{"id":41733,"date":"2025-11-14T17:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41733"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:55:14","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrouble-in-warriors-camp-as-players-and-coach-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/14\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrouble-in-warriors-camp-as-players-and-coach-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble in Warriors camp as players and coach clash"},"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-138664\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"360\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trouble-in-Warriors-camp-as-players-and-coach-clash.webp.jpeg?resize=360%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\/11\/warriors-training.webp?w=1462&amp;ssl=1 1462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/warriors-training.webp?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/warriors-training.webp?resize=1024%2C751&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/warriors-training.webp?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/warriors-training.webp?resize=360%2C264&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/warriors-training.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Chaos has hit the Warriors camp in Saudi Arabia, with several senior players said to be considering walking away, <em>Soccer24<\/em> has learnt.<\/p>\n<p>Newly appointed head coach Mario Marinica is understood to be facing a serious breakdown in relations with key members of the squad. The Romanian was appointed just a week ago and took charge of his first assignment on Thursday, a 3-1 loss to Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the camp claim the coach has been accused of poor player management and disrespectful communication, which have unsettled several players.<\/p>\n<p>The situation reportedly escalated after Thursday\u2019s game, leaving some players contemplating quitting the camp.<\/p>\n<p>The turmoil has also threatened to derail Zimbabwe\u2019s preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations next month in Morocco, as players are reportedly considering boycotting the tournament unless ZIFA intervenes urgently.<\/p>\n<p><em>Soccer24<\/em> understands that the players have since formally submitted a complaint letter to ZIFA, outlining their grievances and requesting immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>If ZIFA fails to address the issue promptly, it raises the possibility that the association may be forced to assemble a significantly altered squad at short notice \u2013 a scenario that would severely weaken the country\u2019s competitiveness at the continental showpiece.<\/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, Marian Mario Marinica, Warriors<\/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#Trouble #Warriors #camp #players #coach #clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos has hit the Warriors camp in Saudi Arabia, with several senior players said to be considering walking away, Soccer24&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1115,1021,573,233,915,265],"class_list":["post-41733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-camp","tag-clash","tag-coach","tag-players","tag-trouble","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41733","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=41733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41735,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41733\/revisions\/41735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}