Zimbabwe
Nickname(s)The Warriors
AssociationZimbabwe Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachShepherd Murape
CaptainKnowledge Musona
Home stadiumNational Sports Stadium
FIFA codeZIM
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malawi 1–1 Zimbabwe 
(Lilongwe; 3 August 1986)
Biggest win
Egypt  2–3  Zimbabwe
(Islamia, Egypt; 23 September 1987)
Biggest defeat
Malawi  4–2  Zimbabwe
(Lilongwe Malawi; 9 April 1987)
African Games
Appearances3 (first in 1991)
Best result
Champion
Silver Medal (1995)

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

The following squad was selected ahead of 2019 CAF Africa U-23 Cup of National qualifiers.[4][5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Martin Mapisa (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Spain Zamora
1GK Tatenda Mkuruva (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 27) 17 0 United States Michigan Stars
1GK Talbert Shumba (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 33) 5 0 Zambia Nkana
1GK Ariel Sibanda (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 34) 5 0 Zimbabwe Highlanders
2DF Tendayi Darikwa (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 31) 13 0 England Wigan Athletic
2DF Jimmy Dzingai (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 32) 7 0 Zambia Nkana
2DF Brendan Galloway (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 27) 0 0 England Luton Town
2DF Victor Kamhuka (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Malaysia Royal Malaysia Police
2DF Divine Lunga (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 (age 28) 16 0 South Africa Lamontville Golden Arrows
2DF Romario Matova (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Croatia NK Solin
2DF Carlos Mavhurume (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 27) 3 0 Zimbabwe CAPS United
2DF Alec Mudimu (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 28) 20 0 Turkey Ankaraspor
2DF Teenage Hadebe (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 27) 29 4 United States Houston Dynamo
2DF Shadreck Nyahwa (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 24) 3 0 Zimbabwe Bulawayo Chiefs
2DF Tendai Jirira (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 31) 0 0 United States Detroit City
2DF Jordan Zemura (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 23) 2 0 England Bournemouth
3MF Khama Billiat (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 32) 46 17 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
3MF Tanaka Chinyahara (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 27) 1 0 Zambia Red Arrows
3MF Thabani Kamusoko (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 35) 13 0 Zambia ZESCO United
3MF Ovidy Karuru (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 34) 44 7 South Africa Black Leopards
3MF Kudakwashe Mahachi (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 29) 33 3 South Africa SuperSport United
3MF Marshall Munetsi (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27) 20 1 France Stade Reims
3MF Knowledge Musona (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) 44 23 Belgium Eupen
3MF King Nadolo (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 27) 5 0 Zimbabwe Dynamos
3MF Marvelous Nakamba (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 29) 23 0 England Aston Villa
3MF Butholezwe Ncube (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 31) 4 0 South Africa AmaZulu
3MF Tafadzwa Rusike (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 34) 20 2 Zambia ZESCO United
3MF Tatenda Tavengwa (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 26) 2 0 Zimbabwe Harare City
4FW Prince Dube (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 26) 11 7 Tanzania Azam
4FW Terrence Dzvukamanja (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29) 9 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
4FW Tino Kadewere (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 27) 18 3 France Lyon
4FW David Moyo (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 28) 3 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical
4FW Admiral Muskwe (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 24) 4 1 England Wycombe Wanderers
4FW Knox Mutizwa (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 29) 18 6 South Africa Lamontville Golden Arrows
4FW Evans Rusike (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 33) 26 4 South Africa SuperSport United

Recent results & fixtures

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

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Mozambique  0–0  Zimbabwe Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique
16:00 UTC+2 Report Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Zimbabwe  2–0  Mozambique National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 UTC+2
  • Chirinda 88'
  • Murimba 90+4'
 Report Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification South Africa  5–0  Zimbabwe Johannesburg, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Zimbabwe  0–0  South Africa Bulawayo
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium
Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

Competitive records

Olympic Games

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1900–2020 Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011–2019 Did not qualify

All Africa Games

African Games record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1965–1987 Did not qualify
Egypt 1991 Fourth-place 5 2 0 3 6 10
Zimbabwe 1995 Runners-up 5 3 2 1 7 7
South Africa 1999 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2003 Did not qualify
Algeria 2007 Did not qualify
Mozambique 2011 Did not qualify
Republic of the Congo 2015 Group stage 3 1 0 1 1 2
Morocco 2019 Did not qualify
Total 3/12 13 6 2 5 14 19
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe national U-23 football team statistics, fixtures, results, squad". International Soccerway. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe stun Cameroon to reach All Africa Games finals". Goal.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Team profile, results, fixtures, squad". Global Sports Archive. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Kudakwshe Mahachi called up for Zimbabwe U-23". Soccer Laduuuuma. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe Olympic team squad". Footballcritic. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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