Black Aces FC

Black Aces

Full name	Black Aces Football Club
Founded	1972
Dissolved	2001
Ground	Gwanzura Stadium Harare, Zimbabwe
Capacity	5,000

Black Aces Football Club commonly knows as Black Aces was a Zimbabwean professional football club based in Harare. It was founded in 1972 and dissolved in 2001.

History

Black Aces was formed from the ashes of Chibuku Shumba in 1977. The team, affectionately named “Shaisa Mufaro” loosely translated to “party-poopers”, is now but distant memory in the minds of football fans.

In the 1990s Black Aces, coached by the late great Peter Nyama and later on by Swiss national Marc Duvillard, managed to earn a seat among the country’s top clubs.

Nyama steered Black Aces to the league title in 1992 with a team that boasted the likes of Wilfred Mugeyi, John Mbidzo, Percy Mwase, Stanley Mashezha, Charles Kaseke and Emmanuel Nyahuma, among others.

In 1999 Francis “Gaza” Jeyman captained the now struggling side to a famous BP Cup triumph.

Notable players

During its time in existence, Black Aces produced some of the household names in local football like July Sharara, Archieford Chimutanda, George Rollo, Shadreck Ngwenya, Brenna Msiska, Daniel Chikanda, Bernard Dzingayi, Byron Manuel, Rodrick Muganhiri, Fresh Chamarengah, Percy Mwase, Patrick Daka and David Muchineripi. The Mugeyi twins Wilfred and William, Stanley Mashezha, Itayi Kapini, Mike Bingandadi, Emmanuel Nyahuma, John Mbidzo, Francis Jayman, Tapuwa Kapini, Tinashe Nengomasha, Nqobizitha Ncube, Wonder Ngoko, Roy Muchuchu, Lewis Chihuri, Knowledge Zinyama, Herbert Zimbeva, Herbert Mbabvu, David Sengu, Tapfumanei Dodo, Timothy Cosmos, Alex Munawa, Vusi Lehar, Tendai Mwarura, George Takaruza and Butler Masango all made their name at Black Aces. It was dissolved in 2001.

Achievements

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Champions (1): 1992

Runners-up: 1980

• Zimbabwe Cup

Runners-up: 1980

• BP League Cup

Winners (1): 1999

External links

• Black Aces FC - Team Info - Global Sports Archive