Chicken Inn F.C.

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Chicken Inn FC
Chickeninnfclogo.png
Full nameChicken Inn Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gamecocks
Founded1997
GroundLuveve Stadium, Bulawayo
Capacity8,000
Chairman Lifa Ncube
Manager Joey Antipas
League Castle Lager Premier Soccer League
20237th
Website Club website

Chicken Inn is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo. They play in the top division of Zimbabwean football, the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. [1]

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The team's name comes from its major sponsor, a large Zimbabwean fast food retailer.

History

Having only been formed in 1997, Chicken Inn are a relatively young side in the Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League, and their league title in 2015 was the first in their history following promotion to the top-flight in 2011. [2]

Head coach, Joey Antipas, joined the club in 2013, and has now successfully guided them into the CAF Champions League for the first time in their history after a league campaign that saw them lose just five out of 30 matches. [2]

Honours

Current squad

As of 11 January 2017. [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Nicholas Muchadeyi
3 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Divine Lunga
4 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Moses Jackson
5 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Brian Juru
6Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Physiwell Madhazi
6 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Tafadzwa Kutinyu
7 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM George Majika
9 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Ismael Lawe
10 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Innocent Masiwa
11 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Obadiah Tarumbwa
12 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Kudakwashe Gurure
18 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Moses Demera
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM John Bernard
23 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Innocent Muchaneka
26Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Amos Thabani Ncube
27 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Thabani Goredema
28 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Ben Nyahunzvi
29Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Brian Lunga
32 GK Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Elvis Chipezeze
99 GK Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Pride Zendera
DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Guide Goddard
GK Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Wandile Ndlovu
FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Thomas Kadjaridjire
FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Darryl Nyandoro
MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Christopher Samakweri

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  2. 1 2 "Who Are Chicken Inn FC?". South African soccer news. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Zimbabwe 2015". Rsssf.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Chicken Inn lift NetOne Charity Shield – Nehanda Radio". Nehandaradio.com. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. "Chicken Inn FC". Premier Soccer League (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 17 January 2017.