

On Sunday, Cranborne Bullets clash with Harare City in the morning before Dynamos face Black Rhinos in the afternoon.įans have started to register shock and dismay at the ticket pricing, especially considering that they have always paid US$3 for entry into topflight matches. There will be double headers on both Saturday and Sunday where Chicken Inn, who finished top of Group 2 in Bulawayo will clash with Ngezi Platinum Stars on Saturdays in a mid-morning kick-off before Highlanders collide with FC Platinum at 3pm. The Premier Soccer League has sent touches wagging after pegging the cheapest ticket into the Chibuku Super Cup quarterfinals that will be played at the Baobab Stadium in Mhondoro-Ngezi this weekend at US$20.įans who prefer the VIP enclosure will be asked to fork out US$50 and will also be required to produce a vaccine certificate in order to be allowed entry. In the women’s category, the Zimbabwe women’s rugby Sevens side will be joined by South Africa Select, Uganda, Kenya Lionesses 1 and Kenya Lionesses 2.Ĭheetahs Squad: Kudzai Mashawi (captain) Godfrey Magaramombe, Takudzwa Kumadiro, Vuyani Dhlomo, Jerry Jaravaza, Ryan Musumhi, Munesu Muneta, Munopa Muneta, Prince Ncube, Shingirai Katsvere, Brandon Boshi, Ganizani ChikuĪssistant coach/team manager: Tafadzwa Mhende Zimbabwe, who also finished second in 20, will be using the tournament as preparation for the Africa Men’s Sevens later this year.Īfter former captain Danny Hondo stepped down as head coach of the side after the Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco, the team will be led by another former Cheetahs star Graham Kaulback. The Cheetahs are regular participants in the Safari Sevens since the inaugural edition where they finished as runner-ups in 1996.


Other teams that will take part in the two-day rugby extravaganza include South Africa Sevens Academy, former champions Samurai, Red Wailers, Stallion Sevens of Nigeria, KCB, Kenya Under-20, Shujaa and defending champions Kenya Morans. The 24th edition of the Safari Sevens will be held this weekend at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya with Zimbabwe among the five international teams in the star-studded field alongside hosts Kenya, Uganda, Spain and Germany. The Cheetahs are among 16 teams that have confirmed their participation at the Safari Sevens tournament which is making its return this year after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mutare Sports Club twin brothers Munopa and Munesu Muneta have retained their places in the squad after impressing on their debuts in Monaco. The other seasoned players in the squad are Shingirai Katsvere and Brendon Boshi.Įxciting former Sables utility back Jeremiah Jaravaza is one of the three uncapped players named in the side together with Old Hararians’ former Eaglesvale speedster Ganizani Chiku and Old Georgians forward Vuyani Dhlomo. Mashawi is one of the most experienced players in the new-look Cheetahs squad dominated by rookies who are yet to make an appearance on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 28-year-old Churchill School alumni takes over the captaincy duties from South Africa-based Boyd Rouse, who led the Cheetahs in their last international assignment at the World Rugby Sevens Olympic Repechage tournament in Monaco four months ago. HARARE Sports Club centre-back Kudzai Mashawi has been named captain of Zimbabwe’s rugby Sevens team, the Cheetahs ahead of their participation in the Safari Sevens tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, this weekend.
