Nickname(s) | The Warriors | ||
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Association | Zimbabwe Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Michael Nees | ||
Captain | Knowledge Musona | ||
Home stadium | National Sports Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ZIM | ||
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First international | |||
Malawi 1–1 Zimbabwe (Lilongwe; 3 August 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Egypt 2–3 Zimbabwe (Islamia, Egypt; 23 September 1987) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malawi 4–2 Zimbabwe (Lilongwe Malawi; 9 April 1987) | |||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1991 ) | ||
Best result | Silver Medal (1995) |
The Zimbabwe national under-23 football team (Nicknamed The Warriors), represents Zimbabwe in men's under-23 international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. [1] [2] [3]
The following squad was selected ahead of 2019 CAF Africa U-23 Cup of National qualifiers. [4] [5]
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
22 March 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Mozambique | 0–0 | Zimbabwe | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |
16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo) |
26 March 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Mozambique | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini) |
6 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | South Africa | 5–0 | Zimbabwe | Johannesburg, South Africa |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola) |
10 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zimbabwe | 0–0 | South Africa | Bulawayo |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana) |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1900–2020 | Did not qualify |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011–2019 | Did not qualify |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1965–1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1991 | Fourth-place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
1995 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 3/12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
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