Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe

Nickname(s)

The Warriors

Association

Zimbabwe Football Association

Sub-confederation

COSAFA
(Southern Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Kalisto Pasuwa

Captain

Willard Katsande

Most caps

John Phiri

Top scorer

Peter Ndlovu (at least 38)

Home stadium

National Sports Stadium

FIFA code

ZIM

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

126

1 (5 May 2016)

Highest

40 (April 1995)

Lowest

131 (October 2009, February-March 2016)

Elo ranking

Current

113

Highest

54 (Sept 1993 or April 1995)

Lowest

11 (May 2011)

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

The Zimbabwe national football team is the national team of the Republic 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.^[1]

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
DR Congo/ Zaire	4	2	0	2	6	10	−4
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5
Egypt	11	1	4	6	10	18	−8
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	6	1	2	3	1	7	−6
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
Thailand	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
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	316	130	88	98	432	350	+82

Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

4 Time Champions (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009)
3 Times Runners-Up

CECAFA Cup :

1 Time Champion (1985)
2 Times Runners-Up (1983, 1987)

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1966 – Did not enter
1970 – Did not qualify from Asia/Oceania zone
1974 to 1978 – Did not enter
1982 to 2014 – Did not qualify from African zone
2018 - Expelled from qualifying competition^[2]

Africa Cup of Nations record

1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
1982 to 2002 – Did not qualify
2004 to 2006 – Round 1
2008 to 2015 – Did not qualify

Recent results

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13) 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Malawi	1–2	Zimbabwe	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
14:30 UTC+2	J. Banda 24'	Report	Malajila 23' Billiat 83'	Referee: Christopher Nde (Cameroon)

Current squad

The following squad were called for the second leg of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Tanzania on 1 June 2014.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 1 June 2014.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Washington Arubi	(1985-08-29) 29 August 1985	21	0	Pretoria University
1GK	George Chigova	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991	15	0	Dynamos
1GK	Munyaradzi Diya	(1985-07-09) 9 July 1985	0	0	Highlanders

2DF	Erick Chipeta	(1990-06-28) 28 June 1990	20	0	Hwange Colliery
2DF	Hardlife Zvirekwi	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987	20	0	CAPS United
2DF	Partson Jaure	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990	18	0	Dynamos
2DF	Milton Ncube	(1987-07-04) 4 July 1987	14	1	Highlanders
2DF	Ronald Pfumbidzai	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	1	0	CAPS United
2DF	Talent Chawapiwa		0	0	Harare City

3MF	Ovidy Karuru	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989	17	1	Kaizer Chiefs
3MF	Willard Katsande	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986	14	3	Kaizer Chiefs
3MF	Denver Mukamba	(1992-12-21) 21 December 1992	14	1	Bidvest Wits
3MF	Danny Phiri	(1979-07-25) 25 July 1979	13	1	Chicken Inn
3MF	Pascal Manhanga	(1991-03-23) 23 March 1991	4	1	Triangle United
3MF	Stephen Alimenda	(1988-10-15) 15 October 1988	2	0	Dynamos
3MF	Wonder Kapinda		1	0	Black Rhinos
3MF	Marshal Mudehwe	(1993-08-17) 17 August 1993	1	0	Platinum

4FW	Cuthbert Malajila	(1985-10-03) 3 October 1985	20	7	Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW	Edward Sadomba	(1983-08-31) 31 August 1983	15	1	Al-Ahly
4FW	Tendai Ndoro	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985	7	2	Black Aces
4FW	Kudakwashe Musharu	(1987-01-08) 8 January 1987	2	0	Monomotapa United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Zimbabwe squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tafadzwa Dube	(1984-12-19) 19 December 1984	8	0	CAPS United	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014

DF	Carlington Nyadombo	(1985-12-25) 25 December 1985	9	0	AmaZulu	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
DF	Costa Nhamoinesu	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986	8	0	Sparta Prague	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
DF	Gift Bello	(1984-05-24) 24 May 1984	1	0	Platinum	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
DF	Felix Chindungwe	(1982-09-09) 9 September 1982	12	0	Chicken Inn	2014 African Nations Championship
DF	Augustine Mbara	(1991-12-30) 30 December 1991	2	0	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship
DF	Themba Ndlovu	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984	1	0	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship

MF	Peter Moyo	(1988-05-08) 8 May 1988	13	1	Black Aces	v. Tanzania, 1 June 2014 (injured)
MF	Kudakwashe Mahachi	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993	11	2	Highlanders	v. Tanzania, 1 June 2014 (injured)
MF	Ali Sadiki	(1987-12-10) 10 December 1987	11	0	Mazembe	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
MF	Masimba Mambare	(1986-05-09) 9 May 1986	16	4	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship
MF	Oscar Machapa	(1987-06-01) 1 June 1987	10	0	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship
MF	Tawanda Muparati	(1983-09-10) 10 September 1983	9	0	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship

FW	Knowledge Musona	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990	19	12	Oostende	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
FW	Kingston Nkhatha	(1985-10-27) 27 October 1985	10	2	Kaizer Chiefs	v. Malawi, 5 March 2014
FW	Charles Sibanda	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985	21	2	Platinum	2014 African Nations Championship
FW	Nelson Mazivisa	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985	12	4	Platinum	2014 African Nations Championship
FW	Donald Ngoma	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989	10	3	Platinum	2014 African Nations Championship
FW	Simba Nhivi Sithole	(1991-01-10) 10 January 1991	10	1	Dynamos	2014 African Nations Championship
FW	Simbarashe Sithole	(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989	5	1	Ajax Cape Town	2014 African Nations Championship

References

↑ Ian Hawkey. "When Peter Ndlovu and Bruce Grobbelaar made Zimbabwe dare to dream | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
↑ "Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 March 2015.
↑ "Afcon 2015: Injuries bite Zimbabwe squad". NewsDay. 27 May 2014.

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North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

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National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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