Hwange Colliery F.C. Explained

Clubname:Hwange Football Club
Fullname:Hwange Football Club
Nickname:Chipangano
Founded:1940
Ground:Colliery Stadium
Hwange, Zimbabwe
Capacity:15,000
Manager:Mebelo Njekwa
League:Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
(ZPSL)
Season:2023
Position:9th
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Hwange Colliery F.C. (formerly known as Wankie Colliery F.C.) is a football club from Hwange, Zimbabwe, currently playing in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

The club has won its fair share of honours along its history, beating a star-studded Callies 6–1 to lift the Castle Cup in 1972. in 1973 Dynamos were beaten 1–0. In 1991 Chipangano lifted the Zifa Cup beating Cranborne Bullets 3–1.[1]

Hwange were most recently promoted to the Zimbabwe top flight in 2018 after spending one year in the second division after a 2016 relegation.[2]

Honours

3

1970, 1973, 1991

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zimbabwe Cup History. RSSSF. 5 February 2023. 7 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207205859/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zimbcuphist.html. live.
  2. Web site: Wankie Chipolopolo back in the big league. 28 October 2018. 29 December 2018. 29 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181229075722/https://bulawayo24.com/news/national/148363. live.