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ZIMBABWE


ZIMBABWE SET TO KICK OFF WOMEN'S PRO LEAGUE

The Zimbabwe National Women Football (ZNWSL) Super League, is set to kick off in style this weekend with a lot of exciting matches lined up.Ten teams across the country will be participating with all matches played on Saturdays.

ZNWSL chairperson, Mavis Gumbo

“I can confirm that the league starts on June 11. The league drew its ten teams from different parts of the country as the league is national,” said ZNWSL chairperson, Mavis Gumbo.

This will be Zimbabwe's first ever  women's professional soccer league.The league will consist of teams from Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo and Guruve.

The most popular team in Bulawayo in the women’s football circles, New Orleans, will travel to Guruve for a date with Cosa at Mudhindo Stadium, with In-line Academy from the City of Kings taking on Harare’s Flame Lily at Sikhulile High School, Lobengula West.

Cyclone Stars (Harare) will travel to Mutare for a date with Faith Drive Queen at Sakubva Stadium. 

In another match, Masvingo FC’s hunting ground will be used by Masvingo Queens against Mufakose Queens.

Black Rhinos will take on a Gweru team, Chipembere Queens at Brigade grounds in the capital city.

Women’s football turned the corner last year in March when the Mavis Gumbo administration managed to secure sponsorship and the senior team has since qualified for the All-Africa Games set for Maputo, Mozambique, in September.

NIGERIA

Bayelsa Queens FC

WHERE DID OUR SALARIES  MONEY GO ?

Controversy is brewing over the alleged diversion of 1.2million naira being part of the May salary of the Bayelsa Queens Football Club of Nigeria by the immediate past state Commissioner for Sports and Social Development, Opukere Jone-Ere. National Mirror learnt yesterday that the former commissioner had directed a female staff in the ministry to deduct the N1.2m from the football club’s salary, 24 hours after Governor Timipre Sylva dissolved the state executive council on June 2.

 It was also learnt that total monthly salary for the management, players and coaches of the female football club is valued at N4, 360, 000. The former commissioner has, however, been advised to return the money to ensure the full payment of the club’s salary. It was gathered that Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Igrinan Johnson, and other staff of the ministry were not comfortable with the deduction, even as the commissioner had been removed from office. Accountant of the Bayelsa Queens had usually signed the monthly salary, but the ex-commissioner had allegedly connived with the said female staff in the ministry to divert the sum.

The former commissioner was also said to have nominated the female staff to the yet to be inaugurated board of the female football club. Meanwhile, the Sole Administrator of Bayelsa Queens, Bunas Ironsi, has expressed surprise that a sacked commissioner could give a directive for the payment of salaries.

nationalmirror

NAMIBIA
SHIPANGA APPOINTED TO FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TECHNICAL STUDY GROUP

NAMIBIA’s national women’s football coach Jacqueline Shipanga has been appointed by Fifa as member of the technical study group at this year’s Women’s World Cup, taking place in Germany from June 26 until July 17.

As associate of Fifa’s expert panel, her main task during the tournament will be the monitoring and analysis of participating teams at matches and training sessions as well as thorough discussions and the exchange of information with players and coaches off the field. It is Fifa’s aim to detect current trends in the football game and to initiate discussions on controversial issues such as the “passive offside”. 

After the tournament, a final report on the technical study group’s conclusions and recommendations will be made available to national associations to enable them to improve their team’s playing techniques.

“Shipanga’s appointment by Fifa comes as a pleasant surprise since she was trained as football coach under the German football programme ‘Deutsches Fußball Projekt Namibia’,” reads a statement from the German Embassy.  

The initiative was organised by the German Olympic Sport Federation (DOSB) in close cooperation with the German Football Association (DFB) and financed by the Federal Foreign Office.

namibian.com