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]
| Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Michael Nees | ||
| Captain | Knowledge Musona | ||
| Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ZIM | ||
| |||
| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result |  Silver Medal (1995) | ||
Players
editThe following squad was selected ahead of 2019 CAF Africa U-23 Cup of National qualifiers.[4][5]
Recent results & fixtures
editThe 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 | Zimbabwe | 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 | Mozambique | 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 | Zimbabwe | 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 | South Africa | Bulawayo |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana) |
Competitive records
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Africa Cup of Nations
edit| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
All Africa Games
edit| African Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1965–1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 |
Fourth-place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1995 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1999 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2007 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 2019 |
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
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