{"id":49655,"date":"2021-11-10T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T14:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=49655"},"modified":"2021-11-10T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T13:40:42","slug":"mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match","title":{"rendered":"Mapeza Seeks To \u201cRestore\u201d Zimbabwe\u2019s Pride With Warriors Vs Bafana Bafana Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has said the Warriors aim to win their penultimate Group H match against Bafana Bafana to restore Zimbabwe\u2019s pride.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe take on neighbours South Africa in a World Cup qualifying match at FNB Stadium tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe failed to progress to the next stage from their pool following a home draw against South Africa in their opener and three successive losses to Ethiopia and Ghana (twice). Two matches remain. Mapeza said:<\/p>\n<p>We want to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>As a nation, we have a battered pride, so we need to restore our pride. We will definitely go out there and try to get a positive result. We have to go out there with a positive mind and try to fight for the national badge and get back home with a good result.<\/p>\n<p>While Zimbabwe is using the two matches to prepare the team for January\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, South Africa need a win to give them a good chance of finishing ahead of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers: T Mvula (Dynamos), D Benard (Chicken Inn), P Mhari (FC Platinum)<\/p>\n<p>Defenders: B Galloway (Plymouth Argyle), B Kangwa (Azam), D Lunga (Mamelodi Sundowns), T Chimwemwe (Nkana), A Mudimu (Torpedo Kutaisi), P Muduhwa (Highlanders), G Murwira (Dynamos)<\/p>\n<p>Midfielders: M Nakamba (Aston Villa), K Madzongwe (FC Platinum), G Takwara (Venda Football Academy), F Madhananga (Marumo Gallants), B Sarupinda (Sekhukhune), B Antonio (Dynamos), T Kamusoko (Zesco United), J Fabisch (Hamburger SV), K Mahachi (SuperSport United), K Billiat (Kaizer Chiefs), I Wadi (JDR Stars)<\/p>\n<p>Strikers: D Moyo (Hamilton Academical), K Mutizwa (Lamontville Golden Arrows)<\/p>\n<p>More: NewsDay<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has said the Warriors aim to win their penultimate Group H match against Bafana Bafana to restore Zimbabwe\u2019s pride. Zimbabwe take on neighbours South Africa in a World Cup qualifying match at FNB Stadium tomorrow night. Zimbabwe failed to progress to the next stage from their pool [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":49654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,35,16,15],"tags":[4576,1493,2189,1685,7045,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-49655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-homepage-english","9":"category-sport","10":"category-twitter","11":"tag-2022-world-cup-qualifiers","12":"tag-africa-press","13":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","14":"tag-norman-mapeza","15":"tag-warriors-of-zimbabwe","16":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mapeza Seeks To \u201cRestore\u201d Zimbabwe\u2019s Pride With Warriors Vs Bafana Bafana Match - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has said the Warriors aim to win their penultimate Group H match against Bafana Baf ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mapeza Seeks To \u201cRestore\u201d Zimbabwe\u2019s Pride With Warriors Vs Bafana Bafana Match\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has said the Warriors aim to win their penultimate Group H match against Bafana Baf ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-10T14:13:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-10T13:40:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/img-618bcbc0a1d3c.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1083\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mapeza-seeks-to-restore-zimbabwes-pride-with-warriors-vs-bafana-bafana-match\",\"name\":\"Mapeza Seeks To \u201cRestore\u201d Zimbabwe\u2019s Pride With Warriors Vs Bafana Bafana Match - 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