{"id":45023,"date":"2025-12-15T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45023"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:34:04","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfifpro-backs-munetsi-after-warriors-afcon-omission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/15\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfifpro-backs-munetsi-after-warriors-afcon-omission\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFPRO backs Munetsi after Warriors AFCON omission"},"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-139064\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FIFPRO-backs-Munetsi-after-Warriors-AFCON-omission.webp.jpeg?resize=396%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\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?resize=396%2C264&amp;ssl=1 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marshall-Munetsi.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>FIFPRO has expressed sympathy with its member Marshall Munetsi following his omission from Zimbabwe\u2019s Warriors squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Munetsi was left out of the final squad after picking up a calf injury while on club duty with Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) later explained that medical, insurance and regulatory requirements could not be completed before CAF\u2019s submission deadline, making him unavailable for selection.<\/p>\n<p>Replaying to Munetsi\u2019s statement posted on Facebook, FIFPRO said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re with you, Marshall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his role on the pitch, Munetsi is a respected figure in player representation. He is a member of the FIFPRO Global Player Council and also sits on the FIFPRO Africa Board, where he contributes to discussions on player welfare and governance across the continent.<\/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 2025 afcon, FIFPro, Marshall Munetsi, 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#FIFPRO #backs #Munetsi #Warriors #AFCON #omission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFPRO has expressed sympathy with its member Marshall Munetsi following his omission from Zimbabwe\u2019s Warriors squad for the 2025 Africa&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[942,1869,9406,1845,6099,265],"class_list":["post-45023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-afcon","tag-backs","tag-fifpro","tag-munetsi","tag-omission","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023","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=45023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45024,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45023\/revisions\/45024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}