Yadah Stars FC are a football club from Harare, Zimbabwe currently playing in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, the top flight of Zimbabwean football.

Yadah Stars FC

Full name	Yadah Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)	Miracle Boys, The Stars
Founded	2013; 9 years ago (2013)[1]
Ground	National Sports Stadium, Harare[2]
Capacity	80,000
Chairman	Walter Magaya[3]
Coach	Jairos Tapera[4]
League	Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
2019	14th
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Yadah Stars were the first church-owned football team to reach the Zimbabwe top flight after they won the 2016 Zifa Division One Eastern Region.[5] However, the church pulled out of sponsorship after the 2017 season.[6]

Brief History

Yadah FC was originally formed as Gunners in 2005 by Cuthbert Chitima. Gunners was later on purchased by Walter Magaya in 2014.[7] Magaya entered into a partnership with the then President Cuthbert Chitima. The team's name was changed to Yadah Gunners. They were relegated from the Premier soccer league to division 1 in 2012, which led to legendary player and coach, Moses Chunga, deciding to take time off football then returning again to coach Harare City Football Club. Yadah Stars regained promotion to the Premier League when they triumphed in the ZIFA Eastern Region Division One in their first season in that league in 2016 under the guidance of coach Kuda Masaraure. In 2017, the club appointed Jairos Tapera as the head coach.

Current squad

As of 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —  ZIM Samuel Mapfukidze —  ZIM Bheki Ncube —  ZIM Stephen Chimusoro — DF  ZIM Jimmy Dzingai — DF  ZIM Byron Madzokere —  ZIM Willard Kalongonda —  ZIM Gift Mugabe — DF  ZIM Wilson Chakanyuka —  ZIM Munyaradzi Chiwara —  ZIM Jonah Chitereki —  ZIM Morris Musiyakuvi

No. Pos. Nation Player —  ZIM Denzel Savanhu 28 MF  ZIM Cliff Sekete — MF  ZIM Ralph Matema — FW  ZIM Simba Sithole — MF  ZIM Leeroy Mavunga —  ZIM Leroy Murape — MF  ZIM Brian Mapfumo —  ZIM Johannes Sibanda —  ZIM Brian Chikwenya —  ZIM Paulo Borges — MF  ZIM Milton Makopa —  ZIM Munya Zengeni

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