{"id":53899,"date":"2026-03-25T21:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53899"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:28:49","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-highlanders-exhibition-match-ends-in-a-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-highlanders-exhibition-match-ends-in-a-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors, Highlanders exhibition match ends in a draw"},"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-140628\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"354\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-Highlanders-exhibition-match-ends-in-a-draw.jpg?resize=354%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\/Warriors-vs-Zimbabwe-4-1.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-vs-Zimbabwe-4-1.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-vs-Zimbabwe-4-1.jpg?resize=354%2C264&amp;ssl=1 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The Warriors were held to a draw by Highlanders FC in an exhibition match played at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The friendly encounter, organised as part of Highlanders\u2019 100-year anniversary celebrations, attracted a lively crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors XI was composed of fringe players, and coach Marian Marinica handed unofficial debuts to Ipswich Town defender Corbin Mthunzi, Wales-based midfielder Panashe Makwiramiti and Highlanders midfielder Mongameli Tshuma.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams showed attacking intent from the start, but despite chances at both ends, neither side managed to find a decisive breakthrough, and the match ultimately ended in a stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe national team , who used the match to prepare for the Four-nation tournament in Botswana, will face the hosts on Saturday.<\/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 Exhibition match, Highlanders, Warriors<\/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#Warriors #Highlanders #exhibition #match #ends #draw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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