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Week 5: Results

8 Nov

Sand Eagles 1 – 1 Gymkhana

Taifa Stars 3 – 3 Botswana Meat Commission FC

Bafana Bafana 1 – 3 Kaizer Chiefs

Pharoahs 2  – 1 Mozambique Stars

Match Report: Gymkhana smash Botswana Meat Commission FC

27 Oct
Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli reveals his 'Why Always Me?' T-shirt at Old Trafford during Manchester City's 6-1 mauling of Manchester United.

Gymkhana inflicted Botswana Meat Commission FC’s worst ever defeat as they thrashed the steak lovers 10-0 in ruthless fashion to go one point clear at the top of the ZFC Premier League.

And Munawarali Najafi’s men could not have delivered a more emphatic statement as Sajjad Najarali’s side were humiliated.

Gymkhana led just 1-0 at half-time, but the second half was completely one-sided and the eventual margin of victory could have been even more convincing.

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Week 4: Results

27 Oct

Pharoahs 3 – 3 Banana Bafana

Gymkhana 10 – 0 Botswana Meat Commission FC

Mozambique Stars 2 – 0 Taifa Stars

Kaizer Chiefs 2 – 4 Sand Eagles

Poll Results: Who will win the league?

17 Oct
Pep Guardiola

Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola kisses the trophy following their Champions League final victory over Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday, May 28, 2011.

The Zanzibar FC fans have spoken. The results of the poll are in.

We asked “Who will will the league?”

Do the Zanzibar FC fans know what they’re talking about? We’ll find out at the end of the season.

See the results here.

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Week 3: Results

16 Oct

Taifa Stars 3 – 0 Pharoahs

Mozambique Stars 0 – 1 Bafana Bafana

Botswana Meat Commission FC 1 – 1 Sand Eagles

Gymkhana 3 – 0 Kaizer Chiefs

Pharoahs player becomes overnight pop sensation

15 Oct
Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka's reaction after hearing YouTube hit "His name is Suheil"

Pharoahs midefielder, Suheil Dhirani, has become an overnight sensation after an obsessed fan known only as Mee dedicated what can only loosely be described as a music video to him.

The video “His name is Suheil” uploaded to YouTube earlier in the week after Dhirani’s outstanding performance in Pharoahs goalless draw against Sand Eagles has already had over 3 million views.

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Week 2: Results

11 Oct

Taifa Stars 0 – 0 Kaizer Chiefs

Pharoas 0 – 0 Sand Eagles

Bafana Bafana 3 – 2 Gymkhana

Mozambique Stars 1 – 1 Botswana Meat Commission FC

Mazaher Ismail fines himself over penalty-kick row

7 Oct
Jose Mourinho

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona's assistant coach.

Ismail angered several of his senior pros by fining rookie midfielder Hisham Ali for missing a spot-kick.

The youngster fluffed his injury time penalty during Taifa Stars’ defeat to Gymkhana.

And Ismail hit Ali with a $50 fine because Tahir Jaffer is the designated taker. ZanzibarFC.com understands, however, that although Ismail had told Jaffer that he was on penalty duty, he had not told any of his other players.

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Mozambique Stars and Bafana Bafana move to strengthen squads

7 Oct
Carlos Tevez

Corinthians currently have no plans to renew their interest in out-of-favour Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, according to general manager Edu.

After disappointing opening day defeats, Mozambique Stars and Bafana Bafana have jumped back into the transfer market hoping to change their fortunes on the pitch.

Imran Najarali, son of Mozmbique Stars gaffer, and Ali Karim are moving from Bafana Bafana to Mozambique Stars, with Sajjad Kanji and Hasnain Alibhai moving in the opposite direction.

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Taifa Stars fine player for penalty miss

3 Oct
Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez of Liverpool misses a penalty kick against Sunderland at Anfield.

Mazahir Ismail has fined one of his Taifa Stars players $50 for missing a penalty.

But the flamboyant boss is now facing a dressing-room backlash.

Several senior stars are furious after Ismail rapped rookie Hisham Ali.

The young midfielder was penalised for taking a spot-kick in Taifa Stars’ defeat to Gymkhana — because Tahir Jaffer was the designated taker.

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