# Gunners F.C.

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{{Short description|Association football club in Zimbabwe}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Football club infobox
| clubname = Gunners F.C.
| image = 150px
| founded = {{start date and age|2005}}
| owner = Prophet Walter Magaya
| fullname = Gunners Football Club
| ground = Lafarge Stadium
| capacity = 10,000
| league = 
}}

'''Gunners Football Club''' was a Zimbabwe-based professional football club, which played in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. They were well known for their saying "chicken masala", an oxymoron meaning, 'it's so cold, you feel hot' - an expression of how opponents would feel after playing against them. After the purchase of Gunners FC by Prophet Magaya Walter,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=Jan 13, 2015 |title=Prophet Magaya to buy Gunners Football Club? |url=https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-sports-sc-soccer-byo-60753.html |work=Bulawayo24 News |access-date=Sep 9, 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414160302/https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-Sports-sc-Soccer-byo-60753.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the club was renamed to Yadah Gunners FC, before merging with the newly-formed [Yadah Stars F.C.](/source/Yadah_Stars_F.C.) shortly after.

Gunners FC preferred a more attacking play, which attracted big crowds of supporters to their games, this style of quick strides to the front and studied build-ups allowed them to inherit the name Gunners & took inspiration from the nickname of the English team in London, [Arsenal F.C.](/source/Arsenal_F.C.) In their traditional red and white home kit gunners were big contenders in the famous local premier soccer league during their stay in the Zimbabwe Premier League.

== Brief history ==
Gunners FC was formed in 2005 and then was later purchased by prophet Walter Magaya who became partners with the then President Cuthbert Chitima. They were relegated from the [https://www.herald.co.zw/gunners-turn-focus-on-league/ Premier soccer league division 1] to the division 2 in 2012, which led to legendary player and coach [Moses Chunga](/source/Moses_Chunga) deciding to take time off football then returning again to coach [Harare City Football Club](/source/Harare_City_F.C.). Yadah Gunners rose to victory when they won the ZPSL. In 2009 which was very historic for the club because this allowed them to qualify for the prestigious [CAF Champions league](/source/CAF_Champions_League).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zimbabwe's Gunners FC, PSL Title-Holder Eyes CAF Champions Cup|url=https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zimbabwes-gunners-caf-27nov09-76278047/1459920.html|access-date=2021-02-09|website=VOA|language=en|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213060631/https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zimbabwes-gunners-caf-27nov09-76278047/1459920.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Players ==

Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gunners FC - Players from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te33721/all-players/|access-date=2021-02-09|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Player
! colspan="2" |Country
!Position
!born
|-
| colspan="5" |'''A'''
|-
|Qadr Amini
|
|Zimbabwe
|Defender
|26/01/1990
|-
| colspan="5" |'''C'''
|-
|George Chigona
|
|Zimbabwe
|Goalkeeper
|04/03/1991
|-
| colspan="5" |'''D'''
|-
|Moses Demera
|
|Zimbabwe
|Forward
|03/03/1989
|-
|Tafadzwa Dube
|
|Zimbabwe
|Goalkeeper
|19/12/1984
|
|-
| colspan="5" |'''G'''
|-
|Carrington Gomba
|
|Zimbabwe
|Midfielder
|08/03/1985
|-
| colspan="5" |'''K'''
|-
|Willard Katsande
|
|Zimbabwe
|Midfielder
|15/01/1986
|-
| colspan="5" |'''L'''
|-
|Joel Lupahla
|
|Zimbabwe
|Forward
|26/04/1977
|-
| colspan="5" |'''S'''
|-
|Ali Sadiki
|
|Zimbabwe
|Midfielder
|10/12/1987
|-
|Edmore Sibanda
|
|Zimbabwe
|Goalkeeper
|03/04/1986
|-
| colspan="5" |'''V'''
|-
|Daniel Vheremu
|
|Zimbabwe
|Defender
|18/03/1985
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Z'''
|-
|Ramson Zhuwawo
|
|Zimbabwe
|Midfielder
|03/11/1983
|-
|Hardlife Zvirekwi
|
|Zimbabwe
|Defender
|05/05/1987
|}

==Honours and achievements==
*'''[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League](/source/Zimbabwe_Premier_Soccer_League)'''
**Champions (1): 2009

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
Logo: [http://img109.imageshack.us/i/logopq.png/]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League}}

Category:Football clubs in Harare

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