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Zimbabwe national football team
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| Nickname | The Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Charles Mhlauri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Peter Ndlovu (32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | ZIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 40 (April 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 94 (February 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia  (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)  Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Mozambique  (Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980) |
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Biggest win Botswana 0 - 7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990) |
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| Biggest defeat Rhodesia 0 - 5 Australia (Salisbury, Rhodesia; 14 June 1950)  Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 August 1989)  Zaire 5 - 0 Zimbabwe (Kinshasa, Zaire; 4 June 1995) |
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| African Nations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 2004 and 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and did not qualify for their first African Nations Cup until 2004.
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- COSAFA Cup :
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- 3 Times Champion (2000, 2003, 2005)
- 2 Times Runners-Up
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- CECAFA Cup :
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- 1 Time Champion (1985)
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- 1930 to 1966 - Did not enter
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 - Did not enter
- 1982 to 2006 - Did not qualify
- Peter Ndlovu
- Adam Ndlovu
- Joseph Ngwenya
- Vitalis "Digital" Takawira
- Benjani Mwaruwari
- Bruce Grobbelaar
- Norman Mapeza
- Joshua Mahaka
- Nqobizitha Ncube
- freddy Mkwesha
- Moses Chunga
- George Shaya
- Eddie Mukahanana
- Rolin Mzwimbi
- Esrom Nyandoro
- Zimbabwe soccer official site
