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Zimbabwe act on match-fixing probe

Zim act on match-fixing probe

Posted: 2010-07-29 16:13

Zimbabwe's football federation has officially suspended its chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya on suspicion of fixing the Warriors' matches during a tour of Asia last year, the federation said on Thursday.

KickOff.com reported on Monday that Zifa had suspended Rushwaya after allegations that she and some members of the national team had conspired with Asian betting syndicated in the match-fixing allegations, but she has remained at her desk until papers were formally served on her today.

"The decision has been necessitated by alleged acts of mismanagement and the serious irregularities surrounding the national team's trip to Asia in December 2009," football federation president Cuthbert Dube said in a statement.

The federation launched an investigation into Zimbabwe's participation in a tournament held in Malaysia last year, during which they lost 6-0 to Syria and 3-0 to Thailand.

The Zimbabwean Football Association has threatened to come down hard on players who are ignoring summons to testify in the association's ongoing probe into match-fixing allegations.

Two Zimbabwean players signed by Mamelodi Sundowns this season, Method Mwanjali and Nyasha Mushekwi, who were on the tour were summoned by Zifa for questioning.

FIFA, world soccer's ruling body, said it had no comment to make on the matter.

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t one : 2010-07-29 18:21

woman shud b in da kitchen shame on u henrietta

b-man: 2010-07-31 12:28

@ least our " socalled by one get one free" players have no serious scandals, they R all clean. Method & Nyasha R match fixers. They will throw the mud in our League. Kosi 4 lyf .

tafara: 2010-07-31 13:07

b-man or b-madman what ever you call yourself,there is no player who is said to be a match fixer.ZIFA only wants to question players as part of their investigaions since those players were on national duty during one of the Asian trips.More over those games that Zimbabwe lost 6-0 and 3-0,it was Monomotapa Fc which was sent by that Rushwaya lady as the national team,and Method and Nyasha were not part of that team.
As for those guys who were bought by Sundowns i think they are the most desciplined guys and i think even more than Esrom.(especially Method).so get ur facts straight.