Border Strikers F.C.

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Border Strikers FC
Full nameBorder Strikers Football Club
Nickname(s)Vavheneki
Founded1982
GroundDulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge

Border Strikers FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Beitbridge.

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The club was refounded in 2014 after they were expelled from the second division in 2012 for failing to fulfill their matches. [1]

Border Strikers F.C were champions of the Central Region Division One in 2015, earning them promotion to the Zimbabwean top flight. [2] Their promotion was made more remarkable by the fact it was their first season in the second division. [3] However they were relegated in their first season in the Premier Soccer League. [4]

The club were expelled from the second division in 2017 for failure to pay the league affiliation fee. [5]

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge. They played several matches at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane in 2016 until Dulivhadzimu Stadium was accepted by the Zimbabwe FA. [6]

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3Flag placeholder.svg Michael Mwanya
6Flag placeholder.svg Shingirai Nopi
7Flag placeholder.svg Saul Chaminuka Jr.
8Flag placeholder.svg Clever Mutendebvure
10Flag placeholder.svg David Tendai Tito
11Flag placeholder.svg Junildy Borges
12Flag placeholder.svg Tembwe Kalunga
13Flag placeholder.svg Shephard Kaurimbo
14Flag placeholder.svg George Tapiwa Chamboko
18Flag placeholder.svg Kudzanai Kwashi
19 GK Flag placeholder.svg Gilbert Chigwandaza
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21Flag placeholder.svg Ephraim Mwinga
24Flag placeholder.svg Hughe Chikosa
25Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Farai Masusunye
28Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Livingstone Genti
30Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Prince Sibanda
32Flag placeholder.svg Michael Variso
33 DF Flag placeholder.svg Godfrey Mukambi
41Flag placeholder.svg Shelton Mazumba
43Flag placeholder.svg Talent Sande
48Flag placeholder.svg Munyaradzi Chirape

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References

  1. ↑ "Businesspeople meet to revive Border Strikers FC". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Border Strikers FC PSL Bound". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 27 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "PSL football back in Beitbridge as Border Strikers promoted at first attempt". newzimbabwe.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Border Strikers relegated". The Standard. 16 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Border Strikers booted out".
  6. ↑ "Border Strikers happy back home". Newsday.co.zw. 17 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Premier Soccer League - Border Strikers". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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  1. ↑ "Council renovate Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge".
  2. ↑ News, The Sunday. "Border Strikers prepare for 2016". The Sunday News. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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