The Sunday News
Mandla Moyo, Sports Reporter
THE national Under-23 football team’s preparations for back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique are already underway.
Zimbabwe will play away against their Mozambican counterparts in Maputo on 22 March before completing the two-legged tie at home four days later at the National Sports Stadium.
According to Xolisani Gwesela, the Zifa communications and competitions manager, the local-based players are in camp at the Zifa village save for Harare City players currently on tour with their clubs. The absent players are expected to join the team on Monday while foreign-based players will be available on 18 March. From this provisional list only 18 will travel for the encounter and the final list will be pushed out three days before the team leaves.
Zimbabwe Under-23 provisional squad:
Goalkeepers: Martin Mapisa (Velez CF, Spain), Nelson Chadya (Ngezi Platinum Stars), Spencer Ngwerume (FC Platinum)
Defenders: Reward Mwakona (Ards FC, Northern Ireland), Enrique Ndlovu (AS Trencin, Slovakia)
Hastings Chapusha (Harare City), Mbongeni Ndlovu (Highlanders), Peace Makaha (Manica Diamonds), Shadreck Nyahwa (Bulawayo Chiefs), Marvelous Chigumira (TelOne), Brendon Moyo (Bulawayo Chiefs)
Midfielders: Tatenda Tavengwa (Harare City), Marlvin Kwinjo (Ngezi Platinum Stars),Kudzai Dhemere (Dynamos),Farai Mutatu (Michigan State University, USA), Shama Bako (Vfb Lubeck, Germany), Seth Patrick (Vfb Lubeck, Germany), Kelvin Ndebele (Caps United), Matifadza Zata (Dundee United, Scotland), Anelka Chivandire (Triangle United), Nicholas Guyo (Ubuntu, Cape Town, South Africa).
Strikers: Delic Murimba (Triangle United), Junior Zindoga (Maritzburg United, South Africa); Prince Dube (Highlanders), Wilfred Muvirimi (Harare City), Aubriel Chirinda (Chicken Inn); Tinotenda Benza (Herentals)
