adminSikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has called for a review of the Zifa constitution, saying it must provide for good corporate governance.
The SRC urged the new Zifa board that will be elected on December 5 to put up the review of the association’s constitution as one of its immediate priorities.
“In this particular instance, the need to define in detail, the expected conduct of both the aspiring candidates for Zifa positions and the members who constitute the association’s Electoral College is paramount. An extensive review process of Zifa’s constitution, regulations, codes and other regulatory instruments should therefore be among the top priorities of the new Zifa board,” said SRC director-general Charles Nhemachena.
Six positions, which include the association’s president, vice-president and four board members, will be up for grabs on December 5.
The other two posts will be filled by the Premier Soccer League chairman and the Women’s Football chairperson.
With world football governing body Fifa last month lifting three board members’ suspensions, Women’s Football boss Miriam Sibanda is technically a board member in waiting.
Sibanda was suspended by the Cuthbert Dube-led board and was meant to appear before a disciplinary committee, but that never happened until Fifa cleared her and former Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda and board member for finance Ben Gwarada.
Omega will be vying to retain his post on December 5, but faces a stiff challenge from former Dynamos treasurer Lincoln Mutasa and former Highlanders’ board member Elkannah Dube, who made a last minute decision to stand despite having previously indicating that he was not interested in contesting.
Property mogul Philip Chiyangwa is the odds on favourite to win the Zifa presidency as he comes up against former Warriors’ defender James Takavada and former Premier Soccer League and Dynamos secretary-general Leslie Gwindi.
Businessman Trevor Carelse-Juul’s candidature is in doubt after the Zifa electoral committee rejected his nomination papers, saying they did not have fingerprints and proof that he has been resident in the country for the past five years as stipulated in Section 32(4) of the Zifa constitution.
Carelse-Juul is domiciled in South Africa and has until tomorrow to furnish the Zifa electoral committee with the required information.
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