{"id":51379,"date":"2026-03-02T08:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51379"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:17:06","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-makes-huge-declaration-after-beating-dynamos-in-castle-challenge-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-makes-huge-declaration-after-beating-dynamos-in-castle-challenge-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Mapeza makes huge declaration after beating Dynamos in 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-140105\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"455\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-makes-huge-declaration-after-beating-Dynamos-in-Castle.jpg?resize=455%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\/2021\/10\/Norman-Mapeza.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Norman-Mapeza.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Norman-Mapeza.jpg?resize=455%2C264&amp;ssl=1 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Scottland FC coach Norman Mapeza has praised his players following their emphatic 5-0 victory over Dynamos FC in the Castle Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Scottland produced a dominant display to outclass their rivals and lift the season-opening trophy at Rufaro Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, Mapeza commended both his team and their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good game. I don\u2019t want to take anything from Dynamos \u2014 they played very well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am more than happy with our performance. We created opportunities, which shows that our hard work over the past eight weeks is paying off. But I think we should give all credit to the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experienced gaffer also highlighted the effort his squad has put in during pre-season, noting that their sharpness and cohesion were a result of consistent preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Scottland will face Hardrock next weekend in their opening match of the league season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Castle Challenge Cup, dynamos, Norman Mapeza, Scottland FC<\/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 #huge #declaration #beating #Dynamos #Castle #Challenge #Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Scottland FC coach Norman Mapeza has praised his players following their emphatic 5-0 victory over Dynamos&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[78,240,961,857,9194,198,3648,1618,3309],"class_list":["post-51379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-beating","tag-castle","tag-challenge","tag-cup","tag-declaration","tag-dynamos","tag-huge","tag-mapeza","tag-norman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51379","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=51379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51381,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51379\/revisions\/51381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}