SRC suspends ZIFA board

By The Standard and Newsday | Nov. 16, 2021 | 1 Min read

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐙𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭.

Online Reporter 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐙𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭.

SRC suspends ZIFA Board, more to follow…..

— SRC Zimbabwe (@ZimbabweSrc) November 16, 2021

In a statement, the SRC said the suspension follows evidence of ‘gross incompetence on the part of ZIFA’.

Among a plethora of reasons, the SRC said ZIFA is guilty of “mismanagement and lack of accountability in the use of public funds with specific reference to the letter issued to ZIFA on the 3rd of July 2019 where ZIFA was asked to account fully for the use of public funds in the aftermath of the 2019 AFCON campaign.”

Added the SRC, “The SRC is also in receipt of a report of alleged sexual harassment of female referees by key technical staff within ZIFA. Despite several requests for the matter to be decisively dealt with, ZIFA did not give the matter adequate attention in view of its gravity. Whereas the nation has made significant strides in empowering the girl child to be an active participant in sports, incidences of sexual harassment should be conclusively dealt with to enable a conducive environment for participation by all.”