{"id":56514,"date":"2026-04-18T22:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56514"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:35:49","slug":"2026-independence-day-cup-highlanders-vs-scottland-preview-tv-info-form-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/18\/2026-independence-day-cup-highlanders-vs-scottland-preview-tv-info-form-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Independence Day Cup: Highlanders vs Scottland \u2013 Preview, TV info, form and more"},"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\">\n\/*  *\/\n<\/div>\n<p>Highlanders face Scottland in a headline Independence Day Cup clash set to cap off Zimbabwe\u2019s 46th independence anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played at Maphisa Stadium, Maphisa in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters across the country will be able to follow the action live on ZBC TV after the main Independence Day celebrations. Kick off is set at 3 pm CAT.<\/p>\n<p>This will mark Scottland\u2019s first-ever participation in the main Independence Day Cup. In contrast, Highlanders are making a return to the tournament, having last featured in 2024 where they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Dynamos FC in Murambinda.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Highlanders are one of the most successful teams in the competition, having lifted the trophy nine times \u2014 the second highest tally behind Dynamos, who lead the way with thirteen titles.<\/p>\n<p>Bosso will be aiming to rise to the occasion and deliver a god performance after struggling to pick up a win in the league campaign. The Bulawayo giants have only drawn in all their seven games played so far and have not even scored in their last five games.<\/p>\n<p>Scottland, on the other hand, will be eager to make a strong impression on debut having performed better than Highlanders in the league with three wins so far.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the second meeting between the sides this year after they met two weeks ago in the league, but finished the encounter in a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>The post 2026 Independence Day Cup: Highlanders vs Scottland &#8211; Preview, TV info, form and more 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#Independence #Day #Cup #Highlanders #Scottland #Preview #info #form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/* *\/ Highlanders face Scottland in a headline Independence Day Cup clash set to cap off Zimbabwe\u2019s 46th independence anniversary&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":[857,169,2062,230,6566,200,199,4740],"class_list":["post-56514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-example-3","tag-cup","tag-day","tag-form","tag-highlanders","tag-independence","tag-info","tag-preview","tag-scottland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56514","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=56514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56515,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56514\/revisions\/56515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}