Yadah Stars F.C.

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Yadah Stars FC
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Full nameYadah Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)Miracle Boys, The Stars
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013) [1]
Ground National Sports Stadium, Harare [2]
Capacity80,000
ChairmanWalter Magaya [3]
CoachJairos Tapera [4]
League Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
202314th
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Yadah Stars FC are a football club from Harare, Zimbabwe currently playing in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, the top flight of Zimbabwean football.

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Yadah Stars were the first church-owned football team to reach the Zimbabwe top flight after they won the 2016 Zifa Division One Eastern Region. [5] However, the church pulled out of sponsorship after the 2017 season. [6]

Brief History

Yadah FC was originally formed as Gunners in 2005 by Cuthbert Chitima. Gunners was later on purchased by Walter Magaya in 2014. [7] Magaya entered into a partnership with the then President Cuthbert Chitima. The team's name was changed to Yadah Gunners. They were relegated from the Premier soccer league to division 1 in 2012, which led to legendary player and coach, Moses Chunga, deciding to take time off football then returning again to coach Harare City Football Club. Yadah Stars regained promotion to the Premier League when they triumphed in the ZIFA Eastern Region Division One in their first season in that league in 2016 under the guidance of coach Kuda Masaraure. In 2017, the club appointed Jairos Tapera as the head coach.

Current squad

As of 2018

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Samuel Mapfukidze
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Bheki Ncube
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Stephen Chimusoro
— DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Jimmy Dzingai
— DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Byron Madzokere
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Willard Kalongonda
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Gift Mugabe
— DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Wilson Chakanyuka
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Munyaradzi Chiwara
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Jonah Chitereki
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Morris Musiyakuvi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Denzel Savanhu
28 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Cliff Sekete
— MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Ralph Matema
— FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Simba Sithole
— MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Leeroy Mavunga
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Leroy Murape
— MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Brian Mapfumo
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Johannes Sibanda
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Brian Chikwenya
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Paulo Borges
— MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Milton Makopa
—Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Munya Zengeni

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References

  1. ↑ "Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League".
  2. ↑ "Yadah FC". soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwe Chronicle".
  4. ↑ "Zimbabwe Standard". 7 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Congratulations Yadah Stars".
  6. ↑ "Magaya pulls out of Yadah Stars".
  7. ↑ "Not found". www.thehararetimes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Yadah FC - Pindula".


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