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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
SIX Zimbabwean match officials will be on international duty beginning this weekend as the country continues to receive various appointments from the continental mother body, Caf.
Luveve High School teacher, Philani Ncube will be at the centre for the Caf Under-20 qualifier between Malawi and Swaziland with Edgar Rumeck his first assistant while Tafadzwa Nkala will be the second assistant referee. Norman Matemera will be the fourth official for the encounter.
Not to be outdone will be female officials as Sabelo Maphosa Sibindi will officiate in the African Women Cup qualifier between Swaziland and Lesotho on April 10 while Rusina Majo will also be carrying the Zimbabwean flag when she officiates in the same tournament qualifier between Zambia and Tanzania.
Meanwhile, acting Zifa president, Omega Sibanda is in Uganda for a convention of members of the Caf Organising Committee for Development of Futsal and Beach Soccer which commenced on the 26th of March.
Among other issues, the committee will deliberate on the 3rd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Egypt this year and the bidding procedures for the hosting of the 2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.
“The most important thing for us at the moment is to learn from other nations which have successfully established beach soccer and Futsal structures.
“Soon we will be having our own development structures, especially for beach soccer because schools in the Harare province have already adopted Futsal into their curriculum,” Sibanda told Zifa’s official website www.zifa.org.zw
The committee will also discuss the qualifying process of the Youth Olympic Futsal tournament.
In November 2017, Sibanda was appointed to the committee established by Caf to spearhead the development of Futsal and Beach Football.
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