{"id":52781,"date":"2026-03-15T13:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52781"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:14:17","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfc-platinum-coach-joel-luphahla-laments-pitch-conditions-despite-beating-manica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/15\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfc-platinum-coach-joel-luphahla-laments-pitch-conditions-despite-beating-manica\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Platinum coach Joel Luphahla laments pitch conditions despite beating Manica Diamonds"},"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-140253\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"487\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FC-Platinum-coach-Joel-Luphahla-laments-pitch-conditions-despite-beating.webp.jpeg?resize=487%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\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=1024%2C556&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=768%2C417&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=1536%2C833&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=2048%2C1111&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?resize=487%2C264&amp;ssl=1 487w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel-Luphahla-FC-Platinum-.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>FC Platinum coach Joel Luphahla has lamented the wet conditions across the country that have made football pitches difficult to play on.<\/p>\n<p>The Platinum Boys played at Mandava Stadium for the first time this season, beating Manica Diamonds 2-0 on a muddy pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Luphahla admitted that the pitch conditions made the match challenging despite picking up maximum points at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult game under these conditions,\u201d he said. \u201cThe pitch was difficult to play on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like we are the only ones playing on these pitches; everybody is playing under the same conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to make sure we get used to it and adjust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC Platinum registered the victory thanks to goals from McKinnon Mushore and Garikai Dematsika, who both scored in the first half.<\/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 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, FC Platinum, Joel Luphahla, Manica Diamonds<\/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#Platinum #coach #Joel #Luphahla #laments #pitch #conditions #beating #Manica #Diamonds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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