#SONA2026RECAP | Zimbabwe brings international football back to Harare as sports infrastructure expands
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the return of international football to the National Sports Stadium marks progress in the government’s programme to rehabilitate and modernise the country’s sporting infrastructure, with the work carried out in partnership with the private sector and football stakeholders.
He said municipalities are now required to allocate part of their budgets to sporting and recreational facilities, with improvements already visible at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo and Sakubva Stadium in Mutare. The government says the investment is also intended to strengthen systems for identifying and developing sporting talent.
Construction of the Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls is progressing ahead of the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, which Zimbabwe will host alongside Harare Sports Club and Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
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