) (age 32) 75 12 Nantes MF Alois Bunjira 29 March 1975 (1975-03-29) (age 33) FC AK MF Leo Kurauzvione 5 December 1981 (1981-12-05) (age 26) Shooting Stars

[edit] Forwards

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club FW Mike Temwanjera 21 May 1982 (1982-05-21) (age 26) 8 1 FC Vaslui FW Takesure Chinyama 30 September 1982 (1982-09-30) (age 25) 19 3 Legia Warszawa FW Benjani Mwaruwari 13 August 1978 (1978-08-13) (age 29) 33 9 Manchester City FW Gilbert Mushangazhike 11 August 1975 (1975-08-11) (age 32) 26 4 Orlando Pirates FW Peter Ndlovu 25 February 1973 (1973-02-25) (age 35) Mamelodi Sundowns FW Joseph Ngwenya 30 March 1981 (1981-03-30) (age 27) 13 4 SK Austria Kärnten FW Musawengosi Mguni 8 April 1983 (1983-04-08) (age 25) Omonia FW Brian Badza 23 June 1979 (1979-06-23) (age 28) CAPS United FC FW Newton Ben Katanha 3 February 1983 (1983-02-03) (age 25) FC Schaffhausen

[edit] External links

• Zimbabwe soccer official site
• Sports news TalkZimbabwe

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