{"id":3808,"date":"2026-05-17T09:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:55:32","slug":"from-dumpsite-to-dreams-fifa-cosafa-delegation-impressed-by-geo-pomona-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/?p=3808","title":{"rendered":"FROM DUMPSITE TO DREAMS: FIFA, COSAFA DELEGATION IMPRESSED BY GEO POMONA TRANSFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A high-powered FIFA and COSAFA delegation led by ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi toured Geo Pomona\u2019s rapidly transforming sports and community facilities in a visit that highlighted one of Zimbabwe\u2019s most remarkable urban renewal projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delegation was taken through the state-of-the-art complex, which features a FIFA-certified football pitch, tennis courts and basketball facilities built within the Geo Pomona waste management site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078dbef0-596e-4b49-9879-533b8bb6d0fb_EADAAD2F-B87C-4652-9841-B34DB5476A0B-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078dbef0-596e-4b49-9879-533b8bb6d0fb_EADAAD2F-B87C-4652-9841-B34DB5476A0B-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078dbef0-596e-4b49-9879-533b8bb6d0fb_EADAAD2F-B87C-4652-9841-B34DB5476A0B-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078dbef0-596e-4b49-9879-533b8bb6d0fb_EADAAD2F-B87C-4652-9841-B34DB5476A0B-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078dbef0-596e-4b49-9879-533b8bb6d0fb_EADAAD2F-B87C-4652-9841-B34DB5476A0B.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials were not only impressed by the world-class sporting infrastructure, but also by the company\u2019s growing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives aimed at empowering communities through sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geo Pomona said the project is helping create hope, discipline and opportunity for young people while turning sport into a tool for community development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5997b9-e79b-40f4-b923-cd8aac5944d0_C36E813C-A05A-49ED-BDE8-7EFE9170A670-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5997b9-e79b-40f4-b923-cd8aac5944d0_C36E813C-A05A-49ED-BDE8-7EFE9170A670-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, 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