From COVID Initiative to Football Visionary: Chimombe Champions Professionalism in Local Game

Stephen Chimombe, the passionate owner of Decade Football Academy – affectionately known as the “COVID-19 Boys” – is urging the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to elevate the perception and treatment of local football. Chimombe, a firm believer in nurturing talent from the ground up, argues that football should be recognized and invested in as a genuine profession, not merely as fleeting talent among the nation’s youth.