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The love of football is far and wide, especially in the small East African country of Zimbabwe. Even though the country is still developing, football brings its people together every weekend to watch and celebrate their local teams. Win or lose; it’s all love at the end of the day.

Youngsters in this developing country use football as a potential way to get out of poverty. The love of football brings them together to show off their skills and prove doubters wrong about themselves as well as their country.

Sadly, the Zimbabwe national team was not able to earn a spot in the 2022 World Cup, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t use Sportsbet_io to enjoy their local league. It’s a really unique and interesting league to bet on.

Zimbabwe’s National Team

The team is sitting at 125th place in the FIFA world ranking. Sporting the nickname The Warriors, Zimbabwe’s national team was first established in 1980 after their split from Great Britain. They played their first national game against Cameroon’s national team but lost.

Even though the country has never qualified for a World Cup, they came close to competing in the 2018 tournament, but some unpaid debts led to them being disqualified from participating in the qualifiers.

The spirit is there, with no strong infrastructure like that seen in other countries; this has led the country never to be taken seriously in any major tournament outside the African Cup of Nations. Their greatest player was Peter Ndlovu, who spent many years playing top football in the English league.

Some of Zimbabwe’s Top National Players

Here’s the list of the best national players:

• Peter Ndlovu,
• Bruce Grobbelaar,
• Marvelous Nakamba,
• Knowledge Musona,
• Benjani Mwaruwari.

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

The country has its own league that has 18 teams currently playing in its top division. The competition is fierce in the country’s highest division. Those who have made it there are there because of the talent and dedication they have put into the game.

There is currently no 22/23 season, but the 21/22 season ended with FC Platinum dominating the league with a record of 22 wins, nine draws, and only three losses. The team with the most titles in the league is Dynamos, with an impressive collection of 22 titles!

This league is also part of FIFA’s CAF Champions League. Working like its European counterpart, the CAF Champions League sees the top four teams of the different African country leagues coming together and battling it out each year.

From the 21/22, the teams that were eligible to play in the tournament were as follows, Platinum, Chicken Inn, Dynamos, and Ngezi Platinum.

Conclusion

The country’s love for the game has led to many players getting an opportunity to make something of themselves. Zimbabwe’s national team has had countless successes; the only thing left to do is to strengthen their roster and prepare to compete on the world stage.

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