Arcadia United

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Arcadia United Football Club is an association football club based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

History

Arcadia United competed in the Zimbabwean top flight. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Remembering Arcadia United". herald.co.zw.
  2. "From Arcadia with love". herald.co.zw.
  3. "When Arcadia was a football hub". sundaymail.co.zw.
  4. "Of Auntie Cookie, Macauley Bonne and Arcadia United's revival". herald.co.zw.
  5. "Macauley Bonne wants to revive Arcadia United". soccer24.co.zw.
  6. "Fallen giants, who do you miss?". herald.co.zw.
  7. "The stars that never had the chance to shine". sundaynews.co.zw.
  8. "Where did the mixed-race players go?". thezimbabwean.co.