{"id":52791,"date":"2026-03-15T15:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52791"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:16:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-coach-benjani-mwaruwari-delivers-huge-squad-update-ahead-of-battle-of-zim-against-dynamos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/15\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-coach-benjani-mwaruwari-delivers-huge-squad-update-ahead-of-battle-of-zim-against-dynamos\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders coach Benjani Mwaruwari delivers huge squad update ahead of Battle of Zim against 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 id=\"post-140247\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"498\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Highlanders-coach-Benjani-Mwaruwari-delivers-huge-squad-update-ahead-of.jpg?resize=498%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\/Benjani-Mwaruwari-Highlanders-.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benjani-Mwaruwari-Highlanders-.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benjani-Mwaruwari-Highlanders-.jpg?resize=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benjani-Mwaruwari-Highlanders-.jpg?resize=768%2C407&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benjani-Mwaruwari-Highlanders-.jpg?resize=498%2C264&amp;ssl=1 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Highlanders coach Benjani Mwaruwari has delivered a huge update on his squad\u2019s preparedness ahead of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday Two encounter against rivals Dynamos F.C. on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played at Rufaro Stadium, with kick-off set for 3 pm CAT.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be the first league instalment of the Battle of Zimbabwe this season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the match, Benjani declared that his charges are all ready and could further receive a boost if Andrew Mbeba\u2019s registration is completed before the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re all sorted, all twenty-five players, except for Andrew Mbeba but if he is registered early before the game, then he will also be in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been pushing and working very hard. We know he came in very late but will be with us in the squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mbeba missed part of the preparations as he was in talks to sign a new contract with Highlanders after his previous deal expired at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Benjani added: \u201cWe also have Zambian international Isaac Ngoma, whom we signed. He is waiting for his work permit and once we receive this, the squad will be all done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both teams have already faced each other in the pre-season during the Jairos Jiri Charity Cup at Barbourfields Stadium, where Highlanders won the match 1-0.<\/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, Battle of Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari, dynamos, Highlanders<\/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#Highlanders #coach #Benjani #Mwaruwari #delivers #huge #squad #update #ahead #Battle #Zim #Dynamos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Highlanders coach Benjani Mwaruwari has delivered a huge update on his squad\u2019s preparedness ahead of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1003,2256,522,573,6619,198,230,3648,523,346,1010,691],"class_list":["post-52791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-ahead","tag-battle","tag-benjani","tag-coach","tag-delivers","tag-dynamos","tag-highlanders","tag-huge","tag-mwaruwari","tag-squad","tag-update","tag-zim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52791","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=52791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52793,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52791\/revisions\/52793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}