{"id":51326,"date":"2026-03-01T22:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51326"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:02:42","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-wins-first-silverware-with-scottland-fc-as-they-thrash-dynamos-to-lift-castle-challenge-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/01\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-wins-first-silverware-with-scottland-fc-as-they-thrash-dynamos-to-lift-castle-challenge-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Mapeza wins first silverware with Scottland FC as they thrash Dynamos to lift Castle Challenge Cup"},"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-140100\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"475\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-wins-first-silverware-with-Scottland-FC-as-they.webp.jpeg?resize=475%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\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=1536%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=2048%2C1138&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?resize=475%2C264&amp;ssl=1 475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_20260301_170041_WhatsApp-scaled.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Scottland FC lifted the 2026 Castle Challenge Cup after thrashing Dynamos FC 5-0 in a match played at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The game marked the beginning of the 2026 season and featured the defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions and the 2025 Chibuku Super Cup winners.<\/p>\n<p>Scottland took the lead in the 17th minute through Emmanuel Ziocha before Tymon Machope doubled their advantage five minutes before the break.<\/p>\n<p>Mabviravira\u2019s dominance continued in the second half, with Walter Musona making it three in the 67th minute to effectively put the contest beyond Dynamos\u2019 reach.<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge Musona added the fourth goal in the 75th minute, capping off a dominant spell.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamos\u2019 misery was compounded in the 84th minute when Collins Mujuru received his second bookable offence and was sent off, leaving his side to finish the match with ten men.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Khama Billiat then sealed the emphatic victory in the 90th minute, putting the icing on the cake with Scottland\u2019s fifth goal.<\/p>\n<p>The triumph marks Norman Mapeza\u2019s first piece of silverware as head coach of Scottland. He was appointed ahead of the new season, replacing title-winning coach Tonderai Ndiraya.<\/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, Uncategorized<\/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#Norman #Mapeza #wins #silverware #Scottland #thrash #Dynamos #lift #Castle #Challenge #Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Scottland FC lifted the 2026 Castle Challenge Cup after thrashing Dynamos FC 5-0 in a match&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[240,961,857,198,9803,1618,3309,4740,5159,5416,174],"class_list":["post-51326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-castle","tag-challenge","tag-cup","tag-dynamos","tag-lift","tag-mapeza","tag-norman","tag-scottland","tag-silverware","tag-thrash","tag-wins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51326","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=51326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51328,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51326\/revisions\/51328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}