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No to vote-buying in PSL elections
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) will on July 25 elect a new chairman to replace Farai Jere, who stepped down earlier this year to pursue the ZIFA presidency. The upcoming election has been widely prai...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law leaves SRC
Six years after stepping into office with a bold mission to transform Zimbabwe's sporting landscape and reinforce corporate governance across national associations, Gerald Mlotshwa who is President Mn...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:18hrs | 2771 | by Staff reporter
Warriors court Morocco
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is actively pushing for a high-profile friendly match between the Zimbabwe national football team, the Warriors, and Morocco during the upcoming June internati...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:47hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
The Notorious and Dubious State of ZIFA Southern Region: A Call for Immediate Reform and Accountability
The state of football administration in the ZIFA Southern Region is nothing short of a disgrace. What was once a promising platform for nurturing talent and fostering the growth of the beautiful game ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 17:53hrs | 562 | by Ezra Tshisa
FIFA delegation to conduct induction for new ZIFA Board
A FIFA delegation is set to arrive in Zimbabwe tomorrow to conduct an induction programme for the newly elected Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executive committee. This initiative is aimed at he...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:33hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Lincoln Mutasa admits fault in former players' election defeats
Outgoing ZIFA Normalization Committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa has admitted that the body he led is partly to blame for the disappointing defeat of all former players in the recent ZIFA elections. S...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:51hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Magaya versus Zifa legal drama deferred
Legal drama unfolded yesterday as lawyers for Prophet Walter Magaya, disqualified ZIFA presidential aspirant and Yadah Stars president, argued for his inclusion on the final list of candidates for the...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:46hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Veteran accountant vows to bring ZIFA into accountability
Veteran Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) central region chairperson, Gilbert Saika has vowed to bring his experience and expertise on financial accoun...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 14:22hrs | 997 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zifa's biggest witch-hunt
DURING my youthful days in Chakari, we used to have regular visits by some chaps who were called witch-hunters.Their job, we were told, was to flush out witches within our community and we wou...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:37hrs | 199 | by Sharuko
Farai Jere's O-Level certificate bears the name Farai Mutimbo
The ZIFA Electoral Committee, chaired by Lincoln Mutasa, has reaffirmed its commitment to adhering strictly to the rules and regulations set by the ZIFA Congress, as the field for the association's pr...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:17hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
Hooray! Farai Jere fails eligibility test
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairperson Farai Jere's ambition to ascend to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) presidency has hit a dead end after he failed the eligibility vetting process. The Z...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 11:50hrs | 2130 | by Staff reporter
Zifa completes vetting
Zifa Normalisation Committee Set to Announce Executive Committee Candidates Amid Drama and ControversyThe Zifa Normalisation Committee is expected to announce today the list of candidates for ...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:49hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA candidates await eligibility verdict
The much-anticipated list of candidates eligible to contest the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) board elections will be unveiled today by the Normalisation Committee. This announcement is expecte...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:43hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mudslinging, namedropping intensify ahead of ZIFA polls
The race for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency has intensified, with candidates raising objections against rivals as the vetting of their credentials continues. The elections, set fo...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:43hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Objections filed against Kweza, Magaya, Machana nominations
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee is facing significant scrutiny after receiving objections to the nominations of Martin Kweza, Prophet Walter Magaya, and Philemon Machana for key roles in the administ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 10:30hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure development takes centre stage at Zifa polls
In just eight days, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Electoral Committee will reveal the names of candidates who have passed the integrity test for the upcoming ZIFA board elections. Among the...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:10hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zifa candidates undergo vetting
With the deadline for the submission of nomination papers for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections having passed on Wednesday, the electoral committee has now begun the critical task of ...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:35hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Stampede for Zifa board positions
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections scheduled for January 25, 2025, are poised to be among the most hotly contested in the organization's history. With an impressive lineup of candidate...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:44hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
8 file papers for Zifa presidency, Prophet Magaya missing
At least eight candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency, with nominations set to close this Wednesday. The much-anticipated elections wil...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:28hrs | 2971 | by Staff reporter
We need Zacc in the Zifa elections
With the 2024 soccer season gone, the Zifa elections are dominating headlines everywhere with all sorts of names being thrown around as possible successors to Felton Kamambo.Since nominations ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:26hrs | 46 | by Michael Kariati
ZIFA elections trigger controversy
With the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections looming, the race to elect a new president, vice presidents, and committee members has taken a dramatic turn, mired in allegations of corruption...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:34hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
9 vie for Zifa top post
As the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) prepares for its presidential election on January 25, at least nine candidates have formally expressed their interest in running for the coveted position....Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:56hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Nqobile Magwizi considering vying for ZIFA presidency
Nqobile Magwizi, a youthful entrepreneur and board member of Banket United, has confirmed that he is seriously considering running for the presidency of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) in the...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 10:12hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Zifa sets key poll dates
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee, which is also responsible for overseeing the electoral process ahead of the upcoming Executive Committee elections, has announced that it will reveal the list of elig...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:17hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA opens nominations for 2025 executive committee elections
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has officially opened nominations for its Executive Committee elections, slated to culminate in an Elective Ordinary Congress on January 25, 2025.In a ...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 18:51hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
SRC call for integrity in ZIFA elections
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has given its approval to the amended Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) constitution, applauding the changes and emphasizing the need for integrity as ZIF...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:41hrs | 53 | 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 | 186 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya does not have O-levels?
A potentially massive scandal is brewing in Zimbabwean football, as Prophet Walter Magaya and Gift Banda, a former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) vice president, stand accused of attempting to m...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 16:11hrs | 5556 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA, Sports Commission sign MoU to restore normalcy to Zimbabwe football
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee has made significant progress in fulfilling its FIFA-mandated tasks, recently signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:49hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Overhaul the Ministry of Sport
Do we still have the Minister of Sports in Zimbabwe? Surely this is the right time to start making some serious inroads and decisions on how they should run the most beautiful game of football in the ...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1295 | by Leonard Koni
Fifa to name new Zifa Committee
FIFA is set to replace the current leadership of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), led by Lincoln Mutasa, with a new Normalisation Committee due to dissatisfaction with the reform process. ...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa normalisation committee misses important deadlines
Elections for a substantive Zifa board are unlikely to occur before September, as the Normalisation Committee (NC) led by Lincoln Mutasa is unable to complete its six tasks by the upcoming deadline....Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA set to appoint new CEO
ZIFA is on track to welcome a new leader to its secretariat by mid-October, with reports indicating that the Normalisation Committee has concluded interviews for the position of a new chief executive ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fifa set to lift Zifa ban, to appoint normalisation committee
WORLD football governing body Fifa is today expected to lift Zimbabwe's suspension imposed in February last year to pave way for the Warriors' inclusion in the 2026 World Cup African Zone qualifying d...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Warriors in World Cup draw
ZIMBABWE has been placed in one of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying draw pots ahead of the expected lifting of its ban by the World governing body.A delegation from Fifa, Caf and Cosafa are ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 20:44hrs | 15 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi picked for top French award
WARRIORS midfielder Marshal Munetsi has been shortlisted for the prestigious Marc-Vivien Foé Prize award by C (RFI).Eleven players, including Munetsi have been shortlisted for the award which...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | 13 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry complicit in Zimbabwean football ban
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister, Kirsty Coventry has quashed any lingering hopes of the government reinstating the fired Zifa board members as has been demanded by Fifa for the country's su...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi calls out SRC, Zifa, again
FRANCE-BASED Warriors midfielder Marshall Munetsi has rued the missed opportunity to play 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, owing to the Zi...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | 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 must reign in his son in-law, says football fans
FOOTBALL supporters have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the impasse between Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and suspended Zifa board members which led to Zimbabwe's suspe...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 05:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zifa members hit back at Mnangagwa's son in-law
A MEMBER of the suspended Zifa board has said they will not offer any apology for the chaos obtaining in the country's football landscape, before ripping into Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) ch...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 16:48hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Is Zifa trying to fool Fifa?
ZIMBABWE has been in the international football wilderness since February 24, 2022. This was after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) thought it prudent to suspend an elected Zifa board in Nov...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:41hrs | 2 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Who is 'bogus' Zifa trying to fool?
ZIMBABWE has been in the international football wilderness since February 24, 2022. This was after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) thought it prudent to suspend an elected Zifa board in Nov...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:03hrs | 2 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Omega Sibanga tries to knock sense into Mnangagwa's son in-law's head
FORMER Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda has urged the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to lift the Zifa suspension which he says is the only way Zimbabwe will be reinstated back into the Fifa f...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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