Ngezi Platinum F.C.
Ngezi Platinum F.C. (also known as Ngezi Platinum Stars F.C.) is a Zimbabwean football club. They originated from Ngezi Mine & play at the newly refurbished Baobab Stadium in Ngezi. [2]
Ground | Baobab Stadium, Ngezi | |
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Capacity | 1000[1] | |
Manager | Takesure Chiragwi | |
League | Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League | |
2021–2022 | 4th | |
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Ngezi Platinum were promoted to the top flight for the first time in 2016 and proceeded to win the cup final that same season with a 3-1 victory over FC Platinum in the final.[3] Coach Tonderai Ndiraya led Ngezi to a seventh-placed finish in their first season in the Premier Soccer League, but left by mutual consent with five games left in the 2018 season in which Ngezi Platinum ended up runners-up.[4]
Brief History
Ngezi Platinum Stars (NPS) FC formerly known as Ngezi Sporto FC started playing social soccer in 2001 and was at that time sponsored by MCC (Open Cast Contractor). However, in 2004 the club started playing competitive soccer and qualified to join the ZIFA Mashonaland West Division 2B. They played in the ZIFA Northern Region Division 1 in 2015 and won the championship to gain promotion into the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League under the guidance of Clifton Kadurira.[5]
TEAM / PLAYERS
MCDONALD MAKUWE - STRIKER
WELLINGTON TADERERA - MIDFIELDER
QUADIR AMINI - DEFENDER
NELSON CHADJA - GOALKEEPER
MARLON MUSHONGA - MIDFIELDER
FRANK MAKARATI - DEFENDER
DEVON CHAFA - MIDFIELDER
MARLON CHANG - GOALKEEPER
BRUNO MTIGO - MIDFIELDER
ANELKA CHIVANDIRE - STRIKER
WAYNE MAKUVA - DEFENDER
TICHAONA MABVURA - MIDFIELDER
TENDAI MATINDIFE - STRIKER
POLITE MOYO - CENTER BACK
NIGEL MAKUMBE - MIDFIELDER
MUNASHE KATONDO - DEFENDER
MICHAEL CHARAMBA - MIDFIELDER
MANDLA MLILO - STRIKER
MALVIN KWINJO - MIDFIELDER
KUDZAI CHIGWIDA - CENTER BACK
KELVIN BULAJI - RIGHT BACK
KEITH MUERA - DEFENDER
JUNIOR ZINDOGA - STRIKER
JAMES NGULUVE - STRIKER
ISSAH ALI - GOALKEEPER
GERALD TAKWARA - CENTRAL MIDFIELDER
ARIEL MAKOPA - DEFENDER
Honours
- Northern Region Championship 2015
- Promotion To Division One Zimbabwe PSL In 2016
- Yadah Cup
- Chibuku Super Cup winners in 2016
- Chibuku Super Cup Losing Finalists (2019)
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 0 appearance
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2017 – First round (round of 32)
References
- "Ngezi Platinum". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Premier Soccer League - Ngezi Platinum Stars". www.premierleague.co.zw. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Ngezi lift Chibuku Cup". Sunday News. 6 November 2016.
- Matongorere, Nigel. "Ngezi Platinum Stars sack Ndiraya". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Ngezi Platinum promoted into PSL". supersport.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.