03/09/2026
Women’s football semis set as Sanganai Sports Carnival heats up.
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MASVINGO-The Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Sports Carnical entered a decisive stage this Thursday, with the soccer and basketball semi-finalists confirmed while other sporting disciplines continued to provide intense competition among tertiary institutions.
In women’s football competition, Group A featured GZU, Masvingo Polytechnic and Bondolfi Teachers College, with GZU opening with a 1-0 victory over Masvingo Polytechnic before Bondolfi edged GZU 1-0, while Masvingo Polytechnic and Bondolfi played to a 0-0 draw. Group B comprised RCU, Morgenster Teachers College and Masvingo Teachers College, with RCU beating Morgenster 1-0, while Masvingo Teachers College drew 0-0 with RCU and Morgenster also played to a 0-0 draw.
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) will face Reformed Church University (RCU) while Bondolfi Teachers College takes on Masvingo Teachers College in the semi-finals.
The men’s semi-finals will see Kwekwe Polytechnic face Bondolfi Teachers College while Bulawayo Polytechnic takes on Masvingo Polytechnic.
In the men’s football competition, GZU won 1-0 victory over Masvingo Polytechnic before losing 1-0 to Bondolfi Teachers College. Masvingo Polytechnic and Bondolfi played to a 0-0 draw.
Kwekwe Polytechnic also registered a 2-1 victory over Harare Polytechnic.
In another group, RCU defeated Morgenster Teachers College 1-0, while Masvingo Teachers College drew 0-0 with RCU. Morgenster Teachers College and Masvingo Teachers College also played to a goalless draw.
Group C produced three goalless encounters with Masvingo Teachers College drawing 0-0 with Bulawayo Polytechnic and 0-0 with Zimbabwe Open University, while GZU and Bulawayo Polytechnic also finished 0-0.
Basketball also reached the semi-final stage, with Bulawayo Polytechnic meeting Kwekwe Polytechnic in the first men’s semi-final while Masvingo Polytechnic faces MSUAS in the other.
Bulawayo Polytechnic dominated Group A, winning all four matches and finishing with eight points. They opened with a 28-16 victory over GZU, followed by a 46-2 win over MSUAS, an 88-9 demolition of Masvingo Teachers College and a 77-2 victory over Morgenster Teachers College.
GZU beat Morgenster Teachers College 49-11, defeated Masvingo Teachers College 55-6 and beat MSUAS 37-6. They finished second with seven points.
MSUAS started with a 24-5 victory over Morgenster Teachers College and later defeated Masvingo Teachers College 36-7 to finish on six points.
Morgenster Teachers College beat Masvingo Teachers College 16-14 but also suffered defeats against MSUAS, GZU and Bulawayo Polytechnic, losing 5-24, 11-49 and 2-77 respectively.
Masvingo Teachers College lost 6-55 to GZU, 9-88 to Bulawayo Polytechnic, 7-36 to MSUAS and 14-16 to Morgenster.
Although GZU finished second, they are travelling for an invitational tournament and will therefore not participate in the semi-finals. MSUAS will consequently replace them as the Group A representative.
In Group B, Masvingo Polytechnic, Kwekwe Polytechnic and Hillside Teachers College all finished on five points.
Masvingo Polytechnic lost 41-49 to Kwekwe Polytechnic before beating Bondolfi Teachers College 60-7 and Hillside Teachers College 34-21.
Kwekwe beat Masvingo Polytechnic 49-41, lost 37-45 to Hillside and defeated Bondolfi 45-13.
Hillside defeated Bondolfi 67-33, beat Kwekwe 45-37 and lost 21-34 to Masvingo Polytechnic.
Bondolfi lost all three matches, going down 33-67 to Hillside, 7-60 to Masvingo Polytechnic and 13-45 to Kwekwe.
In women’s basketball, Hillside Teachers College topped Group A with six points after winning all three matches.
Hillside beat GZU 14-6, Masvingo Teachers College 55-6 and Harare Polytechnic 14-11.
GZU defeated Harare Polytechnic 17-9 and Masvingo Teachers College 41-4, while losing 6-14 to Hillside.
Harare Polytechnic beat Masvingo Teachers College 12-0.
In Group B, Bulawayo Polytechnic remained unbeaten after beating Bondolfi Teachers College 67-14 and Morgenster Teachers College 65-4. Bondolfi beat Morgenster 44-4.
The women’s basketball semi-finals will see Hillside Teachers College face Bondolfi Teachers College, while Bulawayo Polytechnic takes on Harare Polytechnic.
In men’s cricket, Bulawayo Polytechnic lead the table with four points from two matches after recording two victories. They have scored 140/14.1 against 120/20, with a net run rate of 3.882.
Masvingo Polytechnic are second with two points from two matches after scoring 173/20 against 119/20, while Masvingo Teachers College are third with two points from one match after scoring 90/10 against 71/10.
Morgenster Teachers College have lost their only match, 71/10 to Masvingo Teachers College, and GZU have lost both of their matches.
GZU have scored 95/20 and conceded 169/14.1, leaving them with a net run rate of -7.179.
In women’s cricket, Masvingo Teachers College lead with two points from one match after scoring 64/8.4 against 63/10.
Masvingo Polytechnic also have two points from two matches, with a net run rate of 0.432, while Morgenster Teachers College have two points from two matches. GZU have lost their only match, scoring 47/7 against 49/6.1.
Pool competition also produced several closely contested matches.
In Group A, Zimbabwe Open University lost 2-5 to Morgenster Teachers College and 3-5 to Bulawayo Polytechnic. GZU defeated Masvingo Polytechnic 5-2 and Zimbabwe Open University 5-1 but lost 2-5 to Morgenster.
Bulawayo Polytechnic beat Masvingo Teachers College 5-1 and Morgenster Teachers College 5-2.
In Group B, Harare Polytechnic defeated Bondolfi Teachers College 5-3 and RCU 5-2.
RCU lost 2-5 to Masvingo Polytechnic and 3-5 to Bondolfi, while Bondolfi beat MSUAS 5-2.
Masvingo Polytechnic defeated RCU 5-2 and Bondolfi 5-2 but lost 3-5 to Harare Polytechnic.
In women’s pool, Morgenster Teachers College defeated Masvingo Teachers College 3-0, while GZU beat Masvingo Teachers College 3-0.
Bondolfi lost 1-2 to Morgenster and 0-3 to GZU, while Morgenster lost 1-3 to GZU. Masvingo Teachers College also lost 0-3 to Bondolfi.
Tennis produced a number of one-sided results, with Harare Polytechnic defeating Bondolfi Teachers College 6-2, 6-2 and 6-3, 6-3.
Masvingo Polytechnic recorded two 6-2, 6-2 victories over Morgenster Teachers College before beating GZU 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2, 6-2.
Masvingo Teachers College lost 3-6, 5-7 and 6-4, 3-6, 6-10 to Mutare Polytechnic.
Two men’s singles matches. Masvingo Polytechnic beat Harare Polytechnic 6-4, 6-4 in doubles.
In women’s singles, Harare Polytechnic beat Masvingo Teachers College twice by identical 6-2, 6-2 scorelines. Masvingo Polytechnic also recorded two 6-2, 6-2 victories over Morgenster Teachers College.
Volleyball also continued across the two groups. In men’s Group A, Masvingo Polytechnic defeated Morgenster Teachers College 2-0, while RCU beat Zimbabwe Open University 2-0 and Morgenster 2-0.
In Group B, Harare Polytechnic edged Kwekwe Polytechnic 2-1, Bondolfi Teachers College defeated Masvingo Teachers College 2-0, Kwekwe beat Masvingo Teachers College 2-0, Masvingo Polytechnic beat Zimbabwe Open University 2-0 and Harare Polytechnic defeated Masvingo Teachers College 2-0.
In women’s volleyball, Bondolfi Teachers College beat Bulawayo Polytechnic 2-0, while University of Zimbabwe defeated MSUAS 2-0 and Bondolfi 2-0. Bulawayo Polytechnic also beat Harare Polytechnic 2-0.
Morgenster Teachers College lost 0-2 to Masvingo Polytechnic before beating Kwekwe Polytechnic 2-1, while Zimbabwe Open University lost 0-2 to Kwekwe Polytechnic.
Today’s remaining women’s volleyball fixtures include University of Zimbabwe against Harare Polytechnic, Bondolfi Teachers College against MSUAS, Masvingo Teachers College against Zimbabwe Open University, University of Zimbabwe against Bulawayo Polytechnic, Masvingo Teachers College against Morgenster Teachers College and Masvingo Polytechnic against Kwekwe Polytechnic.
Netball Group A saw Bondolfi Teachers College defeat Zimbabwe Open University 34-3.
In Group B, Morgenster Teachers College beat Masvingo Polytechnic 24-12, University of Zimbabwe defeated Harare Polytechnic 25-18 and Harare Polytechnic beat Masvingo Teachers College 28-6.
Morgenster then defeated Masvingo Teachers College 38-11, while Masvingo Polytechnic beat Masvingo Teachers College 27-12.
Goalball produced competitive encounters, with Masvingo Teachers College beating Morgenster Teachers College 4-3 and later defeating RCU 11-3. Morgenster beat RCU 8-2.
The men’s goalball match between Morgenster Teachers College and RCU ended 5-5.
At Kyle College, Rugby 7s competition produced four matches.
GZU defeated Harare Polytechnic 19-5 before beating Masvingo Polytechnic 31-12. Masvingo Polytechnic then defeated Harare Polytechnic 24-10.
In the second meeting between GZU and Masvingo Polytechnic, Masvingo Polytechnic emerged 22-7 winners.
With the football and basketball semi-finals now taking center stage today, the competition has entered its decisive phasenwith institutions fighting for places in the finals and ultimately the overall honors at the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Dzimbahwe Sports Carnival.
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