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Kasinauyo case to be heard on Monday
23 Apr 2016 at 12:49hrs | Views
FORMER Warriors winger Edzai Kasinauyo's case, in which he is seeking the nullification of his expulsion from the ZIFA board, is set to be heard at the High Court on Monday.
The ex-footballer, who has been fingered in a match-fixing ring that sought to manipulate the Warriors' Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Swaziland and other matches in the South Africa Premiership, has maintained his innocence and has taken his battle to the courts.
His lawyers yesterday said they will appear before Justice Esther Muremba on Monday afternoon to seek redress for their client, who was last month banned from football activities by the association for taking football matters to court.
Kasinauyo's lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, yesterday maintained that their client was unfairly treated by the ZIFA board. "Basically we have filed to seek a nullification of Kasinauyo's provisional dismissal from the ZIFA board on the basis that the board didn't follow their own constitution.
"Secondly, there is no prima facie case against him, neither is there any evidence of his involvement in all the things that he has been accused of," said Nkomo. In his bid to clear his name, Kasinauyo decided to approach the courts, challenging ZIFA to produce evidence that he was part of the shadowy syndicate and to lift his provisional suspension from the executive committee.
But ZIFA were not amused by the move and the board resolved to expel Kasinauyo. ZIFA claim that Kasinauyo's fate was good as sealed after he violated Article 60 (1) of the association's constitution by approaching the courts to challenge his suspension.
However, the decision is set to be presented to the Assembly for ratification.
The ex-footballer, who has been fingered in a match-fixing ring that sought to manipulate the Warriors' Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Swaziland and other matches in the South Africa Premiership, has maintained his innocence and has taken his battle to the courts.
His lawyers yesterday said they will appear before Justice Esther Muremba on Monday afternoon to seek redress for their client, who was last month banned from football activities by the association for taking football matters to court.
"Secondly, there is no prima facie case against him, neither is there any evidence of his involvement in all the things that he has been accused of," said Nkomo. In his bid to clear his name, Kasinauyo decided to approach the courts, challenging ZIFA to produce evidence that he was part of the shadowy syndicate and to lift his provisional suspension from the executive committee.
But ZIFA were not amused by the move and the board resolved to expel Kasinauyo. ZIFA claim that Kasinauyo's fate was good as sealed after he violated Article 60 (1) of the association's constitution by approaching the courts to challenge his suspension.
However, the decision is set to be presented to the Assembly for ratification.
Source - chronicle
