In March 2021, Croatian Zdravko Logarušić was a Zimbabwean hero. Former Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards coach became the first Zimbabwe foreign coach to deliver an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) slot to the nation. But, in September, he was already gone. The reason – bad results in the World Cup qualifiers. After a goalless draw with South Africa, the Warriors lost 1-0 to a last-minute goal in Ethiopia to sit bottom of Group G with back-to-back games next month against Ghana. And a familiar face is there to claim the vacant seat.South Africa wants to host FIFA Club World Cup despite 80.000 dead from Covid-19Bruce Grobbelaar, a former Zimbabwean international admitted he would like a chance to lead the Warriors for the rest of the World Cup qualifiers. Former Liverpool goalkeeper, and the first African to win the European Cup thinks the current group of players are talented and they just need a ’father figure’.”I have been watching the Zimbabwe Warriors for some time and I have had my CV in there a couple times to no avail. I know these players are talented. Wherever you look, in every department, they are very good. They need a father figure. From the time of former coach Reinhard Fabisch, they haven’t had a father figure – instead, it’s all about the politics. But when you get a person who knows this group of players, their customs, they can play. I know all those and I know I can help them. What I see with this bunch of players in Zimbabwe is the finest of players we have had for a long time” he told BBC Sport Africa.Ex-Gor Mahia coach sacked in ZimbabweGrobbelaar, who himself won 32 caps for Zimbabwe between 1980 and 1998, is convinced the current Warriors’ squad is underachieving and it drives him mad.”It’s a shame that they are not nurtured and pushed into the right direction and that drives me insane. I look at them and say – why are they not getting through to the World Cup? Yes they are through to the African Cup of Nations, but that was with one win and two draws – that tells me that they got there by default” said Grobbelaar.
