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WE’VE DONE IT . . . Dynamos captain Murape Murape sreams with joy after the end of the Harare Derby at the National Sports Stadium following his team’s victory
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DeMbare, CAPS in Dull, Dismal Derby

HARARE – For all the pre-match hype generated by this game, the Harare Derby was a huge yawn, and fittingly, it had to be decided by a penalty as Dynamos maintained their four-year stranglehold on rivals CAPS United at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.

Partson Jaure (left) and Devon Chafa
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DeMbare beat Caps United as Bosso stumble

Zimbabwe football champions Dynamos kept up their three year dominance of city rivals CAPS United after beating them 1-0 courtesy of a Devon Chafa penalty. Meanwhile Bulawayo giants Highlanders lost 2-1 to How Mine.

Partson Jaure (left) and Devon Chafa
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Jaure rallies DeMbare ahead of derby

CAN Dynamos produce the magic to maintain their dominance over bitter rivals CAPS United tomorrow? The Harare giants will revive their long-standing rivalry when they clash at the National Sports Stadium in a match neither side isprepared to lose. Kick off is at 2pm.

Former Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa (right)
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Chidzambwa’s Leopards fight for survival

SOUTH AFRICA – Black Leopards have already accepted their fate of starting life in the troubled National First Division. Although they have slim hopes of saving their PSL status coach Sunday Chidzambwa admitted that it won’t be possible if they continue leaking goals.

Murape Murape
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Murape Murape returns to DeMbare

HARARE – After serving a one-match ban Dynamos skipper Murape Murape returns to Glamour Boys duties on Sunday and yesterday he stoked some flames ahead of their derby showdown with CAPS United when he suggested that Makepekepe “are the real enemy.”

Robson Sharuko
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Can CAPS United break DeMbare jinx?

CAN CAPS United end four years of hell, repeated pounding at the hands of a dominant, if not ruthless, rival and a miserable run that has seen them fail to even score against Dynamos since Callisto Pasuwa took over as coach of the Glamour Boys?

Dynamos lock horns with CAPS United
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Dynamos lock horns with CAPS United

HARARE – CAPS United will enter the Harare Derby this weekend, with a spring in their step after the Green Machine negotiated a tough assignment in Chiredzi and came back home with maximum points. Makepekepe’s boat has been rocked by two straight defeats.

SPOT ON . . . Dynamos striker Farai Mupasiri fires past Hwange goalkeeper Timothy Sibanda to secure victory at Rufaro yesterday
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Pakamisa strikes again for DeMbare

HARARE – Washington Pakamisa continued with his scoring form on Sunday when he grabbed his sixth goal of season to help champions Dynamos subdue Hwange in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Rufaro Stadium in the capital.

Gishon Ntini
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CAPS United wake up to silence Triangle

VETERAN goalkeeper Tafadzwa Dube was the hero of the day for the Green Machine as he made a couple of point blank saves before the visitors woke up from their deep slumber to grab a late winner and silence newboys Triangle at Gibbo on Sunday.

Fifty-fifty . . . Highlanders captain Innocent Mapuranga tussles for the ball with FC Platinum striker Nelson Maziwisa at Mandava yesterday — Picture by Paul Mundandi
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FC Platinum share spoils with Highlanders

A draw was the fairest result in this lukewarm Castle Lager Premier Soccer League top of the table clash at Mandava Stadium yesterday. And yet it was always evident from the first period the home side appeared to be not hungry for goals.

Warriors fall further on world rankings
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Warriors fall further on world rankings

The Warriors on Thursday continued their freefall on the Federation of International Football Associations/ Coca Cola World rankings. According to the rankings table Zimbabwe are now 105th after falling four places down over the past month.

FC Platinum line up at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane
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Top of the table clash at Mandava

AMBITIOUS FC Platinum are bracing for their top of the table showdown with leaders Highlanders with their assistant coach Tendai Chikuni indicating that they have rolled up their sleeves and are ready for a potentially thrilling tie at Mandava on Saturday.

SHARK-ATTACK . . . Dynamos’ two-goal hero Washington Pakamisa (left) prepares to square the ball to his teammate Boban Ziruntusa (right) despite the close attention of Monomotapa goalkeeper Tapiwa Zvaita during Sunday's Premiership match at Rufaro
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Ruthless Dynamos power past Monoz

HARARE – In-form striker Washington Pakamisa struck his second brace in as many league matches when Harare giants Dynamos registered an emphatic victory over Monomotapa in a Castle Lager Premiership soccer match at Rufaro on Sunday.

Highlanders
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Bosso beat Buffaloes to top the league

HIGHLANDERS managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in seven matches and in the process silenced a hugely confident army side Buffaloes in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played before an appreciative crowd at Barbourfields yesterday.

Callisto Pasuwa
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Drawing DeMbare eye revival at Monoz

HARARE – Dynamos coach Callisto Pasuwa has urged his players to overcome psychological hurdles that have seen them acquiring only nine points out of a possible 21. The gaffer is worried that if his players do not change their mindset, the slide might continue.