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Suspended Zim soccer coach Norman Mapeza sacked
16 Mar 2012 at 09:57hrs | Views
Norman Mapeza's romance with the Zimbabwe senior national soccer team
has ended after the Zimbabwe Football Association decided to terminate
his contract.
This follows a meeting of the Zifa board Tuesday which decided that Rahman Gumbo and his assistants David Mandigora and Peter Ndlovu should take charge of the Warriors until after the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil.
Mapeza, who is on suspension in the wake of investigations into the Asiagate scandal, has already been informed of the decision. It was not clear by Friday whether Mapeza had accepted the decisions as he is owed thousands of dollars in back pay.
Sources, have revealed that the Asiagate scandal forced Zifa to cut ties with Mapeza although Zifa Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Mashingaidze denied this.
Mashingaidze said the board unanimously agreed that Gumbo has to end the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign he started adding that they have also extended Gumbo's duties to the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as they want continuity.
The Warriors will play Egypt, Guinea, and Mozambique in the World Cup qualifiers.
Their next assignment is the return leg against Burundi in June. The Warriors lost the first leg 2-1 in Bujumbura.
This follows a meeting of the Zifa board Tuesday which decided that Rahman Gumbo and his assistants David Mandigora and Peter Ndlovu should take charge of the Warriors until after the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil.
Mapeza, who is on suspension in the wake of investigations into the Asiagate scandal, has already been informed of the decision. It was not clear by Friday whether Mapeza had accepted the decisions as he is owed thousands of dollars in back pay.
Sources, have revealed that the Asiagate scandal forced Zifa to cut ties with Mapeza although Zifa Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Mashingaidze denied this.
Mashingaidze said the board unanimously agreed that Gumbo has to end the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign he started adding that they have also extended Gumbo's duties to the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as they want continuity.
The Warriors will play Egypt, Guinea, and Mozambique in the World Cup qualifiers.
Their next assignment is the return leg against Burundi in June. The Warriors lost the first leg 2-1 in Bujumbura.
Source - Byo24News
