{"id":49399,"date":"2026-02-07T23:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49399"},"modified":"2026-02-07T23:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:40:54","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmighty-warriors-coach-outlines-priorities-in-cosafa-build-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmighty-warriors-coach-outlines-priorities-in-cosafa-build-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Mighty Warriors coach outlines priorities in COSAFA build-up"},"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>\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mighty-Warriors-coach-outlines-priorities-in-COSAFA-build-up.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Mighty Warriors coach Sithethelelwe \u2018Kwinji\u2019 Sibanda says she is focusing on improving players\u2019 fitness levels in the team\u2019s early preparations for the COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is set to start on February 18 and will run until March 1 in Polokwane, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe Women\u2019s Premier Soccer League is currently on off-season and Sibanda highlighted the importance of getting her charges fit before focusing on the tactical side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince we have just started preparations coming from the holidays, our first focus is on building aerobic capacity,\u201d said Sibanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus is on the conditioning side of things so that when we start tactically, the players are in a better shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sibanda said the response from the players has been encouraging, adding that the technical team is gradually increasing the workload as they target peak condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been quite overwhelming. The response has been good and we hope to keep it like that,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are trying to make it rise every day and we have been progressing very well. We expect to be at our peak as we get to the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the group stage, Sibanda acknowledged the physical demands of the tournament and the importance of opponent analysis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very big game and a very physical one as well,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you know your opponents, you know how to train and how to focus. Obviously, we are going to analyse their recent matches and see where they are and how best we can approach that game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Zambia are among the teams in their group, Sibanda said the Mighty Warriors will take the competition one match at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are talking about Zambia, but the first focus is on the first game,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get it right in the first match, it gives the players confidence. Zambia being Zambia, it\u2019s a big team, but we focus on the first game and see how we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe are in Group B alongside Zambia, Eswatini and Botswana at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/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#Mighty #Warriors #coach #outlines #priorities #COSAFA #buildup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mighty Warriors coach Sithethelelwe \u2018Kwinji\u2019 Sibanda says she is focusing on improving players\u2019 fitness levels in the team\u2019s early preparations&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9655,573,1675,2202,5483,8632,265],"class_list":["post-49399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-buildup","tag-coach","tag-cosafa","tag-mighty","tag-outlines","tag-priorities","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399","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=49399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49401,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399\/revisions\/49401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}