‘Scandals harmful’

Mguni said the challenges facing football and the bad publicity it was generating was driving sponsors out of the sport.
“It is imperative to seek out sound management practices, organisational procedures and services that need to change inorder for the organisation to operate effectively,” said Mguni.

“Some of these changes may be willingly introduced and some may have to be forced on the organisation.
“Zifa will have to do away with the scandals, the negative publicity, changing requirements of governing bodies and changes of major funders.

“If they ignore such changes they risk criticism and censure. The main point is that the organisation cannot continue to operate as it always has without becoming much less effective in its work.”

Mguni said there was need for flexibility. “I encourage all administrators at any level of sport administration to have the minimum qualification such as basic sports admin course.”