TENDERERA MABLANYO, IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL
MaBlanyo has just one test to pass, in Botswana tomorrow, to complete his transformation from a kindergarten coach to an established coach and he knows that the last assignment is always the hardest....
View ArticleBenza’s Herentals Queens investment shames all
FOR a national game that has been crying out for a breeze of refreshing news, this was as good as it gets. That beautiful image of the Herentals Queens, in their double-breast blue suits, white shoes...
View ArticleFINALLY, MBOMA HAS GONE QUIET
Sharuko on Saturday HIS official first name was Charles. A significant number of people called him Eddie Nyatanga. Just about everyone else simply called him MBOMA. And, that’s what we called him, long...
View ArticleWE TOLD YOU SO, MR MUTASA
Sharuko on Saturday I’M not in South Africa this week, with the Warriors, and it’s something that I have become used to, especially at this stage of my career, as a journalist. I wasn’t in Rwanda...
View ArticleTHIS ISN’T ZIFA FC, IT’S ZIM FC
THANK God, we finally have a coach to guide the Warriors in their twin World Cup qualifiers in South Africa.
View ArticleTELL MARRIOT I SPEAK FOR THE VOICELESS
Sharuko on Saturday THEY were about 30 of them, united by love for their football club, angered by the tone of an article I had written in this newspaper and powered by the rage exploding in their...
View ArticleMARRIOT IS NOW A SYMBOL OF FAILURE
Sharuko On Sunday ON April 16, two days before the country celebrates the 44th anniversary of our Independence, Bernard Marriot will mark 10 years in charge of Dynamos. He was 66, when he took over as...
View ArticleWE’RE NOT A MICKEY MOUSE FOOTBALL NATION
Sharuko On Saturday IN August 2015, the BBC published results of a survey they had carried out about the best supported English Premiership clubs in Africa. The results showed Arsenal were the best...
View ArticleThe Story Of Khama And Junior Makunike
Sharuko on Saturday IN one way, or the other, it’s like a return to 2011. A diminutive football star returns home, gets linked with Dynamos but ends up signing for a lightweight club. Okay, let’s put...
View ArticleTAKE A BOW FOR MUSHEKWI
Sharuko On Saturday NYASHA Mushekwi is not the greatest CAPS United striker of all-time – that honour belongs to Shackman Tauro. He was so good, both for club and country, we even used to call him ‘Mr...
View ArticleTAKE A BOW FOR MUSHEKWI
Sharuko On Saturday NYASHA Mushekwi is not the greatest CAPS United striker of all-time – that honour belongs to Shackman Tauro. He was so good, both for club and country, we even used to call him ‘Mr...
View ArticleGOODBYE JAMANDA, CHIEF OF PROTOCOL
Sharuko On Saturday ON Thursday, Simeone Jamanda, the original football Bhuju before Simba Ndoro adopted the nickname, died. For years, he had bravely fought diabetes and became an advocate in the...
View ArticleDAVID GEORGE, THE MAN, THE LEGEND
Sharuko On Saturday IT’S a very controversial subject – which was the Greatest Dynamos Team of-all-time? There are many who believe that the Glamour Boys Class of ’98 was the greatest, and for a very...
View ArticleA CONSTITUENCY PREGNANT WITH HATERS
Sharuko On Saturday GIVE human beings a chance to make a choice, be it in sport, the arts or even in politics, and one thing is guaranteed — there will always be controversy. It’s part of our nature to...
View ArticleI’M STANDING WITH BRITO
Sharuko On Saturday THERE was a time when, for about a decade, Rahman Gumbo was the only coach who could boast of having guided our Warriors to a victory away from home. He led his men to a 2-0 win...
View ArticleSomehow, I’m still alive, George isn’t
Sharuko on Saturday IT’S something that has been troubling me these past two weeks — why did I survive and why did Rahman Gumbo have to die? Why did God give me another chance, and why did George...
View ArticleThis is for Big John Rugg
Sharuko On Saturday I AM from Mashonaland West! We call it Mash Best, when we are at our bragging best, the home of the biggest artificial lake in the world. It is home — the province where I was born,...
View ArticleMagaya And His Ace of Hearts
Sharuko On Saturday IF we run a football quiz, asking fans what do they remember about 1963, when it comes to the beautiful game in this country, it’s likely we will provide us with the same answer....
View ArticleKamambo must be laughing at us now
Sharuko On Saturday HAD FIFA flighted an advert for the man, or woman, whom they wanted to replace Felton Kamambo as ZIFA president, the requirements would have been simple. One of the simple...
View ArticleBrito’s safari honeymoon
Sharuko on Saturday TWO weeks ago, a Euro 2024 qualifier grabbed headlines around the world largely because of the nature of the final scoreline — Portugal 9, Luxembourg 0. It was the Portuguese record...
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