A local hospitality firm, Daisy’s Guest House, has joined the long list of other creditors to take the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to court demanding payment of $161 762 for accommodation, food and beverages provided to the senior men’s soccer team and also seek the nullification of the dissolution of the country’s football mother body.
BY CHARLES LAITON
In the summons issued last week, the hospitality firm accused the Phillip Chiyangwa-led executive of trying to evade their financial obligations.
The firm said sometime between January and February 2014, it entered into a verbal agreement with Zifa for the provision of accommodation, food and beverages to the men’s senior soccer team at 8 Leslie Close, Greendale North, Harare.
Pursuant to the agreement, the firm said, it provided the requested services on several different occasions from January 2014 to June this year.
“The 1st defendant (Zifa) would pay some portion of the bill accumulated, leaving the whole outstanding balance of $161 762 as at the June 5 2016,” the hospitality firm said in its declaration.
“The plaintiff has demanded this amount in writing to the 1st defendant and, despite demand, the first defendant has refused, failed and / or neglected to pay the whole outstanding amount of $161 762.”
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The hospitality firm said in a bid to run away from their financial obligations, Chiyangwa and his other board members unilaterally, unlawfully and unconstitutionally declared Zifa dissolved without calling for a special congress.
In the summons the firm cited Zifa, Chiyangwa, Omega Sibanda, Piraishe Mabhena, Felton Kamambo, Philmon Machana, National Football Association of Zimbabwe (Nafaz) and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) as respondents.
“The second to sixth defendants acted ultra-vires the constitution when they declared the 1st defendant dissolved without calling for a special congress of first defendant’s members,” the firm said.
“Further, the second to the sixth defendants acted unlawfully to dissolve Zifa without following due process and without entering into arrangements with all debtors and creditors regarding payment.”
Daisy’s Guest House said, being one of the creditors, it had a substantial interest in the continued survival of Zifa, hence seeking an order declaring the Chiyangwa-led executive’s actions null and void.
“The plaintiff will also seek for an order that the purported creation of an association in the name of the seventh defendant (Nafaz), which association is not registered by the eighth defendant (SRC), be and is hereby declared null and void.” Zifa is yet to enter an appearance to defend notice.
