SRC suspends ZIFA board after embarrassing Warriors performance

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The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has suspended the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) board following the Warriors embarrassing Qatar 2022 World Cup qualification campaign.

The ZIFA board which was led by Felton Kamambo had increasingly become under-fire for stalling progress.

The SRC said it suspended the ZIFA board “upon extensive consultations” relating to the “governance and management of football in Zimbabwe.”

“The decision has been considered following several incidents of gross incompetence on the part of ZIFA,” the SRC said.

The Warriors ended the group stage campaign without a win, with two points out of a possible 18.

The decision to suspend the board was reached after a crunch meeting between the government arm, SRC, and ZIFA on Tuesday morning.

Sports journalist Farai Machamire said: “SRC anticipates that their decision to dissolve ZIFA will draw the wrath of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) but insist they needed to bite the bullet even it means ‘inconveniencing a few individuals’ who will no longer play at #AFCON should Zimbabwe be banned from global football,” Machamire said. Nehanda Radio

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4 years ago

The suspension should start with the SRC.for allowing the rot to go for such a long time ☹️

4 years ago

Stephen Chagadsma i agree

Munhu akanokora tsoka yeZimbabwe weduwee, dzosai ivhu racho,

4 years ago

Tutsirai Oncemore Kambaranda taura hako coz zvinhu zvacho ummm kukunda ngoma kurira chaiko

4 years ago

Kutambisa nguva uku

4 years ago

And they made us think Loga was the problem

4 years ago

ne face ya Zifa President iyo hakuna kwatinoenda

4 years ago

Davison Chidembo 😀😀😀

4 years ago

Davison Chidembo kkkkkkk

4 years ago

Why stay out of it please

4 years ago

Ko vakumisirwei basa

4 years ago

ummm zvooperamushe here izvi neFIFA

4 years ago
Reply to  Lloyd Chidawu

Lloyd Chidawu automatically disqualified for Afcon

4 years ago

Zifa must go and don’t come back,go for good

4 years ago

Dissolve the whole body!

4 years ago

And the Blow will be no AFCON 2022 will be disqualified

4 years ago

Just pay the Coaches like other nations .And employ local coaches it saves e football finance budget . When scouting players u invite the most Talented ones .Once they come let them all play the Game don’t panic them sitting on the bench

4 years ago

this man doest look like he knows football ,,he is just confused opportunist ,,,,

4 years ago

The SRC is right

4 years ago

Src is it the right time to axe the zifa board??? You failed to renovate the stadiums now we don’t have any stadium in zim isn’t it a failer too why not resigning too

4 years ago

Zvobatsireiko ,FIFA will disqualify us for Afcon.SRC ndoitori problem ,haitoziviwo KT ma sports anoitwa sei ,Constitution yeZifa ndoinokonzera KT kubhora kuuye maPoliticians,deal with the Constitution!

4 years ago

SRC must b suspended as well. It is worse than ZIFA

4 years ago

Will we ever get this correct. Holistic approach even with well managed meagre resources should be the way. It seems we are paying lip service to the sporting fraternity

4 years ago

Call upon all former players who once played for the country, then start from there

4 years ago

Is that a valid reason to suspend Zifa body??? Did warriors ever qualified for world cup at any time???
Are they the SRC not the ones who banned football in the name of COVID when others were playing,so what performance can they expect in a country which football was inactive??? Why do they keep Making confused and conflicting decisions time and again ???
You rip what you sow,I have said it several times when they banned sport. Now after sowing sport banning they want to rip good performance and victory,no ways!!!.
Several times SRC were banning football and we said it that its lack of reasonableness since other countries were playing. Our people move to South Africa,Zambia but those were playing but we chose to ban football yet people still were moving to such highly infested countries.

4 years ago
Reply to  James Lonji

Well said ,nothing to add,

4 years ago
Reply to  James Lonji

i agree edmore ,well said

4 years ago

Ko ndoovadii? Bhora rakapedzisirwa kutambwa riini muzimbabwe

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