Hwange Colliery F.C. (formerly known as Wankie Colliery F.C.) is a football club from Hwange, Zimbabwe, currently playing in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Hwange Football Club
Full nameHwange Football Club
Nickname(s)Chipangano
Founded1940
GroundColliery Stadium
Hwange, Zimbabwe
Capacity15,000
ChairmanButholezwe Dube
ManagerMebelo Njekwa
LeagueZimbabwe Premier Soccer League
(ZPSL)
20239th

The club has won its fair share of honours along its history, beating a star-studded Callies 6–1 to lift the Castle Cup in 1972. in 1973 Dynamos were beaten 1–0. In 1991 Chipangano lifted the Zifa Cup beating Cranborne Bullets 3–1.[1]

Hwange were most recently promoted to the Zimbabwe top flight in 2018 after spending one year in the second division after a 2016 relegation.[2]

Honours

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1970, 1973, 1991

References

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  1. ^ "Zimbabwe Cup History". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Wankie Chipolopolo back in the big league". 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.