Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
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Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Jairos Tapera (interim) | ||
Captain | Knowledge Musona | ||
Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ZIM | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Lilongwe; 3 August 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Egypt ![]() ![]() (Islamia, Egypt; 23 September 1987) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malawi ![]() ![]() (Lilongwe Malawi; 9 April 1987) | |||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | ![]() |
The Zimbabwe national under-23 football team (Nicknamed The Warriors), represents Zimbabwe in men's under-23 international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia.[1][2][3]
Players
[edit]The following squad was selected ahead of 2019 CAF Africa U-23 Cup of National qualifiers.[4][5]
Recent results & fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2019
[edit]22 March 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Mozambique ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |
16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo) |
26 March 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zimbabwe ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini) |
6 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | South Africa ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola) |
10 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zimbabwe ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bulawayo |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana) |
Competitive records
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1900–2020 | Did not qualify |
Africa Cup of Nations
[edit]Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011–2019 | Did not qualify |
All Africa Games
[edit]African Games record | ||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1965–1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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Fourth-place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
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Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 3/12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe national U-23 football team statistics, fixtures, results, squad". International Soccerway. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe stun Cameroon to reach All Africa Games finals". Goal.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Team profile, results, fixtures, squad". Global Sports Archive. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Kudakwshe Mahachi called up for Zimbabwe U-23". Soccer Laduuuuma. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Olympic team squad". Footballcritic. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Zimbabwe Football Association official website