Border Strikers F.C. Explained

Clubname:	Border Strikers FC
Fullname:	Border Strikers Football Club
Nickname:	Vavheneki
Founded:	1982
Ground:	Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge
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Border Strikers FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Beitbridge.

The club was refounded in 2014 after they were expelled from the second division in 2012 for failing to fulfill their matches.^[1]

Border Strikers F.C were champions of the Central Region Division One in 2015, earning them promotion to the Zimbabwean top flight.^[2] Their promotion was made more remarkable by the fact it was their first season in the second division.^[3] However they were relegated in their first season in the Premier Soccer League.^[4]

The club were expelled from the second division in 2017 for failure to pay the league affiliation fee.^[5]

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge. They played several matches at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane in 2016 until Dulivhadzimu Stadium was accepted by the Zimbabwe FA.^[6]

Current squad

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References

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External links

Facebook

Notes and References

Web site: Businesspeople meet to revive Border Strikers FC. 11 September 2014. Zimbabwe Chronicle.
Web site: Border Strikers FC PSL Bound. 27 October 2015. Zimbabwe Chronicle.
Web site: PSL football back in Beitbridge as Border Strikers promoted at first attempt. 19 November 2015. newzimbabwe.com. 7 June 2019.
Web site: Border Strikers relegated. The Standard. 16 October 2016.
Web site: Border Strikers booted out.
Web site: Border Strikers happy back home. 17 June 2016. Newsday.co.zw.
Web site: Premier Soccer League - Border Strikers. 17 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019014225/http://www.premierleague.co.zw/clubs/border-strikers. 19 October 2016. dead.
Web site: Council renovate Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge .
Web site: Border Strikers prepare for 2016. The Sunday. News. The Sunday News. 7 June 2019.