Sports Betting Shops Open on Sunday in Zimbabwe

Sports Betting Shops Open on Sunday in Zimbabwe: Full Guide for 2026

Sunday is the most commercially important day of the week for every licensed betting shop in Zimbabwe. The EPL alone can carry five or six matches across a Sunday, from lunchtime kickoffs around midday through to evening games finishing close to 10pm Zimbabwe time. Add the Zimbabwe PSL’s Sunday fixtures, CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup ties, La Liga evening matches, and selected Serie A games, and a Sunday in Zimbabwe’s betting shops is anything but quiet.

The practical question is straightforward: which shops are actually open, what time do they open, how do you avoid spending forty minutes in a queue when you should be watching the match, and what happens if your nearest branch is closed? This guide covers all of it with enough local detail to be genuinely useful on the morning.

Are Betting Shops Open on Sunday in Zimbabwe?

Yes. The major licensed operators treat Sunday as a standard trading day. It would be commercially irrational to close on the biggest betting day of the week. MWOS, AfricaBet, and Premier Bet all operate their branch networks on Sundays, and all three online platforms are of course accessible 24 hours a day including Sunday night after the last fixtures are settled.

General opening hours on Sundays: Most MWOS and AfricaBet branches follow a pattern of roughly 8:00am opening and 9:00pm to 10:00pm closing. Some high-traffic branches in Harare CBD and Bulawayo CBD may open slightly earlier, around 7:30am, to catch bettors commuting to morning church services who want to place afternoon bets before they leave home. There is no publicly published standardised opening time across all branches. Confirm directly with your specific branch using the MWOS contacts below.

MWOS Sunday contact: WhatsApp +263 775 385 798 | Phone +2638677010606 | Telegram t.me/moorsworldofsport

AfricaBet Sunday contact: Phone +263 242 790148/9 | WhatsApp +263 783 963 182 | support@africabet.co.zw

Which Branches Are Open on Sunday in Harare?

MWOS Harare on Sundays: All confirmed active MWOS branches in Harare operate on Sundays. The CBD branches at 73/75 Kwame Nkrumah Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way/Speke Avenue are both open and are the busiest. The high-density suburban branches in Dzivarasekwa (Nherera Street), Mufakose (Muriranyenze Street / 41 Mufakose Shopping Centre), Mbare (Pfende Close), Ardbennie (Fineran Road), and Msasa (Mutare Road Shop 102) are all typically open.

In Chitungwiza, all four MWOS branches (Seke/Chitungwiza Road, Guzha Township/Tilcor Road, Makoni Unit G, Sunningdale 2/Chaminuka Road) are generally open on Sundays.

AfricaBet Harare on Sundays: AfricaBet branches across Harare are open on Sundays. The company’s operational focus on customer service includes Sunday staffing at branches that see significant weekend traffic. The HQ and information contact at Block 3, Tendeseka Office Park, Samora Machel Avenue is the reference point for locating your nearest AfricaBet branch.

Which Branches Are Open on Sunday in Bulawayo?

MWOS Bulawayo on Sundays: All five Bulawayo MWOS branches are open on Sundays. The Lobengula Street (Shop 75) branch sees the highest Sunday traffic in the city. The Joshua Nkomo Street / Tenth Avenue branch (St Georges Building) is also busy. Nkulumane Shopping Mall (Mzimkhulu Road) is the go-to Sunday branch for residents in the northern suburbs who do not want to travel into the city centre. Leopold Takawira Avenue (Shop 88) and Fort Street (Shop 70A, Selborne Avenue) round out the Bulawayo network.

A note on timing specific to Bulawayo: the first EPL Sunday kickoff is typically at 1:30pm Zimbabwe time (12:30pm UK). Queues at the Lobengula Street branch begin building from around 12:30pm. If you are placing bets on the early Sunday EPL game, arrive by 12:00pm or use the booking code system to pre-build your selection and pay in under a minute at the counter.

What Happens at an MWOS Branch on a Busy Sunday?

Here is the reality of a Sunday at a busy MWOS branch during the football season, because understanding it helps you manage it.

From opening at around 8:00am to around 11:00am, most branches are relatively quiet. Bettors trickling in for early virtual sports games or to catch up on Saturday results. This is the best time to place Sunday bets without queuing.

From 11:30am to 1:30pm, the tempo picks up as the first Sunday EPL kickoff approaches. Counter queues grow. Self-service terminals also see heavy use. If you have not yet placed your bets and you need to queue at the counter, expect ten to twenty minutes at a busy Harare CBD branch during this window.

From around 3:00pm to 5:30pm, a second wave comes in for the 3:00pm and 5:30pm EPL kickoffs (local time approximately 4:00pm and 6:30pm Zimbabwe time). This is the busiest point of the entire week in many branches.

From 7:00pm onward, the crowd thins. Late evening bettors dropping in for final fixtures or to collect winnings from earlier bets.

The Single Best Tool for Sunday Betting at MWOS: The Daily Fixture Sheet

MWOS publishes a fresh fixture sheet every morning at info.betting.co.zw/daily-fixture/. On a Sunday, this lists every match available for the day along with the time and available markets. It is accessible for free on an Econet line. It is also pushed immediately to the MWOS Telegram channel (t.me/moorsworldofsport) the moment it is published.

The Sunday fixture sheet is your planning document. Download it with your morning tea or coffee, study the available EPL, ZPL, CAF, and other matches, write down your selections, and generate your booking code at betting.co.zw before you leave home. When you arrive at any MWOS branch, hand over the booking code and cash and you are out the door in under two minutes.

For AfricaBet, africabet.co.zw updates odds in real time on Sundays. EcoCash deposits from home mean you can fund your AfricaBet account and place bets entirely from your phone without visiting a branch.

Sunday Football in Zimbabwe: What the Shops Are Covering

English Premier League EPL Sunday fixtures are the dominant betting product. A standard EPL Sunday runs from approximately 1:30pm to 9:30pm Zimbabwe time (UTC+2). Markets available at MWOS and AfricaBet include 1X2, both teams to score, over/under 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 goals, correct score, first goalscorer, Asian handicap, and accumulator combinations. MWOS covers these pre-match and in-play.

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League The PSL schedules Sunday fixtures throughout the season, typically in the afternoon. Highlanders, CAPS United, Dynamos, MWOS F.C., Bulawayo Chiefs, and other PSL clubs feature. MWOS’s domestic ZPL coverage is particularly useful for these fixtures. For ZPL Sunday predictions and form guides, our ZPL hub covers every round.

CAF Competitions CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup group stage and knockout ties frequently fall on Sundays. Both MWOS and AfricaBet carry CAF markets.

European Leagues La Liga and Serie A both carry Sunday fixtures. AfricaBet’s wider sport and market coverage gives it an edge on some of the deeper La Liga Sunday card markets.

Virtual Sports Both MWOS and AfricaBet carry virtual football, virtual horse racing, and other virtual sports seven days a week including Sundays, running around the clock. Virtual sports are particularly popular during gaps between live fixture blocks.

Sunday Payment: What You Need to Know

MWOS in-branch on Sunday: Cash only. USD, ZiG, ZAR. EcoCash not accepted. Bring your cash. Many bettors keep a separate cash float specifically for weekend betting to avoid last-minute scrambling for notes.

AfricaBet on Sunday: EcoCash deposits and withdrawals work on Sundays. The mobile platform is available 24/7. Sunday EcoCash deposits to AfricaBet are processed immediately.

Betway Zimbabwe on Sunday: Fully online. EcoCash deposits on Sundays. No branch required.

LuckyBets on Sunday: EcoCash, InnBucks, and O’Mari all work on Sundays. The Hogerty Hill Harare cash-out point has typical Sunday trading hours; confirm directly.

Public Holidays That Fall on Sundays

The main risk to Sunday shop trading hours in Zimbabwe is a public holiday coinciding with Sunday. Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Independence Day (18 April), Unity Day (22 December), and other major national holidays may result in reduced branch hours or full closures. MWOS and AfricaBet do not publish standardised holiday hours in advance. The online platforms for both operators remain active on public holidays.

If you know a public holiday is falling on a Sunday and it is a significant EPL matchday, plan ahead: EcoCash your AfricaBet account in advance and place bets online rather than relying on a branch being open at its normal time.

Sunday Strategy: Making the Most of the Day

A few things that experienced Zimbabwean Sunday bettors do that casual bettors do not.

Review our predictions the night before. Our Zimbabwe football predictions and the broader match analysis are updated ahead of each Sunday fixture card. Reading them on Saturday evening means you arrive on Sunday already knowing which matches look interesting.

Download the MWOS fixture sheet first thing Sunday morning. Know what is available before you commit to any selections.

Build your booking code before leaving home. Five minutes at betting.co.zw saves twenty minutes of queuing.

Use the MWOS “Check Your Ticket” function at info.betting.co.zw/check-your-ticket/ to track your bets through the afternoon without needing to go back to a branch.

If you are using AfricaBet, place bets directly from your phone via EcoCash. No travel, no queue, no closing-time pressure.

Finally, remember the 25% tax on winnings at licensed shops. A Sunday four-fold that lands $80 gross returns $60 net. Factor it into your expectations and your staking approach.

For our Last Man Standing game running across Sunday Premier League fixtures throughout the season, visit Last Man Standing.

Responsible gambling: Sunday betting should be enjoyable, not stressful. Set your budget for the day before you place your first bet. 18+ only. Licensed operators are regulated by the Lotteries and Gaming Board of Zimbabwe.