Women’s football  fixtures out Melody Dube
Melody Dube

Melody Dube

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Women’s Football (ZWF) has released its 2017 Women’s Soccer League fixtures following a cash injection by football governing body Zifa.

The fixtures were released by ZWF vice-chairperson Samukeliso Silengane last Friday, although the exact kick-off date remains undetermined.

The national Super League returns after a four-year absence due to squabbles that have been afflicting women’s football that at one time saw a split, with other teams choosing to play in an unrecognised parallel league run by disposed former chairperson Miriam Sibanda.

Bulawayo has five teams, Street Set, Inline Academy, Burrow Jets, New Orleans and Ubuntu from Cowdray Park.

Ubuntu last week came up with its leadership structure led by chairlady Melody Dube, who is deputised by Mthokozisi Ngwenya. It has five board members with one slot reserved for a potential sponsor.

According to the fixtures, Street Set, run by broadcaster Lee Mangena, will be at home to Masvingo Queens in their opening game, while Cowdray Park Queens aka Ubuntu, will take to the road to face Faith Drive.

Inline Academy play host to Gweru’s Chipembere Queens and a derby is in the offing when Borrow Jets clash with the once mighty New Orleans.

For the first time in the history of the national association and women’s football, Zifa bought playing kits, which include jerseys, sheen guards and boots for all the 16 Super League teams and also undertook to pay for transport fares as well as referees’ fees.

Women’s Soccer League half season fixtures

Week 1

Streetset Queens VS Masvingo Queens; FaithDrive Queens VS Cowdray Park Queens; Cyclone Queens VS Black Rhinos; Correctional Queens VS Herentals Queens; Zvishavane Pirates VS Mwenezana Queens; Conjuit Sisters VS Mufakose Queens
Borrow Street Jets VS New Orleans; Inn Line Academy VS Chipembere Queens

Week 2

Mufakose Queens VS Black Rhinos; Correctional Queens VS Cyclone Queens; Inn Line Academy VS Faith Drive Queens; Zvishavane Pirates VS New Orleans; Mwenezane Queens VS Cowdray Park Queens; Chipembere Queens VS Borrow Street Jets; Herentals Queens VS Masvingo Queens; Conjuit Sisters VS Streetset Queens

Week 3

Masvingo Queens VS Zvishavane Pirates; Cowdray Park Queens VS Herentals Queens; Black Rhinos VS Mwenezane Queens; Borrow Street Jets VS Mufakose Queens; Cyclone Queens VS Chipembere Queens; Faith Drive Queens VS Correctional Queens; Streetset Queens VS Inn Line Academy
New Orleans VS Conjuit Sisters

Week 4

Zvishavane Pirates VS Cowdray Park Queens; Herentals Queens VS Black Rhinos; Mwenezane Queens VS Borrow Street Jets; Chipembere Queens VS Faith Drive Queens; Correctional Queens VS Streetset Queens; Inn Line Academy VS New Orleans; Conjuit Sisters VS Masvingo Queens; Mufakose Queens VS Cyclone Queens

Week 5

Faith Drive Queens VS Mufakose Queens; New Orleans VS Correctional Queens; Masvingo Queens VS Inn Line Academy Cowdray Park Queens VS Conjuit Sisters; Black Rhinos VS Zvishavane Queens; Borrow Street Jets VS Herentals Queens
Cyclone Queens VS Mwenezane Queens; Streetset Queens VS Chipembere Queens

Week 6

Mufakose Queens VS Streetset Queens; Chipembere Queens VS New Orleans; Correctional Queens VS Masvingo Queens
Inn Line Academy VS Cowdray Park Queens; Conjuit Sisters VS Black Rhinos; Zvishavane Pirates VS Borrow Street Jets; Herentals Queens VS Cyclone Queens; Mwenezane Queens VS Faith Drive Queens

Week 7

New Orleans VS Mufakose Queens; Streetset Queens VS Mwenezane Queens; Masvingo Queens VS Chipembere Queens; Cowdray Park Queens VS Correctional Queens; Black Rhinos VS Inn Line Academy; Borrow Street Jets VS Conjuit Sisters; Cyclone Queens VS Zvishavane Pirates; Faith Drive Queens VS Herentals Queens

Week 8

Zvishavane Pirates VS Faith Drive Queens; Herentals Queens VS Streetset Queens; Mwenezane Queens VS New Orleans; Mufakose Queens VS Masvingo Queens; Conjuit Sisters VS Cyclone Queens; Chipembere Queens VS Cowdray Park Queens; Correctional Queens VS Black Rhinos; Inn Line Academy VS Borrow Street Jets

Week 9

Chipembere Queens VS Correctional Queens; Black Rhinos VS Borrow Street Jets; Mwenezane Queens VS Conjuit Sisters; New Orleans VS Street Set Queens; Masvingo Queens VS Faith Drive Queens; Cowdray Park Queens VS Cyclone Queens; Herentals Queens VS Zvishavane Pirates; Mufakose Queens VS Inn Line Academy

Week 10

Streetset Queens VS Black Rhinos; Conjuit Sisters VS Herentals Queens; Inn Line Academy VS Mwenezane Queens; Correctional Queens VS Mufakose Queens; Zvishavane Pirates VS Chipembere Queens; Faith Drive Queens VS New Orleans Borrow Street Jets VS Cowdray Park Queens

Week 11

Cowdray Park Queens VS Streetset Queens; Black Rhinos VS Faith Drive Queens; Masvingo Queens VS Borrow Street Jets; Herentals Queens VS Inn Line Academy; Mwenezane Queens VS Correctional Queens; Mufakose Queens VS Zvishavane Pirates; Chipembere Queens VS Conjuit Sisters

Week 12

Borrow Street Jets VS Correctional Queens; Streetset Queens VS Zvishavane Queens; Masvingo Queens VS Mwenezane Queens; Cowdray Park Queens VS Mufakose Queens; Cyclone Queens VS Inn Line Academy; Faith Drive Queens VS Conjuit Sisters; New Orleans VS Herentals Queens; Black Rhinos VS Chipembere Queens

Week 13

Black Rhinos VS New Orleans; Masvingo Queens VS Cowdray Park Queens; Cyclone Queens VS Faith Drive Queens; Mwenezane Queens VS Herentals Queens; Conjuit Sisters VS Zvishavane Pirates; Chipembere Queens VS Mufakose Queens
Streetset Queens VS Borrow Street Jets; Correctional Queens VS Inn Line Academy

Week 14

Inn Line Academy VS Conjuit Sisters Faith Drive Queens VS Streetset Queens; Cowdray Park Queens VS Black Rhinos; Borrow Street Jets VS Cyclone Queens; Mufakose Queens VS Mwenezane Queens; Herentals Queens VS Chipembere Queens; New Orleans VS Masvingo Queens; Zvishavane Pirates VS Correctional Queens

Week 15

Masvingo Queens VS Black Rhinos; Inn Line Academy VS Zvishavane Pirates; Cowdray Park Queens VS New Orleans; Correctional Queens VS Conjuit Sisters; Cyclone Queens VS Streetset Queens; Faith Drive Queen VS Borrow Street Jets; Mwenezane Queens VS Chipembere Queens; Mufakose Queens VS Herentals Queens

— @skhumoyo2000

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