{"id":22149,"date":"2020-04-18T21:42:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=22149"},"modified":"2020-04-18T21:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T19:42:12","slug":"warriors-stars-weigh-in-with-independence-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/warriors-stars-weigh-in-with-independence-messages","title":{"rendered":"Warriors stars weigh in with independence messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks exactly 40 years since Zimbabwe attained Independence from British encroachment and members of the senior men\u2019s national soccer team, the Warriors, have weighed in with messages on various forms of social media.<\/p>\n<p>England-based Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa had this to say: \u201cHappy Independence Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis covid19 pandemic threatens to take away a part of our daily freedom but we pray to God for Grace and Restoration\u2026The Status Quo still remains to be \u201cfree and INDEPENDENT\u201d\u2026 ZIMBABWE TODAY U TURNED 40! SAFE INDEPENDENCE ZIMBABWE,GOD BLESS US ALL, GOD BLESS ZIMBABWE,\u201c wrote Kaizer Chiefs winger Khama Billiat.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba posted a picture of him with the Zimbabwean flad and captioned it \u201cHappy Independence Day Zimbabwe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC Sherrif Tiraspol defender Alec Mudimu also posted a picture of him in gold and green and captioned it \u201cHappy Independence Motherland Zimbabwe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>France-based Marshall Munetsi wrote \u201cHappy Independence Day Zimbabwe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks exactly 40 years since Zimbabwe attained Independence from British encroachment and members of the senior men\u2019s national soccer team, the Warriors, have weighed in with messages on various forms of social media. 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