{"id":40961,"date":"2025-11-07T16:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40961"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:49:03","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-technical-team-confirmed-following-marinicas-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-technical-team-confirmed-following-marinicas-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors technical team confirmed following Marinica\u2019s appointment"},"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-138537\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"343\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Warriors-technical-team-confirmed-following-Marinicas-appointment.jpg?resize=343%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\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?w=1368&amp;ssl=1 1368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?resize=1024%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?resize=768%2C592&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?resize=343%2C264&amp;ssl=1 343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ball-t.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has confirmed the full Warriors technical team following the appointment of Romanian coach Marian Marinica as the new head coach of the national side.<\/p>\n<p>Marinica will be assisted by Kaitano Tembo, who joined the set-up last month, while Pernel Charles Mckop, retained from the previous technical team, takes charge of the goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>The physical conditioning unit will be led by Chikondi Mandalasi (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Abraham Mbaiwa (Fitness Trainer).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ronald Dumisani Moroka and James Makoni have been appointed as team analysts, tasked with performance monitoring, tactical breakdowns, and opposition analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The newly assembled technical team is expected to begin preparations immediately, as the Warriors gear up for their upcoming international fixtures under Marinica\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe will face Algeria and Qatar during the forthcoming international break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warriors Technical Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marian Marinica (Head Coach)<br \/>Kaitano Tembo (Assistant Coach)<br \/>Pernel Charles Mckop (Goalkeepers\u2019 Coach)<\/p>\n<p>Chikondi Mandalasi (Strength &amp; Conditioning)<br \/>Abraham Mbaiwa (Fitness Trainer)<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Dumisani Moroka (Analyst)<br \/>James Makoni (Analyst)<\/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 Marian Mario Marinica, Warriors technical team, 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#Warriors #technical #team #confirmed #Marinicas #appointment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has confirmed the full Warriors technical team following the appointment of Romanian coach Marian Marinica&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[937,4371,9188,201,856,265],"class_list":["post-40961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-appointment","tag-confirmed","tag-marinicas","tag-team","tag-technical","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40961","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=40961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40962,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40961\/revisions\/40962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}