Warriors: Zimbabwe National Team

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Praise Dumi DhlakamaBy Praise Dumi Dhlakama
Zimbabwe sports betting writer
Updated 30 October 2026

The Warriors are Zimbabwe’s men’s national football team, coached by Ramon Català and captained by Marvelous Nakamba. They have three points from two AFCON 2027 qualifiers in Group E with DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone, and play their next qualifiers between 9 and 17 November 2026. This page covers the squad, the qualifying campaign, the team’s AFCON record and the home stadium question.

Warriors key facts

Coach
Ramon Català
Captain
Marvelous Nakamba
Home ground
National Sports Stadium, Harare
AFCON 2027 group
E: DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone
AFCON appearances
6, group stage each time
AFCON 2025
Out in the group stage
Next match
Equatorial Guinea v Zimbabwe, 12 November 2026, Yaoundé

Warriors AFCON 2027 qualifying

The Warriors opened the campaign under Català, their new coach, with a 3-2 win over Sierra Leone, then lost 2-1 to DR Congo. That left them second in Group E on three points after two rounds. Matchdays three and four are played from 9 to 17 November 2026 and the group finishes in March 2027. Zimbabwe meet Equatorial Guinea twice in November: away on 12 November 2026 at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, Cameroon, a neutral venue, then at home at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.

MatchResult or date
Sierra Leone v Zimbabwe2-3, won
Zimbabwe v DR Congo1-2, lost
Equatorial Guinea v Zimbabwe12 November 2026, Yaoundé

The Warriors at the Africa Cup of Nations

Zimbabwe have played at six Africa Cup of Nations finals, in 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2025, and have gone out in the group stage every time. At AFCON 2025 in Morocco they finished bottom of Group B with one point. They did not qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Home stadium

The National Sports Stadium in Harare is the Warriors’ home ground. After years of home games outside Zimbabwe, the team returned there on 28 September 2026 for the qualifier against DR Congo. After crowd incidents at that match, CAF ordered Zimbabwe to play its next home international behind closed doors. In October CAF allowed up to 10,000 spectators at the ground for two matches, and ZIFA has put tickets on sale for the home qualifier against Equatorial Guinea. Our latest news below follows each CAF decision.

Latest Warriors news

Warriors FAQ

Who is the Zimbabwe Warriors coach?

Ramon Català is the Warriors coach. He led the team in the first two AFCON 2027 qualifiers, on 24 and 28 September 2026.

Have the Warriors qualified for AFCON 2027?

Not yet. Zimbabwe are second in Group E with three points after two of six matches, and qualifying ends in March 2027.

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