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Zimbabwe Warriors to appoint a German gaffer
06 Feb 2012 at 05:15hrs | Views
ZIFA are expected to name an interim coach, to take charge of the Warriors' 2013 Nations Cup qualifier against Burundi, either today or tomorrow, with all pointers leading to German gaffer Dieter Klaus-Pagels.
Zifa chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze said a decision will be taken on the coach either today or tomorrow.
The two board members, who were away, have both returned home and yesterday Elliot Kasu and Benedict Moyo held a meeting with Zifa president Cuthbert Dube to discuss the Warriors' technical team.
Norman Mapeza will be asked to step aside to clear his name, which has been linked to the Asiagate scandal, which rules him out of taking charge of the Burundi tie at the end of the month.
His assistant, Joey Antipas, will also be ordered to step aside and to clear his name.
Antipas traveled to matches in Asia while Mapeza led a team at the Cecafa tournament in Kenya in 2010.
Zifa expect the Justice Ebrahim-led Independent Disciplinary Commission to complete its work by the middle of next month, and should Mapeza and Antipas be cleared, they will resume their jobs with the Warriors.
Dube, Kasu and Moyo met last Monday and resolved that anyone fingered in the Asiagate report should be suspended until they are cleared by the Ebrahim Commission.
Already Zifa have issued a blanket ban on 80 players who were implicated in the match-fixing report and now it's certain that Mapeza has all but been pushed out ahead of the Warriors' Nations Cup qualifier against Burundi.
While there is very little evidence to support claims that Mapeza was corrupted during that Cecafa tournament, Zifa are taking a hardline approach.
Zifa chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze said a decision will be taken on the coach either today or tomorrow.
The two board members, who were away, have both returned home and yesterday Elliot Kasu and Benedict Moyo held a meeting with Zifa president Cuthbert Dube to discuss the Warriors' technical team.
Norman Mapeza will be asked to step aside to clear his name, which has been linked to the Asiagate scandal, which rules him out of taking charge of the Burundi tie at the end of the month.
His assistant, Joey Antipas, will also be ordered to step aside and to clear his name.
Zifa expect the Justice Ebrahim-led Independent Disciplinary Commission to complete its work by the middle of next month, and should Mapeza and Antipas be cleared, they will resume their jobs with the Warriors.
Dube, Kasu and Moyo met last Monday and resolved that anyone fingered in the Asiagate report should be suspended until they are cleared by the Ebrahim Commission.
Already Zifa have issued a blanket ban on 80 players who were implicated in the match-fixing report and now it's certain that Mapeza has all but been pushed out ahead of the Warriors' Nations Cup qualifier against Burundi.
While there is very little evidence to support claims that Mapeza was corrupted during that Cecafa tournament, Zifa are taking a hardline approach.
Source - th
