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Highlanders F.C.
Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 that plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. It is also known colloquially as iBosso. Founded in 1926 as Lions Football Club, composed mainly of boys born in Makokoba (Bulawayo's oldest township) by two of the Ndebele King Lobengula’s grandsons, Albert and Rhodes, who were sons of Njube. In 1936, the players changed the name to Matebeleland Highlanders Football Club. Nicknames Highlanders are known by their nicknames, Bosso, Tshilamoya, Amahlolanyama, Ezikamagebhula, High High, Mantengwane among many others. Bosso is derived from Setswana slang and means "The Boss. "Tshilamoya is IsiNdebele and, loosely interpreted, could mean "big-upsetters" or "demoralisers", a term coined in apparent reference to the Team's nemesis. Amahlolanyama is taken from the Grey-Crested Helmet-shrike, a bird found mostly in Southern parts of Zimbabwe whose black and white colours resemble those of the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbourfields Stadium
Barbourfields Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, home to Highlanders FC. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is owned by Bulawayo City Council and is home to Highlanders F.C. Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 that plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. It is also known colloquially as iBosso. Founded in 1926 as Lions Football Club, composed mainly of boys ..., one of the biggest soccer teams in Zimbabwe. Soccer fans commonly refer to the stadium as "Emagumeni" meaning "our yard" in iSiNdebele. As of 2017, Barbourfields Stadium may be used as homeground to other football teams in and around Bulawayo including Bantu Rovers FC, How Mine FC and Chicken Inn FC, but mostly, when they play big teams. The stadium consists of four stands including the most famous ones; the Mpilo End (usually for the away fans), and, of course, the Soweto End (for the 'die hard' home fans). It has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honour Gombami
Honour Gombami (born 9 January 1983) is a Zimbabwean former professional football player. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. Cercle's new head coach De Boeck was quite immediately impressed by Gombami's skills. He even stated that in the future he saw Gombami playing for Anderlecht, De Boeck's former team and Belgium's most notable top team. Rumours were going that Anderlecht had approached Gombami for a transfer in May 2008. However, Anderlecht manager Herman Van Holsbeeck denied this. Gombami lives together with his teammate Vuza Nyoni in an apartment in Bruges. They both recommended Obadiah Tarumbwa to the Cercle management. In December 2010, Gombami was severely injured in a match against RC Genk. It took 15 months for Gombami to make his comeback. In the summer of 2012, Gombami signed for Belgian Second Division team Antwerp. He then played three years for Izegem Izegem (; vls, Yzegem) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Nkonjera
Benjamin Nkonjera (died 13 March 1999) was a Zimbabwean football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... Besides Zimbabwe, he played in Switzerland. bulawayo24.com References Year of birth missing 1999 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obadiah Tarumbwa
Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa (born 25 November 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays for Chicken Inn in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as an attacking midfielder. Career In February 2008, he signed a 6-month deal with Belgian first division team Cercle Brugge. At Cercle he was reunited with his former Highlanders FC colleagues Vusumuzi Nyoni and Honour Gombami, by whom he was tipped to the Cercle board. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. His contract with Cercle Brugge was ended on 13 March 2009. He returned to his home country and signed for Bantu Rovers. On 2 August 2012, Tarumbwa returned to his homeland having been tipped to join Dynamos of Zimbabwe, but turned down the move after failing to agree terms. He joined Cypriot Second Division club Ermis Aradippou and got the number 7 jersey. On 29 December 2012, Tarumbwa landed in Kenya to sign a two-year contract with 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions Sofapaka Sofapaka Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Matema
Ralph Matema (born June 19, 1982) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He has been a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. "Raru", as he is popularly known, is the reigning top scorer of the Zimbabwean CBZ Premier League after netting 19 times in the 2006 season. In 2007, he scored 10 goals in 11 games but left Highlanders FC to join Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ... for the 2007/2008 season. References 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bulawayo Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Men's association football forwards Orlando Pirates F.C. players Highlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methembe Ndlovu
Methembe Ndlovu (born 16 August 1973) is a former Zimbabwean footballer and current head coach of men's soccer at Trinity College (Connecticut). Ndlovu spent his playing career with Albuquerque Geckos, Highlanders F.C., Boston Bulldogs and as a player/coach for Cape Cod Crusaders and Indiana Invaders. Ndlovu made several appearances for the Zimbabwe national football team, including an appearance at the 1998 COSAFA Cup This page provides summaries of the 1998 COSAFA Cup The COSAFA Cup or COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after .... Methembe Ndlovu was recently appointed for the US coaching role for Soccer. He is said to be the last coach to lead the team Highlanders to the Premium Soccer League title after Bulawayo giants according to the article NewZimbabwe.com. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndlovu, Methembe 1973 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Murisa
Stewart Murisa (born 18 July 1974) is a retired Zimbabwean football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to p .... References 1974 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers CAPS United players AmaZulu F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Dynamos F.C. players Highlanders F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Men's association football forwards South African Premier Division players Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ndlovu
Adam Ndlovu (26 June 1970 – 16 December 2012) was a footballer, who played as a striker. During his club career, he played for Highlanders, SC Kriens, SR Delémont, FC Zürich, Moroka Swallows, Dynamos and Free State Stars, and was also a member of the Zimbabwe national team. His brother, Peter Ndlovu, is also a former professional footballer. Ndlovu died after a tyre burst on the car in which he was travelling near Victoria Falls Airport Victoria Falls Airport is an international airport serving the Victoria Falls tourism industry, and is south of the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Overview In April 2013, Exim Bank of China provided a $150 million loan to build the airpo ..., causing the car to leave the road and hit a tree. His brother Peter was critically injured. References External links * * 1970 births 2012 deaths Zimbabwean footballers Zimbabwean expatriate footballers Zimbabwe international footballers Association football forwards FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thulani Ncube
Thulani Ncube (born 21 September 1977) is a retired Zimbabwean football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s .... References 1977 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Highlanders F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Cape Cod Crusaders players Men's association football defenders Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Luphala
Joel Luphahla (born 26 April 1977) is a Zimbabwean football midfielder. Luphahla was born in Tjolotjo Matebeleland province Career Luphahla is a Zimbabwean midfielder who has spent most of his career playing in South Africa's Premier Soccer League and also had a spell in Cyprus. He suffered a serious leg injury while playing for Platinum Stars, but returned to the club after an extended absence. Luphahla has been capped for the Zimbabwean national team. He played for the team that won the 2000 COSAFA Cup, and was in the Zimbabwean squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He plays attacking midfielder. International goals :''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.'' Clubs *1998–2000: Highlanders FC *2000–2004: AEP Paphos FC *2004–2005: Silver Stars *2005–2006: Supersport United *2006–2010: Platinum Stars *2010–2015: Highlanders FC Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 that plays in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenzo Moyo
Zenzo Moyo (born 24 December 1975) is a retired Zimbabwean football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role .... References 1975 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Botswana Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Botswana Highlanders F.C. players AEP Paphos FC players Olympiakos Nicosia players Chalkidona F.C. players Gilport Lions F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Super League Greece players {{Zimbabwe-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapuwa Kapini
Tapuwa Kapini is a football goalkeeper and has represented the Zimbabwe national football team The Zimbabwe national football team (Nicknamed ''The Warriors''), represents Zimbabwe in men's international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The t .... He is known in Zimbabwe for his style of play where he drives the ball into the center of the pitch like an outfield player. On 10 February 2015, Kapini join Highlands Park on a free transfer. References External links * 1984 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Men's association football goalkeepers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Highlanders F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players AmaZulu F.C. players Highlands Park F.C. players Sekhukhune United F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |