{"id":5692,"date":"2019-03-15T18:46:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2019-03-15T18:46:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T18:46:43","slug":"northern-region-d1-introduces-junior-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/northern-region-d1-introduces-junior-league","title":{"rendered":"Northern Region D1 introduces Junior League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zifa Northern Region Division One League is set to score a first by introducing a junior league which will be a feeder to the senior teams.<\/p>\n<p>Willard Manyengavana, the League\u2019s chairman, has revealed that their ambition is to groom most of their players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want a situation whereby our teams from the Northern Region get promoted into the Premier League and struggle,\u201d said Manyengavana. \u201cWe want our teams to compete for honours with the same players they came with from our league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at Herentals, they didn\u2019t buy any big name players, but they finished in the sixth position, the best finish among Harare teams. 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