Border Strikers F.C.

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Border Strikers FC
Full nameBorder Strikers Football Club
Nickname(s)Vavheneki
Founded1982
GroundDulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge

Border Strikers FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Beitbridge.

The club was refounded in 2014 after they were expelled from the second division in 2012 for failing to fulfill their matches.[1]

Border Strikers F.C were champions of the Central Region Division One in 2015, earning them promotion to the Zimbabwean top flight.[2] Their promotion was made more remarkable by the fact it was their first season in the second division.[3] However they were relegated in their first season in the Premier Soccer League.[4]

The club were expelled from the second division in 2017 for failure to pay the league affiliation fee.[5]

Stadium[edit]

Currently the team plays at the Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge. They played several matches at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane in 2016 until Dulivhadzimu Stadium was accepted by the Zimbabwe FA.[6]

Current squad[edit]

[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3   Michael Mwanya
6   Shingirai Nopi
7   Saul Chaminuka Jr.
8   Clever Mutendebvure
10   David Tendai Tito
11   Junildy Borges
12   Tembwe Kalunga
13   Shephard Kaurimbo
14   George Tapiwa Chamboko
18   Kudzanai Kwashi
19 GK   Gilbert Chigwandaza
No. Pos. Nation Player
21   Ephraim Mwinga
24   Hughe Chikosa
25 Zimbabwe ZIM Farai Masusunye
28 Zimbabwe ZIM Livingstone Genti
30 Zimbabwe ZIM Prince Sibanda
32   Michael Variso
33 DF   Godfrey Mukambi
41   Shelton Mazumba
43   Talent Sande
48   Munyaradzi Chirape

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Businesspeople meet to revive Border Strikers FC". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Border Strikers FC PSL Bound". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "PSL football back in Beitbridge as Border Strikers promoted at first attempt". newzimbabwe.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Border Strikers relegated". The Standard. 16 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Border Strikers booted out".
  6. ^ "Border Strikers happy back home". Newsday.co.zw. 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Premier Soccer League - Border Strikers". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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External links[edit]


  1. ^ "Council renovate Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge".
  2. ^ News, The Sunday. "Border Strikers prepare for 2016". The Sunday News. Retrieved 7 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)