Zimbabwe national football team

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Zimbabwe

Nickname

The Warriors

Association

Zimbabwe Football Association

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Charles Mhlauri

Top scorer

Peter Ndlovu (32)

Home stadium

National Sports Stadium

FIFA code

ZIM

FIFA ranking

Highest FIFA ranking

40 (April 1995)

Lowest FIFA ranking

94 (February 2007)

Elo ranking





First kit





Second kit

First international

Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia

(Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)

Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Mozambique

(Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980)

Biggest win

Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe

(Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990)

Biggest defeat

Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia

(Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)

Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe

(Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 August 1989)

Zaire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe

(Kinshasa, Zaire; 4 June 1995)

African Nations Cup

Appearances

2 (First in 2004)

Best result

Round 1, 2004 and 2006

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 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 Zimbabwe Football Achievements
2 World Cup record
3 African Nations Cup record
4 Notable players
5 External links

[edit] Zimbabwe Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

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

CECAFA Cup :

1 Time Champion (1985)

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1966 - Did not enter
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not enter
1978 - Did not enter
1982 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1980 - Did not enter
1982 to 2002 - Did not qualify
2004 - Round 1
2006 - Round 1

[edit] Notable players

Peter Ndlovu
Adam Ndlovu
Joseph Ngwenya
Vitalis "Digital" Takawira
Benjani Mwaruwari
Bruce Grobbelaar
Norman Mapeza
Joshua Mahaka
Nqobizitha Ncube
freddy Mkwesha
Moses Chunga
George Shaya
Eddie Mukahanana
Rolin Mzwimbi
Esrom Nyandoro

[edit] External links

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