The ManicaPost
Sports Reporter
NORMAN Mapeza will have another dance as the Zimbabwe senior men’s national football team after being appointed by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) as the interim head coach.
ZIFA confirmed the development in a statement.
Mapeza takes over from Baltemor Brito whose contract was not renewed at its expiry late last year.
The FC Platinum gaffer begins his reign at the invitational four-team tournament set for Malawi between March 18 and March 26.
Mapeza was last at the helm when the Warriors competed at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals held in Cameroon in 2022 following their postponement owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“ZIFA is pleased to announce that Norman Mapeza has been appointed as the interim head coach of the men’s Zimbabwe national team, for the upcoming four-nations tournament in Malawi. The tournament which will be played in Lilongwe from the 18th to 26th of March, features hosts Malawi, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
“Norman Mapeza is the current head coach of Zimbabwe Premier League side FC Platinum with whom he has won multiple league titles. He is also a former national team captain and has had several stints as head coach of the men’s senior national team. Norman Mapeza will be assisted by Ngezi Platinum Stars head coach, Takesure Chiragwi,” reads part of the Zifa statement.
