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Simba Bhora Set for Historic CAF Champions League Draw

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Champions, Simba Bhora are set to find out who they’ll face in the 2025/26 CAF Champions League when the draw takes place this Saturday.

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Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Champions, Simba Bhora are set to find out who they’ll face in the 2025/26 CAF Champions League when the draw takes place this Saturday.

The event will be held at the Azam Media studios in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, starting at 12 noon CAT. Fans can follow the proceedings live on CAF’s official YouTube channel and SuperSport TV.

This marks Simba’s maiden appearance in Africa’s premier club competition, having secured their spot by winning the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League.

The Shamva outfit will enter the tournament at the preliminary round stage, which kicks off on 19 September 2025. The second preliminary round will follow on 17 October.

Group stage action for both the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup begins on 21 November 2025, with knockout fixtures starting from 13 March 2026.

The draw will also include the CAF Confederation Cup, although Zimbabwe will not have a team participating after Dynamos, winners of the 2024 Chibuku Super Cup, pulled out due to financial difficulties.

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Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw Results

The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw has been made for the 2025-26 season, with the eight ties to be scheduled for the weekend of 7-8 March 2026.

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The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw has been made for the 2025-26 season, with the eight ties to be scheduled for the weekend of 7-8 March 2026.

Taking place ahead of Monday evening’s tie between Macclesfield and Brentford, the draw was made by Joe Cole and Karen Carney as clubs look to seal a place in the quarter-final.

Winning clubs in the fifth round will receive £238,500 from the competition prize fund for the 2025-26 season.

The final schedule for the fifth round will be confirmed in due course, following talks with clubs, broadcast partners and local authorities.

The final schedule for the fifth round will be confirmed in due course, following talks with clubs, broadcast partners and local authorities.

The Draw

1 Fulham v Southampton
2 Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland
3 Newcastle United v Manchester City
4 Leeds United v Norwich City
5 Mansfield Town v Arsenal
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool
7 Wrexham v Chelsea
8 West Ham United v Macclesfield or Brentford

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Arsenal Beat Chelsea to Reach Carabao Cup Final

Arsenal secured their place in the Carabao Cup final after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the second leg of the semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. The victory sealed a 4–2 aggregate win for the Gunners, booking their first domestic cup final appearance since 2020.

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Arsenal secured their place in the Carabao Cup final after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the second leg of the semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. The victory sealed a 4–2 aggregate win for the Gunners, booking their first domestic cup final appearance since 2020.

The reigning Premier League leaders will face either Manchester City or Newcastle United in the final, scheduled for March 22, 2026, at Wembley Stadium.

Arsenal’s disciplined performance ensured they held off Chelsea’s late pressure, with the decisive goal in the 97th minute by Kai Havertz proving enough to send Mikel Arteta’s side through to a much-anticipated showdown at Wembley.

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Nakamba Signs with Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday, a Championship (English second-tier) club, has signed Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba on a deal until the end of the season after he was released by League One (English third tier) side Luton Town FC.

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Sheffield Wednesday, a Championship (English second-tier) club, has signed Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba on a deal until the end of the season after he was released by League One (English third tier) side Luton Town FC.

The club confirmed the latest development on their social media platforms.

Sheffield Wednesday are currently at the bottom of the table (24th place) with –7 points after 29 matches.

The Sky Bet Championship club was last year deducted 12 points for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to the payment of players.

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