{"id":44530,"date":"2025-12-09T12:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44530"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:45:06","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwolves-coach-delivers-marshall-munetsi-bombshell-midfielder-likely-to-miss-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwolves-coach-delivers-marshall-munetsi-bombshell-midfielder-likely-to-miss-afcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves coach delivers Marshall Munetsi bombshell, midfielder likely to miss AFCON"},"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-138989\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"416\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wolves-coach-delivers-Marshall-Munetsi-bombshell-midfielder-likely-to-miss.jpeg?resize=416%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\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?w=1997&amp;ssl=1 1997w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?resize=1024%2C650&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?resize=1536%2C975&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?resize=416%2C264&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zimbabwe-vs-Namibia-Marshall-Munetsi.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Marshall Munetsi is set to miss the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder sustained a calf injury during Wolverhampton Wanderers\u2019 match against Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League. He received the knock shortly after coming on as an 85th-minute substitute.<\/p>\n<p>According to an update from Wolves coach Rob Edwards, Munetsi could miss up to six weeks, effectively ruling him out of the 2025 AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will start on 21 December in Morocco, less than two weeks from now.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the 4-1 EPL defeat to Manchester United on Monday, Edwards told <em>The Express &amp; Star<\/em>: \u201cIt\u2019ll be weeks, I don\u2019t know how many at the moment, but at the moment it\u2019s looking like at least six weeks, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the final 23-man Warriors squad for the AFCON tournament is expected to be announced this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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 afcon, EPL, Marshall Munetsi, Rob Edwards, Warriors, Wolves<\/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#Wolves #coach #delivers #Marshall #Munetsi #bombshell #midfielder #AFCON<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Munetsi is set to miss the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury last Wednesday. 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