ZIFA Financial Highlights Dec 2024 Final Newsday
ZIFA Financial Highlights Dec 2024 Final Newsday
Behind the Whistle
Behind the Whistle Football is more than a game of goals and glory – it is also a stage where referees carry theweight of fairness on their shoulders. In moments where passion runs high and pressuremounts, their courage and precision can define not just a match, but the dreams of nationsand the emotions of millions. […]
The Beautiful Game and the Business Behind It
By Nqobile Magwizi, ZIFA President The phone call came out of nowhere. One moment, I was running my communications company, focused on the usual press deadlines and client briefs. The next, I was in a meeting with the cricket authorities, talking about a merger that didn’t seem to make sense on paper – until it […]
Football – The Heartbeat of Zimbabwe
By Nqobile Magwizi, ZIFA President Having finished his FormFour at Lower Gweru Adventist Secondary School, my older brother Eliphas landed a job as a temporary teacher at Gwehava Primary School in Gokwe. With his very first salary, he bought what was then the radio of the moment – The People’s Radio, a single-frequency FM set. […]
Our Girls, Our Pride
By Nqobile Magwizi (ZIFA President) I grew up in a big family with more than twenty-two sisters, a household alive with laughter, chatter, and the constant hum of activity. Ours was a home defined by care and hospitality; no matter how little we had, my sisters always found a way to make everyone feel welcome. […]
From Talent to Team
By Nqobile Magwizi – ZIFA President Every Zimbabwean football fan felt the sting when our Under-20 men’s and women’s teams were knocked out in the first round of the recent African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 tournament, which also served as the COSAFA Under-20 Championship. It was a tough moment – not just for […]