Chiyangwa is the New Zimbabwe Soccer Boss

 The flamboyant tycoon was apparently elected to lead the struggling national football body in the hopes of ushering in a new era.

  • Zimbabwe:   Chiyangwa Elected Zifa Boss

    Zimbabwe Standard, 5 December 2015

    Businessman-cum politician Phillip Chiyangwa recorded a landslide victory over rivals Trevor Carelse-Juul, Leslie Gwindi and James Takavada to assume the reins as the Zimbabwe… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   It's Chiyangwa!

    Zimbabwe Standard, 6 December 2015

    A NEW era began for Zimbabwean football yesterday after businessman Phillip Chiyangwa won the race for the Zimbabwe Football Association presidency. Read more »

The winner of 2015 ZIFA presidential race, businessman Philip Chiyangwa.

  • Zimbabwe:   'Time to Unite for Zifa'

    The Herald, 7 December 2015

    World  soccer governing body FIFA have urged the newly elected ZIFA leadership and the game's stakeholders to put behind them the election mode and hit the ground running in… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Football's Defining Moment

    Zimbabwe Independent, 4 December 2015

    Zimbabwean football is set to enter a new era with the much anticipated Zifa board elections set to be held tomorrow morning in Harare. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Today Is the Big Day

    The Herald, 5 December 2015

    After months of waiting, the domestic football family will today know the man who will be ushered into the hot seat to lead it for the next 15 months and try to pluck the game from… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Carelse-Juul Cries Foul

    The Herald, 5 December 2015

    ZIFA presidential candidate Trevor Carelse-Juul yesterday wrote a letter of protest against what he described as unethical behaviour by another candidate, Philip Chiyangwa, whom he… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   All Set for Saturday's Crunch Zifa Elections

    New Zimbabwe, 4 December 2015

    IT'S all systems go for the Zifa elections that take place on Saturday in Harare. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zifa Presidential Race Run-in

    The Herald, 3 December 2015

    IN the week that ZIFA councillors will meet to decide on who will make up the association's next leadership, the campaign trail by prospective candidates intensified and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Carelse-Juul Has Public's Backing for Zifa Presidency

    CAJ News, 2 December 2015

    If public sentiment is anything to go by, experienced football administrator, Trevor Carelse-Juul, will emerge the new President of the crisis-torn Zimbabwe Football Association… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Carelse-Juul Makes His Appeal

    The Herald, 2 December 2015

    ZIFA aspiring presidential candidate Trevor Carelse-Juul yesterday launched his election manifesto in Harare brimming with confidence and said the time had come for him to play… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   King Peter Backs Kasinauyo

    The Herald, 28 November 2015

    Warriors legend Peter Ndlovu has thrown his weight behind his former Zimbabwe teammate Edzai Kasinauyo in his bid to become a ZIFA board member and urged the councillors to embrace… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Meet the Voting Zifa Councillors

    Zimbabwe Standard, 29 November 2015

    The day of reckoning for Zimbabwe football is nigh, but sadly, the future of the country's number one sport lies in the hands of a handful of people -- Zifa councillors. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   From Caps Utd to Zifa?

    The Herald, 26 November 2015

    AFTER playing a big part in the transformation of Premiership giants CAPS United, Harare lawyer Lewis Uriri wants to take the same approach to the ZIFA board and help turn the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Chiyangwa Rules Out Zifa Bailout

    The Herald, 26 November 2015

    ZIFA presidential candidate Philip Chiyangwa has said that he will not make the same mistake as the ousted former president Cuthbert Dube who used his personal funds to run and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zifa Must Be Credible - Musariri

    The Herald, 26 November 2015

    BEACH soccer chairman Joseph Musariri believes the key to turning around ZIFA lies in instilling financial discipline and following the tenets of corporate governance through a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Bid to Stop Zifa Poll Fails, High Court Says Matter Not Urgent

    New Zimbabwe, 25 November 2015

    HIGH COURT judge Justice Joseph Musakwa on Tuesday dismissed an urgent application put before him by former sports journalist Hope Chizuzu seeking to stop Zifa elections slated for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'My Time Has Come'

    The Herald, 25 November 2015

    ZIFA presidential candidate Leslie Gwindi declared yesterday that his time has come to lead domestic football and promised to institute major reforms to restore integrity and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Court Dismisses Chizuzu Case

    The Herald, 25 November 2015

    THE High Court in Harare has thrown out a bid by freelance journalist Hope Chizuzu to have the ZIFA elections stopped with the court finding no urgency in the application and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Chiyangwa Bad for Zim Football, Warns Mliswa

    New Zimbabwe, 23 November 2015

    FORMER Warriors fitness trainer cum politician Temba Mliswa says Harare Businessman Phillip Chiyangwa's ascendancy to the most powerful local football post is a poisoned chalice to… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Juul Leads Herald Online Poll

    The Herald, 24 November 2015

    Aspiring Zifa presidential candidate Trevor Carelse-Juul is leading a Herald online readers' poll with 51 percent of the readers believing that he is the best candidate for the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Football - We Get the Leadership We Deserve

    Zimbabwe Standard, 15 November 2015

    ALL I know about Phillip Chiyangwa is from the stuff I've read or heard -- the much talked about vast wealth and, to borrow a cliché long associated with him, the perceived… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Dr Phil's Zifa Gospel

    The Herald, 23 November 2015

    Petros Kausiyo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo Sports Reporters-- TRUE to his character, Philip Chiyangwa's flamboyance shone through the night at a Harare hotel on Saturday as the property… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   The Phillip Chiyangwa We Know

    Zimbabwe Standard, 22 November 2015

    Zifa presidential candidate Phillip Chiyangwa was just a patron and not administrator of the Chinhoyi football outfit that had been pointed out as one of the places the businessman… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Juul's 10-Point Plan

    The Herald, 21 November 2015

    After weeks of battling to have his candidature ratified, ZIFA presidential candidate Trevor Carelse- Juul has outlined his grand plan which includes bringing back the Warriors… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Why Zifa Need a Politician Right Now

    The Herald, 19 November 2015

    FROM the very first day when property mogul Philip Chiyangwa officially confirmed that he would be running for the vacant ZIFA presidency post, some critics were quick to scream… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Football Administrators Reject Chiyangwa, Want Him Barred From Zifa Elections

    New Zimbabwe, 17 November 2015

    VETERAN football administrators have disowned Zifa presidential aspirant Philip Chiyangwa. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Chiyangwa Under Pressure

    The Herald, 17 November 2015

    PRESSURE is mounting on Harare businessman Philip Chiyangwa to withdraw his candidature in the race for the ZIFA presidency amid claims yesterday by a number of former football… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Hodges Speaks On Zifa Elections

    The Herald, 14 November 2015

    It is clear that the upcoming ZIFA elections are probably the most important in the history of Zimbabwe football. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zim Football - We Get the Leadership We Deserve

    New Zimbabwe, 13 November 2015

    ALL I know of Phillip Chiyangwa is from the stuff I've read or heard - the much talked about vast wealth and, to borrow a cliché long associated with him, the perceived… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Carelse-Juul Cleared . . . but Chiyangwa Cries Foul

    The Herald, 13 November 2015

    Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter ASPIRING ZIFA presidential candidate Trevor Carelse-Juul was yesterday cleared by the ZIFA Electoral Committee, paving the way for him to contest in… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mliswa Calls for Changes At Zifa

    The Herald, 12 November 2015

    Former fitness trainer and now politician Temba Mliswa says the Government should appoint an interim committee to run ZIFA for two years while cleaning up the mess at 53… Read more »

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