{"id":51270,"date":"2026-03-01T07:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51270"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:48:46","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpreview-castle-challenge-cup-scottland-vs-dynamos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/01\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpreview-castle-challenge-cup-scottland-vs-dynamos\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Castle Challenge Cup &#8211; Scottland vs Dynamos"},"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<p>Castle Lager Premier Soccer League League champions Scottland FC and Dynamos FC, the reigning Chibuku Super Cup holders, will clash this afternoon in the 2026 Castle Challenge Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional season curtain-raiser will be staged at Rufaro Stadium on 1 March 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 2pm CAT. The fixture brings together the winners of the league title and the country\u2019s premier knockout competition.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the match, Dynamos coach Genesis Mangombe said: \u201cWe have been preparing accordingly but, at the end of the day, there will be one winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a new squad and we\u2019ve been trying combinations and also seeing how best we can get the best out of the players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scottland FC coach Norman Mapeza is anticipating a tough encounter, saying: \u201cFootball is all about competition but, look, it\u2019s never easy to play Dynamos. They look like a very competitive team, but all I can say is that we are ready for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I have seen at training, it looks like we are all set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and ZTN Prime are expected to broadcast the match live.<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets have been pegged at $5. Fans wishing to sit in the VIP section will part with $10, while VVIP tickets have been set at $20.<\/p>\n<p>The total prize purse for the Castle Challenge Cup stands at $55,000. The winners will walk away with $35,000, while the runners-up will receive $20,000. Beyond the financial incentive, the match also offers early silverware and momentum ahead of the start of the league season.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are expected to use the tie to assess their squads and new signings ahead of the marathon campaign that lies ahead.<\/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#Preview #Castle #Challenge #Cup #Scottland #Dynamos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Castle Lager Premier Soccer League League champions Scottland FC and Dynamos FC, the reigning Chibuku Super Cup holders, will clash&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[240,961,857,198,199,4740],"class_list":["post-51270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-castle","tag-challenge","tag-cup","tag-dynamos","tag-preview","tag-scottland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51270","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=51270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51271,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51270\/revisions\/51271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}