We are celebrating an incredible 25 years of faithful marriage today! Itโs got better year by year for us, marriage can succeed with a lot of hard work, commitment, understanding, great communication and lots of laughs!
Zimbabwe was represented on the podium at todayโs Styrian Grand Prix in Austria! Alongside Lewis Hamilton was Stephanie Travers, Petronas Trackside Engineer for Mercedes, sheโs Zimbabwean, got the job last year. The first black woman to stand on the F1 podium.
@MichaelKalika
Two Zimbabweans in the Olympic 200m final! Maka Charamba and Tapiwa Makarawu both finished third in their semi-finals and took the two non-automatic qualifying spots. Brian Dzingai in 2008 200m was the only Zimbabwean to make an Olympic sprint final up to now.
Zimbabwe couldn't make it to
#AFCON2023
but there is Zimbabwe here already in Cote D'Ivoire in the city of San Pedro! This bus to Zimbabwe doesn't take you to Southern Africa, but to a large suburb in San Pedro called Zimbabwe. In pic is my great friend Kennedy Makambira of Caf.
A fabulous one-run win for Zimbabwe over Pakistan in a thriller in Super 12 stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia. Zimbabwe bowling well to defend 130, with Sikandar Raza taking three wickets. It went down to the final ball, a first-ever Super 12 win for the Chevrons!
Donata Katai has won gold for Zimbabwe at the African Junior Swimming Championships in Tunisia in the 100m backstroke. Katai set a championship record of 1 min 4.63 seconds. She is a Gateway High School student, coached by Kathy Lobb.
Tragic news that former Zimbabwe, CAPS and Wits left-back Charles Yohane has been hijacked and killed in South Africa at the age of 48. He was in the Warriors squad for 2004 AFCON. Was coaching the Wits developmental side in SA.
With the legendary
@charlemabika
at Zimbabweโs
@CastleLagerPSL
Soccer Star Awards. Charles gave a stunning presentation, talking about every single Soccer Star from 1969 onwards, without any notes โ all of the info is in his head, the Voice of Football!
It ranks up there among the best days in sport in Zimbabwe - a thrilling 35-run win over West Indies at an overflowing Harare Sports Club in a group game of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, after posting what seemed to be an inadequate 268. Sikandar Raza man of the match.
The Commentator at AFCON is Zimbabwean. It means Zimbabwe is also represented. They must be switching the cameras on him so we can also watch him speak. That way we are also supporting our neighbours as they didn't qualify !!
Iโm turning 60 today, by the grace of God! Blessed to be spending the day with my Mum โ Iโm on holiday in the UK with Mrs V, in Hastings on the South Coast. Note that pic 3 is an old one, and hence may not be an accurate representation ๐๐๐
US-based Zimbabwean triple jumper Chengetayi Mapaya jumped 17.26m last night at an NCAA event in Eugene. Itโs the fourth-best in the world this year, and qualifies him for the World Championships.
@du_airlines
Found this pic of Norman Maroto in my archive, from 2010 when he scored 22 goals for Gunners, making him the top scorer in Zimbabweโs PSL in recent years. So sad to hear of his passing, condolences to family and friends.
Wonderful tribute to Prince Kadewere, who died on Weds, as Lyon players warmed up in t-shirts in his memory ahead of Man City game. Warriors star Tino Kadewere is a Lyon player and Princeโs young brother. Prince would never have known that he would have been honoured in this way.
My commentary box in Alexandria, what a view! Join me on
@SuperSportTV
for the most tongue-twisting commentary of
#AFCON2019
as Madagascar play Burundi at 430pm, as the likes of Razakanantenaina, Ilaimaharitra and Andriamahitsinoro face Nizigiymana, Nshimirimana and Duhayindavyi!
More great news for Warriors fan
@AlvinZhakata
- he has been given 5-star accommodation in Cairo until next Thursday as part of Visa's
#Unstoppablestories
campaign! Thursday? Yes, Aluvah not hurrying back, he wants to go to the Red Sea and do some other tourism!
@StarfmZimbabwe
Weโve had our Christmas holiday early! Spent four days in the spectacular Matobo Hills near Bulawayo. Sadly there were very few tourists there this week, but looking good for the festive season.
#VisitZimbabwe
#ZimBho
@MatoboLodge
Zimbabwe left-back Jordan Zemura has won promotion to the EPL with Bournemouth, with a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest giving them second place in the Championship. A year left on his contract, and if Bournemouth keep Zemura he will become the fifth Zimbabwean to play in the EPL.
Had an amazing day yesterday, flew to Kariba for the day to be MC for launch of a luxury cruise ship, the African Dream. The French owners invested $2.5m and as the cruises are fully-booked for the next two years, they are having two more ships built in Harare!
@StarfmZimbabwe
So Zimbabweโs Olympics is finished:
Golf, Scott Vincent 16th
Rowing, Peter Purcell-Gilpin 20th
Swimming, Donata Katai 34th, Peter Wetzlar 42nd, both with personal bests
Athletics 100m, Ngoni Makusha 50th
Medals were not expected, certainly some positives in there.
More Aluvah drama! Warriors fan
@AlvinZhakata
lost his passport at the final of
#AFCON2019
- says it fell out of his pocket while supporting Senegal! The passport was found by Senegal fans and is currently in Alexandria, 220km away, and will be brought here to Cairo tomorrow!
The Warriors are heading to the AFCON finals for a fifth time! Zambia's 3-3 draw with Algeria means Zimbabwe make it with a game to spare. The Zambia game in Harare on Monday is a dead rubber.
Algeria 11 pts
Zimbabwe 8
Botswana 4
Zambia 4
Video from
@simbachiminya
in Francistown
Tha Vumba Botanical Gardens in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. Not many people visit here, but it's been a favourite for us since our honeymoon some 23 years ago and still enjoying!
#BeautifulZimbabwe
As Zimbabwe celebrates 40 years of independence, here are nine of the country's finest footballers - Moses Chunga, Norman Mapeza, Benjani Mwaruwari, Ronald "Gidiza" Sibanda, Peter Ndlovu, George Shaya, Adam Ndlovu, Bruce Grobelaar, Sunday Chidzambwa.
Congratulations to Zimbabwe! First Test cricket win in five years, first away Test win in 17 years, with a 151-run victory over Bangladesh!
@StarfmZimbabwe
@ZimCricketv
Kuda Chiwandire has done it! A unanimous-decision win over Mexican Zelina Munoz in Harare sees her retain WBC interim Super Bantamweight title. Kuda can fight for WBC Gold title next, she's Zimbabweโs most successful boxer ever โ male or female, in terms of level of titles won.
Zimbabwean cricket umpire Langton Rusere has been named among the 16 umpires for the ICC Menโs T20 World Cup 2021 in Oman and the United Arab Emirates, starting on the 17th of this month. In April, Rusere became the first black African to stand in a Test match.
How good a coach is Norman Mapeza? His Chippa United were bottom when he took over, and they are now ninth of 16 teams in the SA PSL after a 1-0 win over Kaitano Temboโs SuperSport United in a clash of the Zimbabwean coaches.
Went for prostate cancer screening at the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe in Harare today, itโs $5 for the whole of this month, only takes a few minutes
#MensHealthMonth
@StarfmZimbabwe
Local website
@birmingham_live
made Marvelous Nakamba the star player for
@AVFCOfficial
today with 9/10 rating, saying: "Was absolutely everywhere for Villa, everywhere! Liverpool struggled to get past him, such was his dominance in midfield. Shouldn't have been on losing team."
With Warriors midfield legend Ronald โGidizaโ Sibanda at last nightโs
@FUZ_ZIM
awards in Harare. Note that Gidiza has a few grey hairs of wisdom now! He is team manager at Bulawayo City this season. On the left thatโs another legend, Johannes โSignatureโ Ngodzo.
Zimbabwean sprint legend Artwell Mandaza has died at 73. In 1970 he ran 100m in 9.9 secs and became first black Sportsperson of Year. Missed out on 1972 Olympics with Rhodesia banned, Famously raced against a horse at Borrowdale. Sadly, financial hardships marked his final years.
In the biggest game of his career, Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba converts in the penalty shootout as Luton Town win the Championship play-off final and promotion to the EPL. Will see if Luton will want to sign him permanently from Aston Villa for next season.
Massive move for Marvellous Nakamba, he will be the first Zimbabwean in the EPL since Benjani at Blackburn Rovers in 2011
@StarfmZimbabwe
@PlanetSportFA
A confession โ I gave an inmate at Chikurubi Maximum Prison one of Mrs Vโs precious Tupperware bottles! Charles is from Kariba and hasnโt had a visitor since 2018 and asked for the bottle. Mrs V was ok with it, she understood!
I donโt have photo evidence, but I PASSED THE BALL TO NABY KEITA LAST NIGHT! I was on touchline as teams walked off after warm-up. Ball landed near me, I stroked it superbly to Keita, he flicked it up, gave a couple of touches and then continued on his way! It's true!
#AFCON2019
Got this from Tokyo just now as Scott Vincent represents Zimbabwe in the golf starting tomorrow. He qualified with a ranking of 50th, wishing Scott all the best!
Back home in Zim after a wonderful time at
#AFCON2023
-games are finished in San Pedro where I was based, with
@Amanda_Dlamini9
and French commentary team
@frank_simon
and Ivorian former player Roger Boli. Will miss our seaside paradise, looking forward to this weekendโs matches!
Despite the 1-0 defeat to Egypt, I was really proud of the Warriors in the
#AFCON2019
opener. Good saves from Edmore Sibanda, Divine Lunga often had the better of Salah, who was unable to score. Mushekwi a disappointment up front though.
@StarfmZimbabwe
Not often that we get to celebrate a cricket win for Zimbabwe! The game was a dead rubber, but the Chevrons ended Afghanistanโs world record of 12 T20 wins in a row with a 7-wicket victory in the tri-series. What a send-off for Hamilton Masakadza, 71 in his final game for Zim!
Football is back in Zimbabwe today! Yadah v
@capsunitedfczw
coming up live on
@ZTNnews
Facebook and YouTube. I've never seen the pitch at the National Sports Stadium looking as good as this, a lot of work has been done.
Weโve been to Victoria Falls for 3 days for the holiday of a lifetime! The last two pics are of the Falls at night โ there is lunar viewing for the 3 days around full moon, so we were lucky to get the experience โ there is still a rainbow visible at night at the Falls!
#ZimBho
Greetings from Cairo! This is the view of the Nile from where I am in the city centre. Extremely hot, 40 degrees max today, it will be hot conditions for the Warriors tomorrow, even with 10pm kick-off temperature will still be around 27 degrees.
@StarfmZimbabwe
There is a part of Zim here in Egypt! This wall of the Biblitoteca Alexandrina is made with black granite from Mutoko! Has the largest reading area in the world and is near site of the original library built in 283BC - one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world.
Had a great day out today at Lake Chivero outside Harare. Water levels had been very low for years, but after this rainy season the lake is now 100% full.
#ZimBho
Marvelous Nakamba rated 7/10 by Birmingham Mail as he won a runners-up medal in EFL Cup:
"Villa's best midfielder in central area, put in crucial blocks and made interceptions for fun. Had a classy look about him. Stand-out performer for Villa, for me. Needs consistency now."
A huge well done to Zimbabweโs Rutendo Nyahora, finishing 21st in the womenโs marathon at
#WorldAthleticsChamps
last night. She was 47th two years ago, a great improvement. Of the 68 starters, 23 failed to finish in the heat and humidity, but
@tendonyahora
made it!
@NedbankRCCG
Congratulations to Ngezi Platinum Stars captain Qadr Amini, the 2023 Castle Soccer Star of the Year. In a first for the awards, Amini was joined on stage by his two wives. Pic
@SportBriefZW
A shocker as Caf says only Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo can host Zim international matches and continental club games, as National Sports Std needs major renovations. Zifa told
@StarfmZimbabwe
that CAF has warned that Zim could end up playing home games outside the country.
Norman Mapezaโs Chippa Utd won 1-0 away to Cape Town City to move off the bottom and to leap up 6 places into 10th! 10points from the last four games for Nomara.
Zimbabwe's Isaac Mpofu has broken the national record for the men's marathon for the second time this year, finishing 12th in the Valencia Marathon in Spain in 2 hours 6 mins 48 seconds.
Itโs
#WarriorsFriday
#Bayawabaya
today โ Warriors fans are wearing yellow to encourage the boys ahead of the must-win v Malawi at 6pm today at
#AFCON2021
- a win will see Zimbabwe with a chance of reaching knockout stage
@KMusonaofficial
Great effort from Zimbabweโs Donata Katai to win her heat in 100m backstroke in Tokyo, though not fast enough to reach the semis. She swam a personal best of 1.02:73 but was 34th fastest overall of 41 swimmers, with the top 16 going to the semis. She'll be back in 2024 hopefully!
A beautiful brand new stadium at
#AFCON2023
in Cote D'Ivoire - the 20000-seater Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro. I'm doing commentary on the games here with former South Africa women's captain
@Amanda_Dlamini9
He said, โwhere I come from Iโve suffered so much, so whenever I can help the next brother Iโll do it, even if it means eating sadza and vegetables for the whole month.โ Tribute to Soul Jah Love on
@StarfmZimbabwe
as Godfatha Templeman spoke to
@nikkiinthestars
Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that Warriors defender Teenage Hadebe is moving to Europe. To Yeni Malatyaspor, who finished fifth in the Turkish Super Lig last season. They were impressed with Hadebe at
#AFCON2019
Former Warriors coach Norman Mapeza gets his first SA PSL win with Chippa United, 2-0 away to Amazulu. It was Mapezaโs fourth league game in charge, first win of the season for Chippa ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Fifa has lifted Zimbabweโs suspension which began in February 2022. Fifa has appointed a normalisation committee to run daily affairs of Zifa, restructure Zifa, look into sexual harassment issues, review Zifa statutes and organize Zifa elections. Fifa Forward funding will resume.
We are delighted to announce the signing of Marvelous Nakamba for an undisclosed fee.
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#AVFC
Legendary Warriors fan Alvin โAluvahโ Zhakata is recovering in hospital after being attacked in Chitungwiza yesterday. Has 3 broken ribs and collapsed lung, in stable condition at Pari Hospital, had a chest drain.
@AlvinZhakata
made road trip from Cape to Cairo for 2019 Afcon.
Zimbabwe have won the Rugby Africa U20 Barthes Trophy with a 19-14 win over Namibia in Nairobi to qualify for the Junior World Trophy. The Junior Sables had last won the competition in 2012.
A great result for the Warriors, 1-1 with Nigeria, especially as the team is rebuilding after the 18-month Fifa suspension. Could have even won it, missed a couple of chances in the closing stages.
A great fighting performance from Zimbabwe to come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with African champions Algeria. The Warriors totally deserved the point, if not all three. If they play like this in the remaining two qualifiers, they should be heading to the finals!
Full-time, Zimbabwe have beaten Zambia 1-0 in Lusaka in an Africa Women's Cup of Nations final qualifying round first leg game. Return leg this Sunday at Rufaro. Rutendo Makore scored, the girls have done us proud!
@StarfmZimbabwe
Good going for Zimbabwe in the cricket, beating Sri Lanka by 22 runs in Pallakelle. Craig Ervine hit 91 as the Chevrons made 302/8 and Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani took 3 wickets each. It's 1-1 in the 3-game ODI series.
A great win for Zimbabwe in their opener at the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, beating Ireland by 31 runs. Sikandar Raza hit 82 as Chevrons made 174/7. A great chance of reaching the Super 12 stage for the first time โ a win over West Indies on Wed or Scotland on Friday will do.
Former Warriors, Man City, Portsmouth, Blackburn and Auxerre forward Benjani Mwaruwari has been appointed assistant coach of the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Benjani completed his Uefa A coaching licence last month.
The
@capsunitedfczw
bus is here! Being unveiled right now at the National Sports Stadium with
@yvonnemangunda
the MC. Former CAPS and Warriors striker Nyasha Mushekwi bought the bus for the club for US$120000.
Isaac Mpofu has absolutely smashed the Zimbabwe national record for the Men's Marathon as he finished 10th at the World Championships. His time of 2 hours 7 mins 57 sec takes nearly 2 minutes off Cuthbert Nyasango's 2 hours 9 mins 52.
We have a professional footballer in the family! Dakarai Mafico has signed a pro contract with Championship side Cardiff City. Heโs been with them from Under-7 level. Dakarai is 17, parents are from Zim, heโs the son of our niece, born in Wales and has played for Wales Under-19.
Greetings from Lake Mutirikwi near Masvingo! Staying at Lake Kyle National Park, amazing location with a lovely game park. Sadly the Harare-Masvingo highway is in a deplorable, dangerous state though, so getting here wasn't easy.
#BeautifulZimbabwe
It came too late, but a big performance at
#AFCON2021
for Zimbabwe, beating Guinea 2-1. The already-eliminated Warriors held off second-half pressure for a deserved win, Musona and Mahachi scoring. Guinea ranked 15th in Africa, Zimbabwe 31st. Well done to the Warriors!
Catfish is my favourite dish so far here in Cote D'Ivoire! Had this one as part of preparations for commentary on today's
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023
games here in San Pedro. We've got Namibia v Mali and Zambia v Morocco, and probably another night of drama as groups E and F end.
Happy New Year to all! Iโm doing a bit of tourism for the next couple of weeks as my Mum and sister have come from the UK for a holiday here in Zim with me, Mrs V and Rufaro. Here at the Domboshava Hills, just 30 mins outside Harare, a great day out!
The Warriorsโ campaign is back on track! A big 3 points with a 2-1 win away to a poor Zambia gives Zimbabwe 4 points in
#AFCON2021Q
A vastly improved performance, 2 Billiat goals and Musona having a good game. Next matches are Aug/Sept 2020 against Algeria, away and then at home.
The Warriors on this chartered plane as they left for Blantyre for friendly against Malawi tomorrow. Trained this morning, Nakamba and Billiat are there, late additions were Tafadzwa Rusike, Evans Rusike, Dennis Dauda and Divine Lunga. First game for new coach Zdravko Logarusic.