Most African countries that have been successful on the international scene in recent times have adopted a policy of integrating all the foreign-born players into their squads, with Senegal's Afcon-winning squad boasting more than a dozen players who were born in Europe. Plans are underway to lure more players with links to Zimbabwe to come and play for the country.Ĭoach Norman Mapeza, who was in charge of the Warriors at the January Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals tournament in Cameroon, is one of the coaches who had embarked on a mission to lure talent based in Europe to the national team.

With the Warriors struggling to make a mark at major international football competitions coupled with a lack of a clear player development plan locally, Zimbabwean coaches had adopted a Look West policy in search of talent to take the game forward.īritish born stars Jordan Zemura, Tendayi Darikwa, Kundai Benyu, Brendan Galloway and Admiral Muskwe had formed the core of the current Warriors squad, and the crew represents the future of this team. THE suspension of Zimbabwe from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) family over government interference may reverse all the gains that had been made in trying to convince emerging talent dotted across Europe to play for their mother country.

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