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Fungai Muderere Zimpapers Sports Hub
THE National Fustal League will today hold it inaugural awards ceremony at YWCA Bulawayo Hostel.
The league’s chairman Philani Banda at the event they are officially going to crown their champions Go Boyz, first runners up TNS Rovers and Nedbank FC who finished third.
Also set to receive accolades are the Best Goalkeeper Season, Best Player of the Season, Best Coach of the Season, Top Goal Scorer, Most Disciplined Team and Best Youngest Player (15 years).
In April this year, Futsal Zimbabwe had a landmark moment as it held a full-house congress in Bulawayo — a gathering that was poised to shape the future of Five-A-Side football in the country and usher in the launch of the sport’s first-ever National League.
Five-A-Side football is played with five players per team — four outfield players and a goalkeeper. It differs from traditional 11-A-Side football with smaller pitches, smaller goals and shorter match durations. Games are typically played indoors or on enclosed artificial turf that keeps the ball constantly in play.
Unlike the full version of the game, there are no offside rules, headers are allowed, and the penalty area is semi-circular, with only the goalkeeper allowed to touch the ball within it. Yellow and red cards operate similarly to those in standard football.-@FungaiMuderere
