Mapeza appointed national team coach

Former Zimbabwe national team captain Norman Mapeza is the new national team coach following his appointment by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). Mapeza will be on a running contract up to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Speaking to BBC Sport Mapeza said “It’s my wish to get the campaign back on track, I believe that we can still qualify.” His appointment ends a long spell of instability following the departure of Sunday Chidzambwa last May.

Unsurprisingly there was no place in the new set-up for Black Mambas coach Madinda Ndlovu, who was in charge on a caretaker basis before the latest announcements. Relations between the two are said to be frosty.