Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Thursday, 04 April 2013 11:53
HARARE - FIFA has dismissed as “pure speculation” reports that the world football governing body has ordered reversal of punishments meted out to several individuals in Zimbabwe’s Asiagate match-fixing scandal. Reports were rife last week that Zifa’s drawn-out probe into the...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Friday, 22 March 2013 12:41
HARARE - Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube has urged the new-look Warriors squad not to be complacent against Egypt during next Tuesday’s 2014 World Cup qualifier in Alexandria. The Warriors squad flew out of the country yesterday for Egypt...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:32
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday commissioned the much-awaited Zimbabwe Football Trust (ZFT) which has been tasked to help mobilise funds for all national representative teams. Zifa, who are currently reeling with a ballooning $4million debt and are desperate...Read More
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:19
HARARE - Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has denied writing letters to former Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya authorising some of the Warriors’ controversial trips to the Far East in 2009, where several invitational matches were fixed by an Asian betting syndicate....Read More
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Monday, 28 January 2013 15:32
HARARE - Zimbabwean football lovers have joined their peers across Africa who are enjoying the Africa Cup of Nations being hosted by neighbouring South Africa. Tragically, with Zimbabwe having failed to qualify for Africa’s biggest showpiece as has become the norm,...Read More
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Sunday, 20 January 2013 11:24
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Attorney General has moved to block Tourism minister Walter Mzembi’s scheduled court appearance against ex-Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya, although the minister insists he will testify in the Asiagate trial. This comes after another set of key...Read More
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Sunday, 13 January 2013 13:14
HARARE - Zifa will this week hold a board meeting to deliberate on the federation’s budget for this year’s activities. Chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze indicated that the meeting would also pave way on getting into motion the launching of an ambitious...Read More
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10:49
HARARE - The case of former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya who is accused of masterminding the Asiagate scandal has been transferred to Chitungwiza Magistrates’ Courts. Rushwaya’s trial, which was being held at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, was...Read More
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Sport » Enock Muchinjo, Sports Editor
Friday, 14 December 2012 10:11
HARARE - This evening, Zimbabwean football honours the country’s best footballer for yet another year, or should we say, the best player depending on the region the sports writers who voted hail from. Let’s face it, without trying to pre-empt the...Read More
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Sport » Chengetayi Zvauya, Parliamentary Editor
Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:03
HARARE - Parliament wants Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) disbanded following the national team’s failure to qualify for next year’s African Nations Cup finals in South Africa and precarious position in the quest for the 2014 World Cup. Moving the motion in...Read More
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Friday, 30 November 2012 13:32
HARARE - A fledging advocacy outfit has brought a new twist to the Asiagate sanctions by vowing to legally represent individuals banned by Zifa after being found guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting, claiming the sentences are a violation of human...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 12:33
HARARE - Nyasha Mushekwi and Washington Arubi lead a list of Zimbabwean players who breathed a sigh of relief yesterday following news that their bans in the Asiagate match-fixing scam have been lifted. The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday freed 66...Read More
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012 11:52
HARARE - Controversial trips by the Zimbabwe national football team organised by axed Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya in Asia were unsanctioned and unauthorised, the court heard. The court heard Rushwaya did not consult the board or get...Read More
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Sport » Dakarai Mashava, Senior Sports Writer
Monday, 12 November 2012 13:28
HARARE - An attempt by ex-Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya to knock off her Asiagate scandal trial at the Harare Magistrates’ Court has once again illustrated a worrying trend by “connected elites” to subvert the rule of law, legal experts say....Read More
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:20
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Under-17 football team’s failure to travel to Congo-Brazzaville to fulfil an important African Youth Championship qualifier has exposed the duplicity of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). Recently, Zifa called a press conference where they boldly announced the...Read More
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