{"id":55669,"date":"2026-04-10T23:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55669"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:24:40","slug":"highlanders-beef-up-technical-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/highlanders-beef-up-technical-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders beef up technical department"},"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 class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-code\"><\/div>\n<p>Highlanders have strengthened their technical set-up with the appointment of Culvin Mavunga as the club\u2019s new Performance Analyst.<\/p>\n<p>The highly rated analyst arrives with a wealth of experience, having previously worked with Ngezi Platinum Stars, the Zimbabwe national team and Tanzanian giants Simba SC.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Highlanders confirmed the appointment, saying: &#8220;Highlanders FC is pleased to announce the appointment of Culvin Mavunga as the club\u2019s new Performance Analyst.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A highly regarded figure in Zimbabwean football, Mavunga brings valuable experience, including a stint with Tanzanian giants Simba SC and time with the Zimbabwe senior national team, where he provided key data-driven insights and match intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Specializing in video analysis and opposition scouting, he is known for translating complex match data into actionable coaching strategies. His expertise will strengthen our technical department as we continue striving for excellence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mavunga\u2019s appointment comes as part of efforts by head coach Benjani Mwaruwari to assemble a strong backroom team. The gaffer had reportedly identified the analyst as a key target and had expressed frustration in recent weeks over delays in finalising the deal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post Highlanders beef up technical department appeared first on Soccer24.<\/p>\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 #beef #technical #department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlanders have strengthened their technical set-up with the appointment of Culvin Mavunga as the club\u2019s new Performance Analyst. The highly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10407,162,230,856],"class_list":["post-55669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-beef","tag-department","tag-highlanders","tag-technical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55669","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=55669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55670,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55669\/revisions\/55670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}