Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe

Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Sunday Marimo
Top scorer	Peter Ndlovu (38)
Home stadium	National Sports Stadium
FIFA code	ZIM
FIFA ranking	97
Highest FIFA ranking	40 (April 1995)
Lowest FIFA ranking	101 (August 2007)
Elo ranking	97
Home colours Away colours
First international
Southern Rhodesia 0 - 4 England XI (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 26 June 1939)
Biggest win
Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)
Biggest defeat
Southern Rhodesia 1 - 6 England XI (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 29 June 1939) Southern 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 Current Squad 4.1 Recent call-ups 5 Notable / Former players 6 External links

Zimbabwe Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

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

CECAFA Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (1985)

World Cup record

1930 to 1966

Rhodesia did not enter the competition.

1970 Qualifiers

Preliminary round

Rhodesia failed to qualify after losing out to Australia.

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

27 November 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.

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

1974 to 1978

Rhodesia did not enter the competition.

1982 Qualifiers

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 Cameroon national football team.

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

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

1986 Qualifiers

Preliminary round

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

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

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

1990 Qualifiers

Preliminary round

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

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

1994 Qualifiers

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

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

1998 Qualifiers

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.

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

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

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

2002 Qualifiers

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.

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

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

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

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

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 1 June. Namibia were then defeated 2-0 on 8 June at the Rufaro Stadium, Harare to send Zimbabwe to the top of their 2010 World Cup & Africa Cup of Nations qualification group. Eventually they finished third in the group, eliminating them from the tournament.

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
• 2010 - Did not qualify

Current Squad

Head Coach Valinhos

The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Namibia on 11 October 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Tapuwa Kapini 17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) (age 25) Platinum Stars 2 MF Clement Matawu 29 November 1982 (1982-11-29) (age 26) Motor Action Harare 3 MF Esrom Nyandoro 6 February 1980 (1980-02-06) (age 29) 56 8 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 DF David Kutyauripo 7 March 1979 (1979-03-07) (age 30) CAPS United Harare 5 DF Peter Obert Moyo 29 July 1985 (1985-07-29) (age 24) Hwange 6 DF Zvenyika Makonese 7 July 1977 (1977-07-07) (age 32) Santos Cape Town 7 MF Joel Lupahla 26 April 1977 (1977-04-26) (age 32) Platinum Stars 8 MF Tinashe Nengomasha 2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) (age 27) Kaizer Chiefs 9 MF Ovidy Karuru Masvingo United 10 FW Quincy Antipas Blokhus FC 11 FW Gilbert Mushangazhike 11 August 1975 (1975-08-11) (age 34) 26 4 Orlando Pirates 12 DF Zhaimu Jambo Dynamos 13 FW Cuthbert Malajila Highlanders Bulawayo 14 DF Onismor Bhasera 7 December 1986 (1986-12-07) (age 22) Kaizer Chefs 15 DF James Matola 31 May 1977 (1977-05-31) (age 32) 15 1 Free State Stars 16 GK Energy Murambadoro 27 June 1982 (1982-06-27) (age 27) Bidvest Wits 17 MF Pride Tafirenyika Shooting Stars 18 DF Method Mwanjali 25 April 1983 (1983-04-25) (age 26) CAPS United Harare

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Washington Arubi 29 August 1985 (1985-08-29) (age 24) Highlanders Bulawayo (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) GK Edmore Sibanda Chapungu United (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) DF Gilbert Banda 30 May 1983 (1983-05-30) (age 26) Highlanders Bulawayo (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) DF Daniel Vheremu Shooting Stars (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) DF Zephaniah Ngodzo 25 January 1985 (1985-01-25) (age 24) Highlanders Bulawayo (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) DF Ronald Sengu Lengthens (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) MF Justice Majabvi 26 March 1984 (1984-03-26) (age 25) Highlanders Bulawayo (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) MF Elvis Meleka Shooting Stars (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) MF Charles Chiutsa Monomotapa United (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) MF Lionel Mtizwa CAPS United Harare (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) FW Evans Chikwaikwai Njube Sundowns (Friendly v. Oman, 10 September) 12 MF Edward Sadomba 31 August 1983 (1983-08-31) (age 26) Dynamos (WCQ v. Guinea, 7 September) 17 MF Noel Kaseke 24 December 1980 (1980-12-24) (age 28) Omonia Nicosia (WCQ v. Guinea, 7 September) 18 FW Joseph Ngwenya 30 March 1981 (1981-03-30) (age 28) 13 4 Antalyaspor (WCQ v. Guinea, 7 September) 2 FW Kingston Nkhata Carara Kicks (WCQ v. Kenya, 22 June) 9 FW Benjani Mwaruwari 13 August 1978 (1978-08-13) (age 31) 33 9 Manchester City (WCQ v. Kenya, 22 June) 13 DF Cephas Chimedza 5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 24) Sint-Truiden (WCQ v. Kenya, 22 June) 17 FW Takesure Chinyama 30 September 1982 (1982-09-30) (age 27) 19 3 Legia Warsaw (WCQ v. Kenya, 22 June) 18 MF Honour Gombani 9 January 1983 (1983-01-09) (age 26) Cercle Brugge (WCQ v. Kenya, 22 June) 2 DF Sam Mutenheri 22 December 1979 (1979-12-22) (age 29) Dynamos (WCQ v. Kenya, June 14) 10 MF Vuza Nyoni 24 April 1984 (1984-04-24) (age 25) 18 5 Cercle Brugge (WCQ v. Kenya, June 14) 18 DF Harlington Shereni 6 July 1975 (1975-07-06) (age 34) 23 5 Nantes (WCQ v. Kenya, June 14)

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

External links

• Zimbabwe soccer official site
• Sports news TalkZimbabwe

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