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Asiagate: Zifa board member receives death threats
20 Jul 2011 at 08:28hrs | Views
ZIFA board member for competitions Benedict "Grinder" Moyo has claimed that he now fears for his life after allegedly receiving threats of unspecified action following the publication of the Asiagate final report last week.
Moyo was the secretary of the four-member probe team that was tasked by Zifa to investigate allegations that Zimbabwe's national teams were paid to lose matches on their visits to Asian countries between August 2007 and December 2009.
The former Warriors and Ziscosteel coach yesterday said he had been inundated by calls from people whom he claimed were accusing him of using the Asiagate report to tarnish the images of different officials, coaches, players and administrators.
Moyo also indicated that he was also going to report to the Zimbabwe Republic Police about the threats he had received.
The probe team was headed by Zifa vice-president Ndumiso Gumede and also included the association's board member finance Elliot Kasu and Eastern Region chairman Fungai Chihuri.
Moyo said he had also informed his boss on the investigating committee, Gumede about the threats he had received but insisted that his committee believe they had "done a good job to unearth the rot of match-fixing which was affecting our game.
Moyo also urged the Zifa board to speedily implement their recommendation on the setting up of a disciplinary committee and an independent judicial commission that would provide the platform for the conclusion of the probe.
The Gumede committee had also recommended that players who went on the various trips be severely reprimanded.
Moyo was the secretary of the four-member probe team that was tasked by Zifa to investigate allegations that Zimbabwe's national teams were paid to lose matches on their visits to Asian countries between August 2007 and December 2009.
The former Warriors and Ziscosteel coach yesterday said he had been inundated by calls from people whom he claimed were accusing him of using the Asiagate report to tarnish the images of different officials, coaches, players and administrators.
Moyo also indicated that he was also going to report to the Zimbabwe Republic Police about the threats he had received.
The probe team was headed by Zifa vice-president Ndumiso Gumede and also included the association's board member finance Elliot Kasu and Eastern Region chairman Fungai Chihuri.
Moyo said he had also informed his boss on the investigating committee, Gumede about the threats he had received but insisted that his committee believe they had "done a good job to unearth the rot of match-fixing which was affecting our game.
Moyo also urged the Zifa board to speedily implement their recommendation on the setting up of a disciplinary committee and an independent judicial commission that would provide the platform for the conclusion of the probe.
The Gumede committee had also recommended that players who went on the various trips be severely reprimanded.
Source - Byo24News
