adminSikhumbuzo Moyo
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League leading scorer Tendai Ndoro’s move to Absa Premiership side Mpumalanga Black Aces has collapsed after his clearance papers were allegedly sent after the close of the South African transfer-window. Ndoro will now revert back to his old club Chicken Inn for the remainder of the season.
“The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa), would like to inform the football fraternity and the nation that all transfers and registration of players are processed within the transfer-window period. This is in adherence to Annex 3.1 of Fifa regulations which govern the transfer and registration of players and it states that, all applications to register a professional must be submitted by the new club to the new association during one of the registration periods established by that Association,” said the Zifa communications manager Xolisani Gwesela in a statement yesterday.
He said as a result the transfer of Ndoro was not processed because the South Africa Football Association (Safa)’s transfer-window closed on 2 September 2013 while Chicken Inn entered the transfer instruction into the Transfer Matching System (TMS) on 13 September 2013.
“We would like the football fraternity to kindly note that the player Tendai Ndoro can only be transferred to Mpumalanga Black Aces FC during the second Safa transfer-window period which opens on the 1st January 2014 and closes on the 31st of January 2014,” said Gwesela.
The Zifa spokesperson said since they had not issued an International Transfer Certificate (ITC), he would revert to his old club.
“He is still in the Chicken Inn books because the ITC is yet to be issued,” said Gwesela.
The goal poacher will jet into the country in time for the Mbada Diamonds Cup first round encounter with Shabanie Mine at Mandava Stadium on Saturday.
He, however, might not be part of the Zimbabwe Warriors squad for the Caf African Nations Championship in South Africa as by then, he would probably have received his ITC to play for Mpumalanga Black Aces, captained by fellow countryman Method Mwanjali.
Online Reporter