The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has called off an international friendly match between Zimbabwe and Botswana, which was scheduled for this weekend, in a development still shrouded in mystery.
The football body had previously announced on Tuesday that the match would take place at the national sports stadium on Saturday signalling the beginning of the Warriors’ preparations for World Cup qualifiers under a new coach.
"The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) advises all football stakeholders that our planned international friendly match against Botswana has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. The association sincerely regrets all inconveniences that this unfortunate development has caused to all our stakeholders,” ZIFA said in a statement on Wednesday.
The football governing body however maintained that training camp for the Warriors will still go ahead as planned until the end of international break.
"This will give the technical team more time to assess their options ahead of crucial FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria in November."
