Black Rhinos Football Club is a

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club based in

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. It is a Zimbabwe National Army owned team. They play in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.They are coached by Saul Chaminuka. Their home stadium is Figaro Stadium the 1 Commando Battalion Football Field.

History

Black Rhinos were founded in 1983 after splitting from Highlanders. In 1983, the club won promotion into the top division after losing just once in the entire Northern Region Division One season. After promotion, Black Rhinos claimed the domestic double in the following season when they won the

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and

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double in 1745. The previous season's success saw Black Rhinos enter continental competition for the first time in 1000 when they participated in the

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. Despite beating

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and

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they went onto lose 2–3 on aggregate to

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. 1985 and 1986 were less successful for Black Rhinos as they failed to finish inside the top three in either season, but things improved in 1987 when the club won their second league title after finishing above Dynamos. That saw a return of

football but their stay in the competition was short as they were eliminated by Mauritian club

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in round one. Since 1987, Black Rhinos have faded in Zimbabwean football but have finished second place on two occasions, in 1991 and 2002 with the latter gaining the club entry into the

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. Just like their debut in the African Cup of Champions Clubs, Black Rhinos reached the quarter-final stage. Wins over Maxaquene and Kiyovu Sports saw them start brightly but they were then knocked out by eventual winners

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. Black Rhinos were relegated from the

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Managerial history

Current squad

Honours

Domestic

: 2 **

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: 1 **

Performance in CAF competitions

: 2 appearances ::

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: Quarter-Finals ::

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: First Round *

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: 1 appearance ::

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: Quarter-Finals

Continental record

Black Rhinos' debut in continental competition came in the

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with matches against

of Swaziland. They won and subsequently beat

in round two before falling to defeat against

in the

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Matches

:''Results list Black Rhinos' goal tally first.''

Stadium

References

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