{"id":49881,"date":"2026-02-13T22:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49881"},"modified":"2026-02-13T22:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:06:07","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmagwizi-reveals-long-term-vision-for-womens-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/13\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmagwizi-reveals-long-term-vision-for-womens-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Magwizi reveals long-term vision for women\u2019s football"},"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-139890\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"394\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Magwizi-reveals-long-term-vision-for-womens-football.jpg?resize=394%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\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1374&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?resize=394%2C264&amp;ssl=1 394w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/magwizi-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\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\/Magwizi-reveals-long-term-vision-for-womens-football.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1532\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Zimbabwe Football Association<\/span><\/span> president Nqobile Magwizi says the association\u2019s focus extends beyond the upcoming COSAFA tournament, with deliberate efforts underway to build a sustainable future for women\u2019s football in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1740\">Speaking during a tour of the Mighty Warriors\u2019 camp, Magwizi outlined plans to establish a clear talent development pathway for the girl child, starting from grassroots level up to the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1952\">\u201cWe are building a foundation for football across Zimbabwe. For women specifically, the journey is very intentional. We are looking at creating pathways from young girls all the way to the elite side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"2130\">While emphasising that Zimbabwe will compete to win tournaments this year, Magwizi added that the broader goal is long-term competitiveness at major international competitions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2349\">\u201cIn year two, we should be participating competitively at the Olympics. At WAFCON, we must compete strongly. Even when it comes to the World Cup in the next four years, we must be ready. But it is a process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2571\">Magwizi pointed out that welfare remains a priority, revealing that there has been a significant increment in players\u2019 allowances and a push to ensure that camping standards for women match those of their male counterparts who are usually booked at better facilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2571\">Mighty Warriors in camp preparing for the upcoming COSAFA Women\u2019s Championships set for February 18-March 1 in Polokwane, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\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#Magwizi #reveals #longterm #vision #womens #football<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Zimbabwe Football Association president Nqobile Magwizi says the association\u2019s focus extends beyond the upcoming COSAFA tournament,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[933,2859,6797,464,8008,4289],"class_list":["post-49881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-football","tag-longterm","tag-magwizi","tag-reveals","tag-vision","tag-womens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49881","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=49881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49883,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49881\/revisions\/49883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}