Lancashire Steel F.C. were a Zimbabwean football club which was based in Kwekwe. They were set to play in the second tier of Zimbabwean football after their relegation at the end of the 2008 football season before folding up.[1] Their home stadium is Baghdad Stadium. Lancashire Steel sold their franchise to Mateta (Gokwe) in 2009. The club reformed in 2010 and played in the Midlands Region Division Two 2B were they finish Runners-up in the league. In 2011 Lancashire Steel are in the Zifa Central Region Division One.
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Full name | Lancashire Steel Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | Chimbi Chimbi Boys | |
Founded | 1992; 30 years ago (1992) | |
Ground | Baghdad Stadium, Kwekwe | |
Capacity | 5,000 | |
Manager | Innocent Chogugudza | |
League | Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League | |
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The club was promoted into the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 1994 and have gone on to establish themselves as a mid-table club that has been in the league continuously from 1994 to 2009. The likes of former Zimbabwe international's Paul Gundani, Luke Petros and Petros Sibanda are counted among former players.
The most memorable time at the club was in 1999 when, under the guidance of Ashton "Papa" Nyazika, they beat Caps United in the first Z$1m Madison trophy at the National Sports Stadium to collect their only piece of silverware to date, a parade of the trophy in Kwekwe the week after the victory saw over 100,000 Kwekweans take to the streets as a sign of appreciation to what the boys had done.
The 2008 season ended badly for the Chimbi Boys, finishing 13th and therefore given the difficult task of playing in the relegation-promotion playoffs with the three runners-up of the 1st division. Eagles FC of Marondera pipped them to the post therefore confirming their relegation.
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Capital: Kwekwe | |
Dams/reservoirs | Ngondoma Dam • Sebakwe Dam |
Rivers | Kwekwe River • Ngondoma River • Sebakwe River • Sesombe River • Gweru River • Zhombe River |
Highways/roads | Chemagora-Sidakeni Road • Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway • Masoro Road • Somalala-Sidakeni Road • Zhombe-Sidakeni Road |
Museums/monuments | National Mining Museum, Zimbabwe • Mabura Caves |
Settlements | Amaveni • Chicago • Columbina Rural Service Center • Commoner, Empress • Empress Mine • Mbizo • Munyati • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe |
Health centres | Kwekwe General Hospital |
Irrgation schemes | Exchange • Ngondoma • Senkwasi |
Education | Bee Mine Secondary School • Goldridge College • Kwekwe High School • Nyaradzo High School • Samambwa Secondary School • Sidakeni Secondary School • Totororo Secondary School • Zhombe High School |
Culture and sport | |
Notable people | Ronald Benade • Blessing Chebundo • Michael Chinouya • Charles Coventry • Chris Duckworth • Terry Duffin • Ahmed Esat • Norman Featherstone • Travis Friend • Learnmore Jongwe • Sam Levy • Henry Madzorera • Morgan Mahanya • Emmerson Mnangagwa • Tongai Moyo • Charles Mudede |
Constituencies | Chirumanzu-Zibagwe • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe |
Industries | Sable Chemicals • Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company |
Mines | Gaika Mine • Globe and Phoenix Mine |
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