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Zimbabwe kicked out of 2018 World Cup qualifiers over debt

Sport
Zimbabwe have been expelled from the 2018 World Cup qualifying competition for failing to pay a former coach, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Thursday.

ZURICH – Zimbabwe have been expelled from the 2018 World Cup qualifying competition for failing to pay a former coach, soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Thursday.

Reuters

“The expulsion comes as a result of the non-payment of an outstanding debt by ZIFA (the Zimbabwe Football Federation) to the coach Jose Claudinei Georgini following a decision passed on 15 August 2012 by the… FIFA Players’ Status Committee,” FIFA said in a statement.