ZIFA appoint Manica Diamonds coach Jairos Tapera as Warriors interim boss

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee (NC) has appointed Manica Diamonds head coach Jairos Tapera as the Warriors interim coach for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa next month.

Tapera will be assisted by Green Fuel coach Saul Chaminuka as the first assistant and the Ngezi Platinum Stars coach as the second assistant.

Veteran coach Sunday ‘Mhofu’ Chidzambwa has been appointed as the Technical Director.

This was confirmed by the ZIFA NC through a statement issued on Friday written by chairman Lincoln Mutasa.

Read the statement: “Following the purposeful and expansive process conducted by the ZIFA Normalisation Committee to appoint a substantive Head Coach for our senior men’s national team, my committee and I are pleased to announce that the process has reached its finalization.

“However, due to ongoing discussions with the selected candidate, we are unable to make the necessary announcement at this stage.

‘Given that our World Cup qualifiers versus Lesotho and South Africa are imminent, the delay in the conclusion of this appointment has necessitated the appointment of an interim coaching team that will take charge of our two FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as well as the COSAFA Senior Men’s Tournament that starts immediately after these qualifiers.

“This will assist the ZIFA Normalisation Committee to conclude the substantive appointment of the Head Coach of the senior Men’s national team meticulously, thoroughly, and successfully.

“Therefore, the ZIFA Normalisation Committee is pleased to announce the appointment, on an interim basis, of: Jairos Tapera – Head Coach, Takesure Chiragwi-Assistant Coach, Saul Chaminuka-Assistant Coach (and) Sunday Chidzambwa-Technical Advisor.

The newly appointed technical team “will also lead the (Warriors) into the COSAFA Men’s Tournament immediately” after the qualifiers.

ZIFA also added that: “We have full confidence they will ably lead the team. It is our hope that the nation will rally behind the team and unite to achieve the success we all so dearly desire.”

Zimbabwe will play Lesotho on 7 June and thereafter they will tussle against Nigeria four days after.

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  • Anonymous

    Kunhorohwa or draw ne Lesotho mnh ngayende

  • Anonymous

    Kkkkkkk dai zvebhora tambozvimira hedu

    • Anonymous

      Ray Ryan zifa ne zanu so ka zvakangooma wena

    • Anonymous

      Charlton Matora same Whatsapp group as long pocket dzavo dzichiguta apa avanyare

    • Anonymous

      Charlton Matora everything is confusion 🙌🙌🙌

      No money 💲
      No stadium
      No Coach
      No proper structure yebhora chairo🇿🇼

      Nothing nothing

    • Anonymous

      Ray Ryan no leaders,,as well tikuraramase nherera

    • Anonymous

      Charlton Matora you can say that again

  • Anonymous

    Mayb singasola imboza nequmbelayo

    • Anonymous

      Garison Mpala thawura hakho 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • Anonymous

    Uyu watazopiwha ndiye plumber chaiye

  • Anonymous

    Haaa majockes vanoagona havo ve zifa

  • Anonymous

    Fifa made a big mistake by lifting the ban we were not ready

    • Anonymous

      Danies Manuhwa 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • Anonymous

      Danies Manuhwa Ahunyepi dai tiri ku ban stress free

  • Anonymous

    Zvongoitiwa nezanu pf ndozviri kuitiwa nezifa havana basa nemunhu vanoita zvavanohwa kuda

    • Anonymous

      Tinashe Ncube Ncube ZIFA yacho itori ZANU

  • Anonymous

    Zvadhakwa se Dynamos fc izvii

  • Anonymous

    Uyu ngaarege hake Zim team inoda professional coach kwete uyu

  • Anonymous

    That normalisation committee is not normal

    • Anonymous

      Innocent Madoma abnormal committee

  • Anonymous

    Haaa ini bhora remuno ndkasendeka kare….

  • Anonymous

    i hope hatizoperawo coz hatidi kupera

  • Anonymous

    Drama rinomboitika muzim unotoshaya kuti chii chokwadi hapana kana chaanoziva murume uyu ndaimuona achitrainer musakubva muya akatozungairawo zvake

  • Anonymous

    Kkkkk mahumbwe kuzifa kusvika Jesu adzoka

  • Anonymous

    I doubted it from the start by having a female inside

  • Muzila Agric Edutainment

    Kkkkkkkk for selection they gave Mapeza now on games the new person.

    Mwari dai makarega kundiita mu Zimbabwean henyu

    • Anonymous

      Muzila Agric Edutainment Dzikama iwewe usatambe namwari wako nhaika.

  • Anonymous

    They wanted to call it ZiFa abnormal commit

  • Anonymous

    What about manica diamonds. We are in trouble

  • Anonymous

    Congratulations my bro 🙏

  • Anonymous

    They should have tried Kaitano Tembo maybe it was going to be better

    • Anonymous

      Arthur Ziduche thats my opinion too

    • Anonymous

      Arthur Ziduche akati mondipa marii ndine mhuri

  • Anonymous

    Vamwe varamba kushandira musangano

  • Anonymous

    Tikuda maresults zvemazita hazvina kana basa , chimbozama Tapera nekuti tagara Takapera

  • Anonymous

    He accepted the role just to get extra bucks and he knows he is there for only that.

  • Anonymous

    Mahumbwe Chaiwo. Havasi vebhora vanhu ava.

  • Anonymous

    Kwatiri kubva ndo kwatananga

  • Anonymous

    Ko iro dununu radini kuvanyadzisa romuka richiti handizvigoni

  • Anonymous

    Its all in shambles…. maCommittee aya ari 2 akafanana its like 6 na 9 …. hapana chipenyu apa

  • Anonymous

    Players must just boycott that call and never attend because this ZIFA is not serious at all.

  • Anonymous

    Pakutambwa njuga kudyisana mari ndochinonzi chiwoko muhomwe (asi zvinogona kuto faya ) mumwe achitengeserwa basa

  • Anonymous

    Normalization committee ndeyeku mur mur chaiyo

  • Anonymous

    Musangosvore imbovapai mukana tone kuti vanozvifambisa swi

  • Anonymous

    All yu want is to bring manica diamond down,like yu did to bosso afta snatching brito

  • Anonymous

    Nhai veduwe hamutinyarewo here

  • Anonymous

    Maplayers eyu without coach anongohwina

  • Anonymous

    Tazochopera zvino…..surname says it all

  • Anonymous

    Want a joke tapera for sho Zim yatopera bhora na tapera

  • Anonymous

    Atopera ma warriors sezita rake Jairos 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • Anonymous

    Lesotho dzaiswa idzo hapana chinozivikana rovai dununu

  • Anonymous

    Varikungoda kumudzingisa ku club zvichinzi akamamira ma Worry us

  • Anonymous

    Izvi hazvidi kuimba national anthem panotamba vakomana ava. This zifa is useless

  • Anonymous

    Anogona kutondohwinha manje , remember ndiye ari number 1 wani n akambotamba PSL

  • Anonymous

    Zimbabwe is a joke. Nothing serious, akula lokukodwa.