{"id":55234,"date":"2026-04-07T00:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55234"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:42:22","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-face-stern-scottland-test-as-pressure-mounts-on-benjani-mwaruwari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-face-stern-scottland-test-as-pressure-mounts-on-benjani-mwaruwari\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders face stern Scottland test as pressure mounts on Benjani Mwaruwari"},"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-140793\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"421\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Highlanders-face-stern-Scottland-test-as-pressure-mounts-on-Benjani.jpg?resize=421%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\/Highlanders-Benjani-Mwaruwari-.jpg?w=1240&amp;ssl=1 1240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Highlanders-Benjani-Mwaruwari-.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Highlanders-Benjani-Mwaruwari-.jpg?resize=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Highlanders-Benjani-Mwaruwari-.jpg?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Highlanders-Benjani-Mwaruwari-.jpg?resize=421%2C264&amp;ssl=1 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday 6 continues this afternoon, and the spotlight will be on Highlanders as they face a tricky away assignment against Scottland at Rufaro Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Bosso are still looking for their first victory of the season with head coach Benjani Mwaruwari under increasing pressure to turn the club\u2019s fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulawayo giants have endured a frustrating start to the campaign, with a series of draws leaving them lagging behind early pace-setters. While performances have shown signs of improvement, a lack of cutting edge in the final third has cost them valuable points.<\/p>\n<p>And today\u2019s clash against Scottland presents another tough hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>The defending champions have had strong start to the campaign after securing eleven points in their first five games and currently sit in third place.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, FC Platinum will be looking to pick momentum when they host Bulawayo Chiefs at Mandava Stadium, while Chicken Inn take on FC Hunters in a potentially entertaining tie at Barbourfields.<\/p>\n<p>Triangle and Hardrock clash at Gibbo Stadium, while ZPC Kariba host TelOne, and Agama round off the fixtures with a home tie against MWOS at Wadzanayi Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Castle Lager Premier Soccer League M6 Fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scottland vs Highlanders (Rufaro Stadium)<br \/>Chicken Inn vs FC Hunters (Barbourfields Stadium)<br \/>Triangle vs Hardrock (Gibbo Stadium)<br \/>FC Platinum vs Bulawayo Chiefs (Mandava Stadium)<br \/>ZPC Kariba vs TelOne (Nyamhunga Stadium)<br \/>Agama vs MWOS (Wadzanayi Stadium)<\/p>\n<p>Kick off is at 3 pm CAT for all 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 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, Benjani Mwaruwari, Scottland FC<\/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 #face #stern #Scottland #test #pressure #mounts #Benjani #Mwaruwari<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday 6 continues this afternoon, and the spotlight will be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[522,1266,230,8059,523,437,4740,3794,2289],"class_list":["post-55234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-benjani","tag-face","tag-highlanders","tag-mounts","tag-mwaruwari","tag-pressure","tag-scottland","tag-stern","tag-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55234","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=55234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55235,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55234\/revisions\/55235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}