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Kamambo acquitted of fraud charges
Former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executives Felton Kamambo, Philemon Machana, Stanley Chapeta, Joseph Mamutse, and Brighton Malandule have been acquitted of fraud charges following a length...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:12hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
SRC official exonerates ousted ZIFA board members facing fraud
A Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) official has made significant concessions during the trial of five former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) board members charged with fraud, potentially in...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 11:30hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo and colleagues seek ConCourt referral in bid to block trial
Former ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and four colleagues who are part of the football mother body's ousted executive have accused prosecutors of violating their rights through insisting on trial in a ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:57hrs | 392 | by Staff reportrer
Suspended Tsholotsho executives re-instated
Mr. Nkululeko Sibanda, CEO of Tsholotsho Rural District Council, and Dr. Bryton Malandule, finance executive, have returned to their positions after being suspended in December due to abuse of office ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:00hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Massive rot hits RDCs
SEVERAL rural district councils (RDCs) across the country have come under the spotlight amid allegations of rot following audits by relevant authorities.The Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused ZIFA executives take fight to Constitutional Court
FIVE former executives of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) facing fraud allegations are seeking to escalate their case to the Constitutional Court, claiming a violation of their rights....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC CEO arrested
Zacc arrests Tsholotsho RDC CEO, and Executive Finance Officer from left to right, Bryton Malandule, Tsholotsho Executive Finance Officer and Tsholotsho CEO Mr Nkululeko SibandaSikhumbuzo Moyo...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 14:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
FIFA keeps Zimbabwe in suspense
THE FIFA delegation currently in the country to find the way forward over the current football crisis have kept the Zimbabwean enthusiasts guessing as they have not given a hint whether the isolation ...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Lying' Coventry, Kamambo in bare knuckle fight
SUSPENDED Zifa board members have accused Sports minister Kirsty Coventry of lying under oath, following her recent claims in Parliament that she stepped in and fired them after they failed to account...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fifa probe Zifa board member
Minister of Sports Kirsty Coventry has revealed that a second Zifa official is being investigated by Fifa over sexual harassment following former referees boss Obert Zhoya's five year ban imposed last...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law scoffs at Fifa ban
Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Gerald Mlotshwa says he is unfazed by the extension of Zimbabwe's suspension from the Fifa family after the world governing body's congress yesterday vo...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FIFA ready to lift Zimbabwe suspension if Kamambo is reinstated
THE FIFA Congress yesterday confirmed they are ready to lift ZIFA's prolonged suspension from the international football family "as soon as the pertinent requirements have been fulfilled".Zimb...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's deluded son in-law demands Kamambo apology
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) believes recalled Zifa executive committee members and the suspended general secretary Joseph Mamutse owe an apology to Zimbabwe for failing to formally advi...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Zifa leadership to assemble in Harare today
THE football leadership in the country is expected to assemble in Harare today where they are expected to come up with a road map that will guide the association in the implementation of football refo...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remains stuck in football wilderness
ON February 24, 2022, Fifa took the decision to suspend Zimbabwe from international football because of government interference in the running of the game.This was after the country's sports r...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zifa stooges battling a rebellion from association's members
ZIFA interim president Gift Banda is battling a rebellion from some of the association's members who have refused to recognise his executive board.The association's Central and Southern region...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Legitimate Zifa exec tears into audit report
Felton Kamambo's fired Zifa executive has claimed that the audit report on the association's finances compiled by BDO Chartered Accountants exonerates them from any wrongdoing.Kamambo and his ...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa 'witch-hunt' audit out tomorrow
THE ZIFA Extraordinary General Meeting is set to be held this Saturday at the PHD Complex in Harare following reports ZIFA will receive the official audit tomorrow. ZIFAThe EGM will accord the...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law cornered
A STINGING report by Parliament's portfolio committee on youth, sport, arts and recreation on Zimbabwe's ban from international football has left the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) isolated as...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Clueless SRC adamant on ZIFA reforms
THE Sport and Recreation Commission are adamant that the process of reforming local football will only succeed once the ZIFA Congress meet to discuss the forthcoming forensic audit report and recommen...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fifa bans top Zimbabwean referee
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Referees Committee secretary-general Obert Zhoya has been slapped with a five-year ban from all football activities by the world football governing body, FĂ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus ZIFA fighting a losing battle
ZIFA lawyer Chenaimoyo Gumiro insists the association's recent Congress was in line with their constitution, and the April 23 resolutions, which included revoking Felton Kamambo's mandate, are not onl...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo and crew are not thieves, crooks still at Zifa
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executives have said they are eager to stand trial and clear their names after their suspension by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) on a number...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son in-law led SRC must wake up and smell the coffee
THE latest response by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to the public discourse on Zimbabwe's suspension by Fifa has put to rest the false and misguided narrative by the Sports and Recreati...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stupid SRC insists on Zifa restructuring
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has said it will only request Fifa to lift the suspension of Zifa after completing the reforms that it is undertaking in the local game.Zifa was susp...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus Zifa told not to use CAF funds
CAF have ordered Zifa to stop accessing funds in their coffers that were deposited by the continental football body as well as Fifa, saying a defiance by present office bearers will lead to disciplina...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Illegal Zifa Board engages Chiyangwa?
FORMER ZIFA president Phillip Chiyangwa has pledged to work with the current football leadership to speed up the engagement processes between the local stakeholders and FIFA for a quick solution to Zi...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fifa set to snub bogus Zifa board's request for recognition
For the first time, since the Felton Kamambo-led leadership was illegally elbowed out by the political machinations at ZIFA, and replaced by an illegitimate committee led by Gift Banda, FIFA have ackn...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Bosso chairman co-opted onto bogus Zifa board
FORMER Highlanders Football Club chairman, Kenneth Mhlophe has been co-opted onto the Zimbabwe Football Association executive committee.Mhlophe was co-opted into the Zifa leadership structures...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Bosso boss co-opted into Fifa rejected Zifa board
FORMER Highlanders chairman Kenneth Mhlophe has been co-opted into the Zifa board following an executive meeting held in Harare on Friday.The meeting marked the first time Zifa acting-presiden...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rogue ZIFA engage FIFA on way forward
ZIFA have written to FIFA to apprise them of the latest developments in local football as part of a process to reintegrate Zimbabwe into the global football family, while a forensic audit is underway ...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
SRC flagged offside
FORMER Zifa president Vincent Pamire has flagged the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) offside over the lifting of a ban on some of the Zifa board members before the forensic audit on the country...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SRC endorses it's stooges
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has lifted the suspension of Zifa board members Farai Jere, Barbra Chikosi and Sugar Chagonda while ratifying the return of Gift Banda to the executive commi...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law lift ZIFA board suspension
THE Sports and Recreation Commission have lifted the suspension of members of the ZIFA board as part of the on-going process to institute reforms needed to bring back normalcy to the domestic football...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law takes Warriors out of Afcon 2023
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has taken the Zimbabwe Warriors out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers claiming it had no money to host home matches in neighbouring countr...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Good riddance as Chiyangwa ends COSAFA tenure
PHILIP CHIYANGWA's reign as COSAFA president officially ended yesterday with the Southern African football body paying tribute to the businessman for overseeing a successful tenure.Chiyangwa w...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa running out of time to convince Fifa to lift suspension
ZIFA has one week left to convince Fifa to lift the country's suspension and allow the Warriors to participate in the 2023 Afcon qualifiers.Caf gave Zimbabwe up to next Thursday to get the sus...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son in-law's move, an exercise in futility
THE much-hyped Zifa extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was held in Harare last Saturday with assembly members voting for the dismissal of the Felton Kamambo-led board.The same resolution also...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stupid ZIFA conspirators vote to oust Kamambo - but plan needs FIFA backing
ZIFA councillors on Saturday voted to remove ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and two other members of his board - Philemon Machana and Bryton Malandule.The decision will, however, require ratifi...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malandule sexual harassment case stalls
THE sexual harassment charges case against suspended Zifa board member and chairperson of the Referees Committee, Bryton Malandule is dragging with the alleged victim allegedly reluctant to report to ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Knives out for suspended ZIFA trio
THE suspended ZIFA board members, led by Felton Kamambo, have been summoned by disgruntled ZIFA councillors to be part of the highly-anticipated special Extraordinary General Meeting that is expected ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fifa ratifies Zimbabwe suspension
THE world football governing body on Thursday ratified Zimbabwe's indefinite suspension from international football during the Fifa Congress in Doha, Qatar.Other countries who were also suspen...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court blocks Kamambo's Fifa trip
SUSPENDED Zifa president Felton Kamambo and Philimon Machana's bid to travel to Doha, Qatar, for the Fifa congress next week has hit a brickwall after Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje dismissed an ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo refuses to represent ZIFA in fraud case
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo yesterday refused to represent the country''s football mother governing board in a trial on fraud charges involving US$35 000 sa...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamambo granted bail
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo and two executive committee members-Phillemon Machana and Stanley Chapeta were today granted $100 000 bail each when they ap...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA councillors vow to fight on
THE ZIFA councillors have vowed they will go ahead with the proposed special Extraordinary General Meeting despite the spirited attempts by some members of the association's suspended board to block t...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zifa councillors unfazed by 'suspensions'
THE Zifa congress members, who are pushing for an emergency general meeting (EGM) which could culminate in the dismissal of some board members yesterday said they were unfazed by the suspension of the...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele scoffs at suspension
SEASONED football administrator Kennedy Ndebele has scoffed at his suspension by suspended Zifa board members, saying he is unmoved by "feeble" things.The iced Zifa board dished out suspension...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamambo suspends ZIFA, PSL officials
THE suspended ZIFA board has suspended the acting head of secretariat Xolisani Gwesela as well as the chief executive officer of the Premier Soccer League Kenny Ndebele among several other officials l...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa councillors unfazed by Fifa warning
DISGRUNTLED Zifa councillors are unfazed by Fifa's decision advising them to postpone tomorrow's planned extraordinary general meeting, which would have most certainly resolved to revoke the mandate o...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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