24 February 2022
Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube.
Zimbabwe Football Association, (ZIFA) has been suspended from the international football grouping, FIFA.
The suspension was confirmed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino because of government interference in the running of the country’s football affairs.
Zimbabwe is suspended along fellow African Country, Kenya.
Confirming the suspension, Infantino said, in Kenya, the Ministry of Sports under Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed, suspended the Football Kenya Federation last year and appointed a caretaker committee.
While in Zimbabwe ZIFA was suspended by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC).
“We had to suspend two of our members, Kenya and Zimbabwe, both for government interference in the activities of football associations. The associations are suspended with immediate effect,” said Infantino.
“They know what needs to be done for them to be readmitted or do for suspensions to be lifted.”
This means that Zimbabwe is no longer legible to participate in any international football activities, including those sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Earlier this week the chairperson of the SRC, Gerald Mlotshwa, who is President Mnangagwa’s son in law snubbed the Youth, Sports, Arts and Recreation Parlimentary Portfolio Committee citing short notice.
He was supposed to give oral evidence on the dire state of Sporting activities in the country.
Mlotshwa has since been charged with contempt of parliament.