{"id":39532,"date":"2025-10-23T10:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39532"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:36:27","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignzifa-president-nqobile-magwizi-reveals-more-details-on-michael-nees-sacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignzifa-president-nqobile-magwizi-reveals-more-details-on-michael-nees-sacking\/","title":{"rendered":"ZIFA President Nqobile Magwizi reveals more details on Michael Nees\u2019 sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-138343\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"454\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ZIFA-President-Nqobile-Magwizi-reveals-more-details-on-Michael-Nees.webp.jpeg?resize=454%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?resize=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?resize=454%2C264&amp;ssl=1 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nqobile-Magwizi-and-Warriors-coach-Michael-Nees-zim-vs-sa-squad-announcement.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President Nqobile Magwizi has shed more light on the dismissal of Warriors head coach Michael Nees.<\/p>\n<p>Nees was relieved of his duties on Wednesday following a string of poor results. The German tactician, appointed in July 2024 on a two-year contract, struggled to produce consistent performances during his tenure despite leading Zimbabwe to AFCON qualification. He managed just two wins in sixteen matches.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, ZIFA decided to terminate his contract with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the sidelines of ZIFA\u2019s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on Thursday, Magwizi explained that while Nees met some of his targets, the decision to part ways was also influenced by feedback from various stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have various stakeholders \u2014 the fans, government, and clubs \u2014 and as the Executive Committee, we had set certain expectations that were not being met,\u201d said Magwizi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a need for a review, and after submissions from the technical committee and wide consultations regarding our targets and progress, the decision was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now looking forward to engaging someone new who can bring renewed energy to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged 2025 afcon, Michael Nees, Nqobile Magwizi, Warriors, ZIFA<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#ZIFA #President #Nqobile #Magwizi #reveals #details #Michael #Nees #sacking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President Nqobile Magwizi has shed more light on the dismissal of Warriors head coach Michael Nees.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[576,6797,274,4668,6796,313,464,9112,284],"class_list":["post-39532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-details","tag-magwizi","tag-michael","tag-nees","tag-nqobile","tag-president","tag-reveals","tag-sacking","tag-zifa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39534,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39532\/revisions\/39534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}