Border Strikers F.C.
| Full name | Border Strikers Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Vavheneki | |
| Founded | 1982 | |
| Ground | Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge | |
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Border Strikers FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Beitbridge.
The club was refounded in 2014 after they were expelled from the second division in 2012 for failing to fulfill their matches.[1]
Border Strikers F.C were champions of the Central Region Division One in 2015, earning them promotion to the Zimbabwean top flight.[2] Their promotion was made more remarkable by the fact it was their first season in the second division.[3] However they were relegated in their first season in the Premier Soccer League.[4]
The club were expelled from the second division in 2017 for failure to pay the league affiliation fee.[5]
Stadium
[edit]Currently the team plays at the Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge. They played several matches at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane in 2016 until Dulivhadzimu Stadium was accepted by the Zimbabwe FA.[6]
Current squad
[edit][7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Businesspeople meet to revive Border Strikers FC". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Border Strikers FC PSL Bound". Zimbabwe Chronicle. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "PSL football back in Beitbridge as Border Strikers promoted at first attempt". newzimbabwe.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Border Strikers relegated". The Standard. 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Border Strikers booted out".
- ^ "Border Strikers happy back home". Newsday.co.zw. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Premier Soccer League - Border Strikers". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
External links
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- ^ "Council renovate Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge".
- ^ News, The Sunday. "Border Strikers prepare for 2016". The Sunday News. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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