{"id":86003,"date":"2023-11-01T20:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/warriors-provisional-squad-for-rwanda-nigeria-world-cup-qualifiers-named"},"modified":"2023-11-02T00:23:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:23:23","slug":"warriors-provisional-squad-for-rwanda-nigeria-world-cup-qualifiers-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/warriors-provisional-squad-for-rwanda-nigeria-world-cup-qualifiers-named","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Provisional Squad For Rwanda, Nigeria World Cup Qualifiers Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Warriors technical team has named a provisional 28-member squad ahead of the Rwanda and Nigeria 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on 15 and 19 November 2023, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Both matches will be played at Huye Stadium in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of former captain Knowledge Musona, Khama Billiat, Nyasha Mushekwi, Divine Lunga, Kundai Benyu and Kuda Mahachi have been omitted from the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the provisional squad:<\/p>\n<p>Donovan Bernard (Chicken Inn)<\/p>\n<p>Washington Arubi (SuperSport United)<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mapisa (FC Malaga City)<\/p>\n<p>Marley Tavaziva (Brentford)<\/p>\n<p><b>Defenders<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tendayi Darikwa (Apolon Limassol)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Mbeba (Highlanders)<\/p>\n<p>Peter Muduhwa (Highlanders)<\/p>\n<p>Frank Makarati (Dynamos)<\/p>\n<p>Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo)<\/p>\n<p>Munashe Garan\u2019anga (Sheriff Tiraspol)<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle)<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Zemura (Udinese)<\/p>\n<p>Tivonge Rushesha (Reading)<\/p>\n<p><b>Midfielders<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Brian Banda (FC Platinum)<\/p>\n<p>Marshall Munetsi (Stade de Reims)<\/p>\n<p>Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town)<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Takwara (Ohod)<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Mabaya (Liverpool)<\/p>\n<p><b>Forwards<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Obriel Chirinda (Bulawayo Chiefs)<\/p>\n<p>Prince Dube (Azam)<\/p>\n<p>Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon)<\/p>\n<p>Admiral Muskwe (Exeter City)<\/p>\n<p>Walter Musona (FC Platinum)<\/p>\n<p>Terrence Dzvukamanja (SuperSport United)<\/p>\n<p>Leon Chiwome (Wolverhampton Wanderers)<\/p>\n<p>Tawanda Masvanhise (Leicester City)<\/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. The Warriors technical team has named a provisional 28-member squad ahead of the Rwanda and Nigeria 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on 15 and 19 November 2023, respectively. Both matches will be played at Huye Stadium in Rwanda. The likes of former captain Knowledge Musona, Khama Billiat, Nyasha Mushekwi, Divine Lunga, Kundai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":86001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[15582,1493,2189,15417,15583,1688,509,15584,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-86003","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-sport","9":"tag-2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers","10":"tag-africa-press","11":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","12":"tag-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers","13":"tag-provisional-squad","14":"tag-the-warriors","15":"tag-warriors","16":"tag-warriors-provisional-squad","17":"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>Warriors Provisional Squad For Rwanda, Nigeria World Cup Qualifiers Named - 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