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Chiyangwa declares war on Ndumiso Gumede
18 Sep 2016 at 10:19hrs | Views
ZIMBABWE Football Association president Philip Chiyangwa has vowed to decisively deal with former Zifa board members and PSL officials who recently held a meeting with Fifa development officer for eastern and southern Africa region Ashford Mamelodi.
According to media reports, the 10-page document was signed off by Highlanders chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede in his capacity as former Zifa secretary-general (1980-2003) and past vice-president (2010-2014). It was copied to the working committee for the re-establishment of Zifa, Zifa creditors and Zifa staff.
Chiyangwa yesterday said Gumede, when confronted by Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda and association's southern region chairman Musa Mandaza at the Bosso offices last Thursday allegedly spilled the bins that he had been asked by his former boss Cuthbert Dube to sign off the document. The Zifa president declared that those who were behind the clandestine document had handed themselves to him on a silver platter with necessary steps to be taken against them.
"I am the answerable authority for anything to do with football in Zimbabwe. I am going to respond, it's bad news for them. We will make a proper comprehensive report on the letter, Gumede is the one who signed it. I was phoned by Fifa myself to allow Mamelodi to meet all stakeholders. From the latest developments some of them can face prison, I want to increase my speed so that they can be behind me," declared Chiyangwa.
In an interview last night, Gumede pointed out that Mamelodi's visit to the country was to a certain extent because of the concerns they had raised in the letter to Fifa they penned in July. The Highlanders CEO declared that he has been a casualty of many battles before and was prepared for whatever might be heading his way.
"Mamelodi came here partly because of the concerns written by a conglomerate. I can't be business people, former employees.
I was asked to stand in for all these people, any war has to have causalities, the point is if any of those points are not true, people should wait and hear what Mamelodi heard from all the stakeholders.
It doesn't matter, I have been a casuality of many wars, football has been almost my life, they (Sibanda and Mandaza) expressed disappointment with me. They said they take me for a mentor and did not understand why I can be used by other people,'' said Gumede.
According to media reports, the 10-page document was signed off by Highlanders chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede in his capacity as former Zifa secretary-general (1980-2003) and past vice-president (2010-2014). It was copied to the working committee for the re-establishment of Zifa, Zifa creditors and Zifa staff.
Chiyangwa yesterday said Gumede, when confronted by Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda and association's southern region chairman Musa Mandaza at the Bosso offices last Thursday allegedly spilled the bins that he had been asked by his former boss Cuthbert Dube to sign off the document. The Zifa president declared that those who were behind the clandestine document had handed themselves to him on a silver platter with necessary steps to be taken against them.
"I am the answerable authority for anything to do with football in Zimbabwe. I am going to respond, it's bad news for them. We will make a proper comprehensive report on the letter, Gumede is the one who signed it. I was phoned by Fifa myself to allow Mamelodi to meet all stakeholders. From the latest developments some of them can face prison, I want to increase my speed so that they can be behind me," declared Chiyangwa.
"Mamelodi came here partly because of the concerns written by a conglomerate. I can't be business people, former employees.
I was asked to stand in for all these people, any war has to have causalities, the point is if any of those points are not true, people should wait and hear what Mamelodi heard from all the stakeholders.
It doesn't matter, I have been a casuality of many wars, football has been almost my life, they (Sibanda and Mandaza) expressed disappointment with me. They said they take me for a mentor and did not understand why I can be used by other people,'' said Gumede.
Source - media
