Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Association	Zimbabwe Football Association
Sub-confederation	COSAFA; (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Norman Mapeza
Captain	Method Mwanjali
Top scorer	Peter Ndlovu (at least 38)
Home stadium	National Sports Stadium
FIFA code	ZIM
FIFA ranking	99
Highest FIFA ranking	40 (April 1995)
Lowest FIFA ranking	131 (October 2009)
Elo ranking	101
First international
	S. Rhodesia 0–4 England XI ; (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 26 June 1939)
Biggest win
	Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe ; (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)
Biggest defeat
	South Africa 7–0 Rhodesia ; (South Africa; 9 April 1977)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (First in 2004)
Best result	Round 1; 2004, 2006

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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 Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then 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. They were Unofficial Football World Champions between their 2–0 win over Angola on 27 March 2005 and their 5–1 defeat to Nigeria on 8 October 2005.

[edit] Rhodesia/Zimbabwe all time record against all nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3
Angola	16	7	3	6	18	15	+3
Australia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Botswana	8	7	1	0	17	1	+16
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2
Cameroon	9	3	0	6	11	15	−4
Central African Republic	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
China PR	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Congo	2	0	2	0	4	4	0
Congo DR/ Zaire	4	2	0	2	6	10	−4
Côte d'Ivoire	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5
Egypt	10	1	4	5	8	14	−6
Eritrea	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8
Ethiopia	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Gabon	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Ghana	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4
Guinea	5	1	2	2	1	6	−5
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Kenya	10	1	5	4	6	9	−3
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Lesotho	13	10	2	1	32	8	+24
Libya	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Madagascar	5	4	1	0	11	5	+6
Malawi	53	20	17	16	66	53	+13
Malaysia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Mali	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Mauritania	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Mauritius	7	4	0	3	11	8	+3
Morocco	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3
Mozambique	15	9	5	1	37	13	+24
Namibia	7	4	0	3	17	14	+3
Nigeria	6	1	1	4	4	14	−10
Oman	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Qatar	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Rwanda	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Senegal	6	3	0	3	5	8	−3
Seychelles	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
Somalia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
South Africa	10	4	1	5	10	11	−1
Sudan	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Swaziland	11	9	1	1	25	6	+19
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Tanzania	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5
Togo	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Uganda	11	4	6	1	10	8	+2
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Zambia	32	3	19	10	28	38	−10
Total	314	130	88	96	430	345	+85

[edit] Zimbabwe Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

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

CECAFA Cup :

1 Time Champion (1985)

[edit] Competition records

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1966 – Did not enter
1970 – Did not qualify
1975 to 1978 – Did not enter
1982 to 2010 – Did not qualify

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
1982 to 2002 – Did not qualify
2004 to 2006 – Round 1
2008 to 2012 – Did not qualify

[edit] Current squad

The following 23-man squad were called for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Cape Verde on 8 October 2011.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 8 October 2011.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Tapuwa Kapini	17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) (age 27)	30	0	AmaZulu
16	GK	Edmore Sibanda	1 January 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 25)	6	0	CAPS United^[2]
22	GK	Washington Arubi	29 August 1985 (1985-08-29) (age 26)	14	0	Dynamos

2	DF	Thomas Suisse	9 August 1981 (1981-08-09) (age 30)	12	0	Kaizer Chiefs
3	DF	Method Mwanjali (Captain)	26 April 1983 (1983-04-26) (age 28)	30	1	Mamelodi Sundowns
5	DF	Guthrie Zhokinyi	8 May 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 26)	3	1	Dynamos
6	DF	Gilbert Mapemba	26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 26)	12	0	CAPS United
13	DF	Daniel Vheremu	18 March 1985 (1985-03-18) (age 26)	10	0	FC Platinum
18	DF	Lincoln Zvasiya	6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) (age 29)	2	0	Kaizer Chiefs
19	DF	Qadr Amin	16 January 1990 (1990-01-16) (age 22)	1	0	Gunners
20	DF	Tapiwa Kumbuyani	20 April 1990 (1990-04-20) (age 21)	1	0	CAPS United

4	MF	Eric Mudzingwa	3 February 1986 (1986-02-03) (age 26)	2	0	Highlanders
7	MF	Tafadzwa Rusike	7 May 1989 (1989-05-07) (age 22)	10	1	Ajax Cape Town
8	MF	Ovidy Karuru	23 January 1989 (1989-01-23) (age 23)	11	1	US Boulogne
9	MF	Benjamin Marere	12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) (age 28)	9	0	FC Platinum
11	MF	Willard Katsande	7 May 1989 (1989-05-07) (age 22)	6	2	Kaizer Chiefs
14	MF	Khama Billiat	19 August 1990 (1990-08-19) (age 21)	5	2	Ajax Cape Town
21	MF	Tinashe Nengomasha	2 September 1982 (1982-09-02) (age 29)	27	1	Kaizer Chiefs
23	MF	Justice Majabvi	26 March 1984 (1984-03-26) (age 27)	11	1	Khatoco Khánh Hoà

10	FW	Édouard Takarindwa	31 August 1983 (1983-08-31) (age 28)	13	1	Al-Hilal Omdurman
12	FW	Benjani Mwaruwari (Vice-Captain)	13 August 1978 (1978-08-13) (age 33)	31	8	Portsmouth
15	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	21 August 1987 (1987-08-21) (age 24)	10	4	Mamelodi Sundowns
17	FW	Knowledge Musona	21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 21)	8	5	1899 Hoffenheim

[edit] Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest Call-up
GK	Marlon Jani	8 August 1978 (1978-08-08) (age 33)	0	0	Motor Action	v. Liberia, 4 September 2011^[3]

DF	Onismor Bhasera	7 January 1986 (1986-01-07) (age 26)	15	0	Plymouth Argyle	v. Mali, 5 June 2011
DF	Zhaimu Jambo	23 August 1987 (1987-08-23) (age 24)	8	0	Kaizer Chiefs	v. Cape Verde, 8 October 2011
DF	Noel Kaseke	24 December 1980 (1980-12-24) (age 31)	5	0	AC Omonia	v. Mali, 5 June 2011

MF	Archford Gutu	15 August 1993 (1993-08-15) (age 18)	7	0	Dynamos	v. Liberia, 4 September 2011
MF	Nyoni Vusumuzi	21 April 1984 (1984-04-21) (age 27)	17	0	Germinal Beerschot	v. Mali, 5 June 2011
MF	Denver Mukamba	21 December 1992 (1992-12-21) (age 19)	1	0	Dynamos	v. Mali, 5 June 2011
MF	Bhekimpilo Ncube	29 September 1983 (1983-09-29) (age 28)	1	0	FC Platinum	v. Mali, 5 June 2011

FW	Quincy Antipas	20 April 1984 (1984-04-20) (age 27)	7	0	SønderjyskE	v. Liberia, 4 September 2011
FW	Charles Sibanda	30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) (age 26)	2	0	FC Platinum	v. Liberia, 4 September 2011
FW	Norman Maroto	11 July 1983 (1983-07-11) (age 28)	2	0	FC Platinum	v. Mali, 5 June 2011

[edit] References

^ "Musona picked for Cape Verde". New Zimbabwe. 19 September 2011. http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-6091-Musona%20picked%20for%20Cape%20Verde/sports.aspx.
^ "Zimbabwe warriors squad named...". Metro Zimbabwe. 12 May 2011. http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/sports/zimbabwe-warriours-squad-named/. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^ "Warriors provisional squad for Liberia named". Beezsports. 16 August 2011. http://www.beezsports.com/index.php?Item=643&Section=Zimbabwe.

[edit] External links

Football Association official site
Sports news TalkZimbabwe

[0] "Musona picked for Cape Verde". New Zimbabwe. 19 September 2011. http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-6091-Musona%20picked%20for%20Cape%20Verde/sports.aspx.

[1] "Zimbabwe warriors squad named...". Metro Zimbabwe. 12 May 2011. http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/sports/zimbabwe-warriours-squad-named/. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

[2] "Warriors provisional squad for Liberia named". Beezsports. 16 August 2011. http://www.beezsports.com/index.php?Item=643&Section=Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe national football team

Contents

[edit] Rhodesia/Zimbabwe all time record against all nations

[edit] Zimbabwe Football Achievements

[edit] Competition records

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

[edit] Current squad

[edit] Recent call-ups

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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