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Langton Nyakwenda
Zimpapers Sports Hub
ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi is confident that Chahwanda Stadium has the capacity to host the next edition of the Mukuru 4 Nations Cup.
The Warriors won the 2025 edition of the Mukuru 4 Nations Cup, which was hosted at the Obedi Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana last March.
Zimbabwe are pushing to host the next tournament, which comes during the FIFA window for international friendlies.
And Chahwanda in Kwekwe is being lined up as a potential venue.
The magnificent facility, which was built by businessman Shepherd Chahwanda, is still under CAF inspection.
The continental football mother-body sent their representatives to the Midlands town in February.
Yesterday Magwizi led a team of ZIFA executive members on a courtesy tour of Chahwanda.
The Zimbabwe football supremo is hoping that homologation of the “world class” facility will be done as early as possible.
He was accompanied by ZIFA vice president Loveness Mukura, board member for Infrastructure Development Brighton Ushendibaba, and board member marketing Kudzai Kadzombe.
“We want to express our gratitude to Chahwanda and the team here at Hardrock, responsible for this facility, an amazing facility.
“The work which has been done here is phenomenal, and it speaks to black excellence,” said Magwizi.
Likening Chahwanda to the Gwanzura brothers who built the iconic Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield in Harare back in the 1960s, Magwizi described the Kwekwe businessman as “a real community champion.”
“Those of you who remember, we had the Four Nations Mukuru Cup in Botswana early this year.
“There is a possibility that we can convince our colleagues so that we can have it in Zimbabwe.
“Definitely this is a viable venue for such a tournament if we get the homologation out of the way,” said Magwizi.
He added: “We are working closely with CAF, we brought them here in February, and they left a report.
“We’re going to invite them again and have that homologation done.
“So, we are grateful for the work that has been done here.
“We’re grateful for the sacrifice Chahwanda has put into football and the investment he has done.”
The construction of Chahwanda has revived football interest in and around Kwekwe.
The stadium is home to Premier Soccer League debutants Hardrock, who sit second on the table, going into Match-day 20 fixtures.
Already, the stadium has hosted high-profile league games involving traditional giants Dynamos, Highlanders and defending champions Scottland.
Sadly, the match between Hardrock and Dynamos was abandoned due to crowd trouble. Magwizi spoke against vandalism and urged fans to maintain peaceful environments at stadiums.
“Each community member has a duty to look after these stadiums.
“If you look at the Japanese, after a match they pick up litter,” said Magwizi, who was recently at the World Cup finals.
He said Chahwanda is a world-class facility that is serving people from all corners of the Midlands province.
“He (Chahwanda) saw that the community needed somewhere to watch football, and he answered the call.
