{"id":51655,"date":"2026-03-04T22:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51655"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:48:04","slug":"zimbabwe-football-association-unveils-us25-million-munhumutapa-cup-winner-to-secure-caf-confederation-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/04\/zimbabwe-football-association-unveils-us25-million-munhumutapa-cup-winner-to-secure-caf-confederation-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Football Association Unveils US$25 Million Munhumutapa Cup, Winner To Secure CAF Confederation Spot \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Zimbabwe Football Association Unveils US$25 Million Munhumutapa Cup, Winner To Secure CAF Confederation Spot<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sports Correspondent \u2013 The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has introduced a groundbreaking national knockout tournament, the Munhumutapa Cup, in a move set to transform the country\u2019s football landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The competition was officially launched in Harare at a ceremony attended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who presided over the event as guest of honour.<\/p>\n<p>Designed in the mould of England\u2019s famous FA Cup, the Munhumutapa Cup will feature a broad and inclusive structure. All clubs registered under ZIFA \u2014 from the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League to lower-tier divisions and Area Zone teams \u2014 will compete in one unified knockout tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The format opens the door for smaller, community-based teams to test themselves against the country\u2019s elite sides.<br \/>Importantly, the champions of the new competition will earn a ticket to represent Zimbabwe in the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, that continental berth was determined through the Chibuku Super Cup, which only involved Premier Soccer League clubs.<\/p>\n<p>In another progressive step, the Munhumutapa Cup will also incorporate teams from the women\u2019s league, ensuring broader participation across the football spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>ZIFA confirmed that the tournament carries a total value of US$25 million over five years, with US$5 million earmarked for each season \u2014 making it the most lucrative knockout competition in Zimbabwean football history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<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#Zimbabwe #Football #Association #Unveils #US25 #Million #Munhumutapa #Cup #Winner #Secure #CAF #Confederation #Spot #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe Football Association Unveils US$25 Million Munhumutapa Cup, Winner To Secure CAF Confederation Spot Sports Correspondent \u2013 The Zimbabwe Football&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[4825,922,4221,857,6694,933,569,9837,202,1693,628,3316,9847,1738,113],"class_list":["post-51655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-association","tag-caf","tag-confederation","tag-cup","tag-eduzim","tag-football","tag-million","tag-munhumutapa","tag-news","tag-secure","tag-spot","tag-unveils","tag-us25","tag-winner","tag-zimbabwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51655","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=51655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51657,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51655\/revisions\/51657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}