adminAsiagate bans: Fifa responds
Petros Kausiyo
FIFA have finally responded to the on-going Asiagate saga and directed that all individuals wishing to appeal against the bans imposed on them by Zifa should exhaust all domestic channels before seeking recourse with the world soccer governing body.
The world body also expressed gratitude to Zifa for undertaking an exercise to investigate allegations of match-fixing and gave the association three major conditions they would want them to satisfy in line with the Fifa disciplinary code. Fifa also requested Zifa to furnish them with more details on the manner in which they had effected life bans on 15 individuals they alleged were the masterminds in the match-fixing scandal.
Govt must formulate sexual harassment policies
Jephiter Tsamwi
Zimbabwe is internationally recognised as a nation with a world-class, high quality education system.
And with the continued Government and stakeholder intervention, the country continues to advance in terms of service delivery and access to education. However, it is apparent that with the economic challenges that have seen the Government failing to provide adequate support especially for the tertiary institutions, students are experiencing some of the toughest times.
Battle of Titans’ game on
Senior Sports Reporter
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League president Twine Phiri said yesterday that the Battle of the Titans between Dynamos and Highlanders is on tomorrow at Rufaro Stadium despite the controversy regarding the BancABC’s announced incentives for the big match.
BancABC, the principal sponsors of Highlanders and Dynamos on Thursday announced a $15 000 winners take all prize for the match, $5 000 for a goal inside five minutes, $3 000 for each goal scored and $1 500 for the man-of-the- match.
Zifa Mat North title race tight
Ricky Zililo
WITH the championship race left with few matches to go in the Zifa Matabeleland North Division Two soccer leagues, management has decided to have all title-chasing teams play at the same time to avoid match-fixing.
There are two leagues with Pool A involving teams from Hwange and Victoria Falls while Pool B is made up of clubs from Lupane and Bubi districts.
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Asiagate: To punish or to rehabilitate?
THE biggest story in recent days has been the punishment given to players and officials who took part in match-fixing, now popularly known as Asiagate. The deals took place in a number of Asian countries and in Kenya during the Cecafa tournament between 2007 and 2009, and after the Zifa Independent Ethics Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the board last week, and the Zifa board announced the first batch of sanctions against 15 individuals, which happened to be life bans from all forms of football activities, a lot of was said about this.
Someone said on Facebook, “When a leopard wants to eat its cubs it first accuses them of smelling like goats.” I’m not sure who was being referred to as the leopard, but I want to believe the Zifa board would not want to eat its own cubs as it were, and I hope all the people implicated in the Asiagate reports are not smelling like goats, because that would be disastrous.
Biggie Tembo Jr set to revive father’s legacy
Saturday Leisure Reporter
The son of the late Biggie Tembo, Biggie Junior has promised to carry on his late father’s musical legacy that he built in the 1980s with the Bhundu Boys.
Zimpapers CEO scoops top award
Harare Bureau
Zimpapers chief executive Mr Justin Mutasa on Thursday scooped third position in the Tobacco Sales
Macheso takes act to Masvingo
Walter Mswazie
THE king of sungura, Alick “Extra Basso” Macheso will take his act to Masvingo tonight where he will take to the stage at Club Oasis.
Buoyed by the five star performances that he put during Sanganai/Hlanganani’s township tourism musical gala at Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield in Harare last Saturday night, Cheso is not expected to disappoint his legions of fans.
Highlanders psyched up: Kaindu
Ricky Zililo
SOCCER enthusiasts are in for a treat tomorrow when the country’s giants Dynamos and Highlanders clash in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro Stadium.
No doubt, the encounter is the biggest one for the weekend and with both teams in championship contention, the game will definitely be a real battle.
Both clubs have said they are ready for the epic clash.