{"id":54603,"date":"2026-04-01T08:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54603"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:19:13","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-coach-marian-marinica-reveals-major-improvement-in-warriors-squad-after-mukuru-four-nation-tournament-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignwarriors-coach-marian-marinica-reveals-major-improvement-in-warriors-squad-after-mukuru-four-nation-tournament-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors coach Marian Marinica reveals major improvement in Warriors squad after Mukuru Four-Nation Tournament triumph"},"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-140719\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Warriors-coach-Marian-Marinica-reveals-major-improvement-in-Warriors-squad.jpg?resize=500%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-training-.jpg?w=1387&amp;ssl=1 1387w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-training-.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-training-.jpg?resize=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-training-.jpg?resize=768%2C406&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-training-.jpg?resize=500%2C264&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Warriors-training-.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Warriors coach Marian Marinica has noted one major improvement in his charges after beating Zambia 1-0 in the final of the Mukuru Four-Nation Tournament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe lifted the trophy thanks to a late own goal by Saisada Kafunti, who turned substitute Junior Zindoga\u2019s cross into his own net.<\/p>\n<p>The result marked Zimbabwe\u2019s second clean sheet of the tournament after beating hosts Botswana on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Marinica, he has seen a notable improvement in his defence, saying after the match on <em>SuperSport TV<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last games we have been conceding and in seven games we conceded ten goals, so we needed a bit of a change but we didn\u2019t try to change everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, we scored again, and we could have scored more but we had very good opponents, Botswana and Zambia are both good teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the competition triumph, the Warriors had only won once in five games.<\/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 Four- Nation Tournament, Marian Marinica, 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 #coach #Marian #Marinica #reveals #major #improvement #Warriors #squad #Mukuru #FourNation #Tournament #triumph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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