Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume said the city plans to give ZIFA forty hectares of land plus a sports club. ZIFA can build a new stadium and headquarters on this property. The land deal includes the HighGlen area, where development can start soon. Mayor Mafume talked about these plans after meeting with ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi on Monday, March 17.
The city wants to team up with ZIFA to fix old stadiums around Harare. They hope ZIFA will help improve Rufaro Stadium and Gwanzura Stadium instead of paying money for the land. The partnership aims to create better sports facilities across the city. Harare officials also want to set aside another sports club just for the Mighty Warriors team.
Zimbabwe faces a big problem because no stadium in the country meets CAF standards. The national soccer teams cannot play international games at home right now. They must travel to different countries whenever they need to host matches. This causes extra expenses and takes away Zimbabwean players' home-field advantage.
The mayor believes these land deals will help solve the stadium crisis. He expects city committees will approve the sports club headquarters plan very soon. Local officials want to name one facility, especially for the women's national team. These improvements could finally bring international soccer matches back to Zimbabwe after years of playing elsewhere.
The city wants to team up with ZIFA to fix old stadiums around Harare. They hope ZIFA will help improve Rufaro Stadium and Gwanzura Stadium instead of paying money for the land. The partnership aims to create better sports facilities across the city. Harare officials also want to set aside another sports club just for the Mighty Warriors team.
Zimbabwe faces a big problem because no stadium in the country meets CAF standards. The national soccer teams cannot play international games at home right now. They must travel to different countries whenever they need to host matches. This causes extra expenses and takes away Zimbabwean players' home-field advantage.
The mayor believes these land deals will help solve the stadium crisis. He expects city committees will approve the sports club headquarters plan very soon. Local officials want to name one facility, especially for the women's national team. These improvements could finally bring international soccer matches back to Zimbabwe after years of playing elsewhere.
