Windfall for Mapeza ahead of big WC games

Zimbabwe is reported to have promised interim coach Norman Mapeza a US$600 000 bonus should he wave his magic and qualify the nation to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Zimbabwe is reported to have promised interim coach Norman Mapeza a US$600 000 bonus should he wave his magic and qualify the nation to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) made the anticipated decision on Wednesday to appoint Norman Mapeza the Warriors caretaker coach.

Croatian gaffer Zdravko Logarusic has been fired as the senior Zimbabwe men football team coach after a disastrous tenure in which he failed dismally.

There is a feeling within the dressing room that Mapeza has some unfinished business with the Warriors after his initial stint was cut short by a decision that made Madinda Ndlovu a national team co-coach.

HARARE - Clueless Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic who has presided over 14 matches, winning only once has coached his last game after Zifa finally agreed to let the Croat go and hand the button stick to a local coach, The Page can reveal.

Stop calling Zimbabwe national team The Warriors, it's a big insult to the word Warrior. Warriors are known for conquering enemies but these bunch of losers led by Logarusic are nowhere near Warriors.

Jonah Fabisch is set to start against Ethiopia in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday as Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic makes some changes after the drab draw against South Africa on Friday.

Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic believes the draw against South Africa was a fair result despite falling short of the expectations of many Zimbabweans.

Against tactical odds and technical wisdom, Zimbabwe Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic has bit the bullet to let Alec Mudimu play at the heart of defence, The Page can reveal.

Zimbabwe has been boosted by the arrivals of captain Knowledge Musona, new assistant coach Benjani Mwaruwari and Humburger SV starlet Jonah Fabisch ahead of the crunch 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia.