The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is set to embark on creating a National Division One League, the football association announced.
In a statement dated 11 January, 2023, said ZIFA: “The executive committee resolved to embark on the national Division League in line with Section 10 of the Zifa Constitution.”
“We are therefore inviting your top four clubs to join the inaugural league,” ZIFA said in a letter to the regional leagues.”
The inaugural national division one league widely reported to start this season will be made up of 16 teams.
Twelve teams from the invited and already existing Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central region leagues.
The 16 team competitive league will be completed by four other clubs who were relegated from the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League last season.
The planned nationwide division one league will become the new feeder of the top flight league.
Resultantly, existing regional leagues will now be the third-tier league, feeder of the national division one league.
Last year in December, former ZIFA acting president Vincent Pamire expressed his opposition to the proposed new league.
“So much has changed from that time. The economy back then was ticking with a lot of teams owned by companies who were doing so as part of their corporate community social responsibility programmes.
“Those companies have collapsed. The mines that traditionally supported sport are no more.
“As things stand, the economy does not allow such ventures. It is a good idea which unfortunately cannot be implemented now lest there be disaster,” he said.
“In the just ended season, Division One clubs struggled. So many walkovers were witnessed by the same teams that failed to travel to regional assignments; today you wake up to want him to play in the more challenging Division One League,” said Pamire.
Prioritize international football please
Another division of looting and corruption loading……..
Zvozo batsirei cause premier league yacho atove ma boozer no Fifa rules ra bhora riya rataitamba tiri vadiki keeper ndiye defender keeper nemukati zanupf yaoresa nyika politics dzacho pese pese kana ku public toilet usi munhu we zanupf haupindi
Ngavambodzose bhora kuvanhu not this drama
Solve the zifa suspension first by fifa
Patrick Takabinga vanoziva kuti pane nyaya inoda kugadziriswa uku busy netuma programs tusina basa
This is irrelevant. We are suspended for international matches and that should be the priority. What will happen to the regional leagues?
WaMavhunga Kodzwa they are no saying #Arsenal4ED! Shame on zanu
FloNyerene Madamombe vanonyadzisa ava. They want to be associated nezvakanaka but they cannot do the same
Which ZIFA is this one,madness continues
Ist division clubs are struggling already they resort to playing double headers where a traveling team will play Saturday and Sunday in a particular area so that they don’t go travel to that are again because of the financial constraints.
Some clubs resort to forfeiting some away games if they know they are safe from relagation
Wisdom Ndhlovu what do you expect from people who came threw the backdoor!
Kubva pakabviswa Kamambo chii chachinja kuZifa uko kunze kwekusatotamba mabhora ekunze
Wago Gova kubudirira hunge muchiita compete with other countries, kwete kunyeberana muri murufaro stadium
Ko makazoperera kupi nenyaya yekubhaniwa kwemaworriyas
Just seeking relevance
This rot Zifa will never do us any better, they are an illegal structure, ivowo ma clubs arikupedza mari achingotamba bhora kuti zvizoita sei , vozodii coz zvikungoperera muno mu Zimbabwe no CAF now what , thats bullshit
Nyika inoputsa nevene vayooo
ZIFA should consult widely to create the appropriate modalities while at the same time seek FIFA guidelines and rules
Yaa point taken
Lift fifa ban
Zanu, Zifa hapana hapana
These teams wont finish the season without a sponsor
ZIFA is ZANU pf and we know how zanu operates, our country is fucked up , fucked up . A southern LANDLOCKED country with the most demoralized people. We are a very unlucky generation .
Which ZIFA .those poeple must leave that board please .It’s bad for football even our Refees are suffering becz of those poeple