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Lancashire Steel

Full name	Lancashire Steel Football Club
Nickname(s)	Chimbi Chimbi Boys
Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Ground	Baghdad Stadium, Kwekwe
Capacity	5,000
Manager	Innocent Chogugudza
League	Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
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Lancashire Steel F.C. were a Zimbabwean football club which was based in Kwekwe. They were set to play in the second tier of Zimbabwean football after their relegation at the end of the 2008 football season before folding up. Their home stadium is Baghdad Stadium. Lancashire Steel sold their franchise to Mateta (Gokwe) in 2009. The club reformed in 2010 and played in the Midlands Region Division Two 2B were they finish Runners-up in the league. In 2011 Lancashire Steel are in the Zifa Central Region Division One.

History

The club was promoted into the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 1994 and have gone on to establish themselves as a mid-table club that has been in the league continuously from 1994 to 2009. The likes of former Zimbabwe international's Paul Gundani, Luke Petros and Petros Sibanda are counted among former players.

The most memorable time at the club was in 1999 when, under the guidance of Ashton "Papa" Nyazika, they beat Caps United in the first Z$1m Madison trophy at the National Sports Stadium to collect their only piece of silverware to date, a parade of the trophy in Kwekwe the week after the victory saw over 100,000 Kwekweans take to the streets as a sign of appreciation to what the boys had done.

The 2008 season ended badly for the Chimbi Boys, finishing 13th and therefore given the difficult task of playing in the relegation-promotion playoffs with the three runners-up of the 1st division. Eagles FC of Marondera pipped them to the post therefore confirming their relegation.

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References

1. "Monomotapa in turmoil as Mapeza quits". NewZimbabwe.com. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
2. "Eagles promoted to premiership, Lancashire relegated". NewZimbabwe.com. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

v t e Kwekwe District
Capital: Kwekwe
Dams/reservoirs	Ngondoma Dam • Sebakwe Dam
Rivers	Kwekwe River • Ngondoma River • Sebakwe River • Sesombe River • Gweru River • Zhombe River
Highways/roads	Chemagora-Sidakeni Road • Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway • Masoro Road • Somalala-Sidakeni Road • Zhombe-Sidakeni Road
Museums/monuments	National Mining Museum, Zimbabwe • Mabura Caves
Settlements	Amaveni • Chicago • Columbina Rural Service Center • Commoner, Empress • Empress Mine • Mbizo • Munyati • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
Health centres	Kwekwe General Hospital
Irrgation schemes	Exchange • Ngondoma • Senkwasi
Education	Bee Mine Secondary School • Goldridge College • Kwekwe High School • Nyaradzo High School • Samambwa Secondary School • Sidakeni Secondary School • Totororo Secondary School • Zhombe High School
Culture and sport	Baghdad Stadium • Kwekwe Sports Club • Lancashire Steel F.C. • Mbizo Stadium
Notable people	Ronald Benade • Blessing Chebundo • Michael Chinouya • Charles Coventry • Chris Duckworth • Terry Duffin • Ahmed Esat • Norman Featherstone • Travis Friend • Learnmore Jongwe • Sam Levy • Henry Madzorera • Morgan Mahanya • Emmerson Mnangagwa • Tongai Moyo • Charles Mudede
Constituencies	Chirumanzu-Zibagwe • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
Industries	Sable Chemicals • Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company
Mines	Gaika Mine • Globe and Phoenix Mine
Aviation	Kwekwe East Airport

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