The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) select soccer side beat their Malawi Defence Forces counterparts by a narrow 1-0 margin, to win the 38th Zimbabwe Defence Forces trophy at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.
The ZDF side which comprised of players from Chapungu FC and Black Rhinos FC secured their win in the 17th minute with a cross from Ian Nyoni which was converted by Brighton Mugoni.
Although the Malawian army side proved to be a tough challenge, the ZDF select dominated most of the game and could have won by a much wider margin, had they converted a multiplicity of chances they had throughout the match.
Under the stewardship of former Warriors forward Gift Kamuriwo, the local military side only managed to train together for a day and it was evident in their struggle to stamp a mark on the score sheet until Mugoni’s goal.
In an interview with News of the South, Kamuriwo expressed his satisfaction in the side he had only worked with for a day in preparation for the traditional encounter.
“I feel very happy, considering that we didn’t have enough time to prepare, we only practiced for a day.
“You can imagine trying to work on combinations because the players were drawn from two different teams,” Kamuriwo said.
He commended their opponents for putting up a good fight and added that his team could have scored more goals with the chances that lay before them throughout the match.
“It’s unfortunate that we could not score more than a goal in a match we created so many chances.
“The Malawians played well. They have a lot of talent in their team, but overall I am happy we managed to defend the trophy,” said Kamuriwo.
Last year the ZDF select beat Highlanders in another encounter for the same trophy.
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