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67 Zimbabwean players suspended for their part in match fixing scandal

67 Zim players suspended after scandal

Posted: 2012-01-31 10:05

The Zimbabwe FA has concluded their match-fixing investigation by indefinitely suspending 67 players – including Method Mwanjali, Thomas Sweswe, Nyasha Mushekwi and Khama Billiat.

A significant proportion of Zimbabwe’s national team have been suspended indefinitely by the country’s FA after admitting their involvement in match fixing.

Other notable players who have been suspended are Daniel Vheremu, Benjamin Marere and Ovidy Karuru.

A member of the coaching staff, Joey Antipas, also admitted to having accepted bribes from an Asian betting syndicate led by Wilson Raj Perumal, a man jailed in Finland as a result of his involvement in match fixing.

According to Associated Press, ZIFA uncovered that players and the coach were paid sums of money to lose exhibition matches on trips to Asia from 2007 to 2009.

The decision to suspend the players came during an emergency board meeting to determine the causes for Zimbabwe’s elimination from 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The suspended elements will be unable to represent their country unless they are able to clear the body’s ethics committee.

Players and coaches have not been the only ones affected by the probe as ZIFA was forced to suspend three of its own board members for their possible involvement in the scandal.

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owakhe : 2012-01-31 10:06

Cheaters fc

Mgugudi: The Treble Addict: 2012-01-31 10:16

No wonder KC go to Zim to sign players, they want players whose work ethic is in line with a brand that was built through corruption, by the likes of Abdhul Bamjee & referees, Gqubule being one of the recent acquisitions.

lsramakuwela: 2012-01-31 10:19

honestly wat do expect this guys to do? football is a short career with no pension...this guys need money to help their extended families in zim....guys if another bribe comes take it.....

Dooba OPC: 2012-01-31 10:25

Why are the Sunflops Zims appearing more frequently than Chiefs Zim though the latter has more in abundance than the former?

Thabo(scamp)Nooe: 2012-01-31 10:25

kwakwakwakwakwa Kaizer-zimbabwe players are jst laughin stock

Swona Champ!: 2012-01-31 10:26

Mwanjali is the only one not working for a mickey mouse team, I wonder how did he get involved in this, maybe pressure, as for the rest, understandable, their teams are reaping them off!

lish: 2012-01-31 10:26

Mr Editor..
What impact this will have on AJax, Chiefs, Sundowns ?
Are they going to release these players ?
Whow !! This is not good for our development as some of our best clubs, Chiefs and Sunflower were relying on these crooks.
Let them go !! The Zifa must recall them indefinately

Feelosopher (The Balotelli of Kick Off.com): 2012-01-31 10:33

Fraud is a smarter and whiter crime than battery(Jali and Mabena) and Okapi-wielding felonies kaLekgwathi.

We corporate thugging b!tch!!!

We do not do street skhotheni misdemeanors

Jealous Down: 2012-01-31 10:34

KickOff, don't you have Sweswe's picture in Zambabwean colours? This is just associating the wrong issues with wrong structures.

Madluphuthu: 2012-01-31 10:34

Hah... I think ZIFA must dig deeper, I smell a rotten Rat here. What I know is that where there is Bobby there's bound to be corruption, ever since Bobby associated with Zimbabwe, corruption is the order of the day in Zimbabwe. ZIFA and FIFA must also investigate Bobby Motaung and Kaizer Chiefs.

Sbuda duuu : 2012-01-31 10:39

Lol i bin askng myself kuth y khoza dnt sgne dis cows

mavee@: 2012-01-31 10:45

Mr editor give us the meaning of those suspensions, what does it mean for their club careers?

don't just copy stories from other websites but dig deeper and make some phone calls.

Once&always

Mathe a Tau: 2012-01-31 10:49

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE ON THE PICTURE ? PEOPLE WERE SAYING THEY EARN BIG SALARIES AT A CERTAIN TEAM (THE GOLF SHIRT HE'S WEARING SAYS IT ALL)AND NOW THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I D BETTER EARN R9000 THAN $Z 1000000. HAHAAHHHHHHAAAAA.

ONCE AND ALWAYS

Simon: 2012-01-31 10:54

This match fixing happened long before these players were recruited to the PSL...Also they are suspended by ZIFA not FIFA...and therefore will continue playing for their teams.

BobbyMotaung: 2012-01-31 10:55

So Mr Editor what does this mean for the players club career? Must we suspend our players based on this? We will appeal the decision as Kaizer Chiefs football club.

Black & Yellow : 2012-01-31 10:55

vusi:2012-01-31 10:45

Mr editor give us the meaning of those suspensions, what does it mean for their club careers?

don't just copy stories from other websites but dig deeper and make some phone calls.

Once&always
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@Vusi... Cud nt hv agreed w/ u more! The "journos" @KO are lazy 2 da core! It's common sense dat dey shd hv investigated further & gave us the meaning of these suspensions, bt ke dis is KO which relies heavily on recycling stories & not verifying anyhtng!

Dey hv bin reduced 2 mere gossip mongers...



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Dr_Prof_(Soccer Analyst_Anti-KickOff and Soccer Laduma): 2012-01-31 11:01

Let's face reality kickoff is utterly pathetic and lacks basic principles when it comes to professionalism.

Putthing this matter to context, why do they put Sweswe's picture in KC jersey? Why didn't they put at least a ZFA logo?

lish: 2012-01-31 11:04

in terms of the rules, if a player has been suspend by his on allegations of bribes, that particular country is a member of FIFA, until such players appeal on ZIFA first and then to FIFA - such players will be also suspend with FIFA, more especially these are serious allegation which were committed on internation matches which involves other organisation...

lish: 2012-01-31 11:05

they are history as we speak.........POW !!!

KING?: 2012-01-31 11:06

Black & Yellow: In simple English, these criminals admitted to fraud and this means a criminal record must be attached to their name as far as SA laws are concern which further means Chiefs as a corporate organization must follow their HR policies and procedures.

Sweswe must be dismissed, so much for claims that Chiefs pays good salaries, as for Mushekwi i have no comments.

lish: 2012-01-31 11:21

This is really a disaster in the making, let us free these Zim players until their case has been concluded, otherwise we will be celebrating like we did when Bafana Bafana drew against S.L. lET US stamp out corruption like we did in Bhamjee...........LET THEM GO !!

Champ "Superbrand": 2012-01-31 11:23

Inkatha Kaizer Crooks!!!!!!

Champ "Superbrand": 2012-01-31 11:24

Kaizer Zimbo Chips

KING?: 2012-01-31 11:31

How much did Kaizer Snr and Bobby pay for Jessica to be crowned 1st princes Miss South Africa.

I would do the same thing with a salary of R9499.00 PM + a zozo in Bramfisher, Jet store voucher R650 pm, alcohol voucher at Bobstake tavern R120 pm and Pick n Pay voucher R350 pm.

with the above package, i will do match fixing as well.

Mamoduwe : 2012-01-31 11:33

Eish losing Mwanjali and Mushekwi, more especially Mushekwi will be a big concern for me as a Mamelodi Sundowns loyalist.

I hope to hear from our club officials on these findings.

Why mara? Between 2007 and 2009? ZIM, ZIM, ZIM!







Yellow I Was, Yellow I Am & Yellow I Will Remain! (while VERY CONCERNED)

Bonga: 2012-01-31 11:36

YINDLALA! Shame! I wonder what will the impact of this be on their teams especially Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns.

brazilitto : 2012-01-31 11:41

I knew it as soon as dis story is published, most south african softies, dummies and omamandoda are going to hit de ceiling writing crap as if they have never play football. Indians will swear at me when I ask them y they are always involve with betting scandals, match fixing and bribing. But Dr colonel son in law will agree with me. If scandal, match fixing and bribing teams like Man Utd, Kaizer Chivs, Real Madrid, Juventus wouldn't have enjoyed so much success.

So good south african dis is just another setback for our comrade, so let de game continue. No big deal.
Wena kickoff what kind of a column is written by a secret footballer, or u are trying to prove a point that media is corrects by those salary figures.

thivhu....: 2012-01-31 11:52

I want to be relevant to the topic but there are some people who don't follow soccer at all instead they follow their teams and this is football disability. How can someone blame Chiefs, Sundowns and Ajax for those players while the scandal was done way back before they were signed by their respective teams? Some blames that they are not paid enough...this only means that he is seeing this article for the first time.
To me I think ZIFA has done the great job, it must uproot all the roots of corruption in our soccer. I can appreciate if those players are suspended in their teams also.

Mathe a Tau: 2012-01-31 12:40

OH GOD !!!!!!!!! SO MANY NAMES, MUTI FC, ZEBRA FORCE, FAMILY BONDS, KAIZOO THIEVES, NOW CHEATERS FC, MR EDITOR WHATS NEXT, CAN THEY STILL PALY FOR THEIR TEAMS?

siymuk: 2012-01-31 12:45

Did Jerry Skhosana get benefit game - The star maker

bold: 2012-01-31 13:03

what i hate about this is that ZIFA lists Kamaldinho in the list. Hes just a boy that they should have protected from being manipulated by these old crooks.

Jabuz: 2012-01-31 13:13

@King and all pierats donkeys. You guys are the worst idiots i have ever come accross. You resoning abilities are worse that those of grade one kids. The match fixing scandals took place from 2007-early 2009 and sweswe only joined chiefs in June/July 2009 and you associate the crimes that these guys with chiefs. KC didnt have anything to do with sweswe during these scandals you fuccen pierats fools.

bond: 2012-01-31 13:27

Its a lesson they will never forget....

Ndoda Emnyama: 2012-01-31 14:02

This really shows Kaizer Chiefs do not screen their players as Sweswe on the same 2009 June he joined Chiefs, as long as it suits his Zim dollars he signs i suggest next time you go to jail and look for players Mr. Bobby.

ke lekhosi: 2012-01-31 15:04

so what does this mean to this players will they be able to take part at their clubs or they are suspended in all footballing activities both national team and clubs.someone enlighten me plis.

masvi2006: 2012-01-31 15:36

ZIfa simply suspended these guys from the national team not from their respective teams.However they can still clear their names individually with the ethics committee that was set up.Nothing to be worried about.

The M: 2012-01-31 15:37

These Fixers must be suspended indefinately from the PSL as well. They are rotten and they will spoil our turf. Bobby will have to traffic his players from Botswana or Namibia or some SADC countries.

leo: 2012-01-31 16:12

Suspended from ZIFA? what will happen to players like Mushekwi, sweswe?

myboy : 2012-01-31 16:36

I think all suspended players would love to go natureserve and graze grass like zebra

king Nyeli wa laNNYOra : 2012-01-31 19:04

Mara y not sweswe only???????????????

katlego stena sono : 2012-02-01 00:00

@mr editor suspended from what?zifa or in football generally

Botswanian4life: 2012-02-01 12:53

KO give us de whole story,a they going to play 4 thier teams

Mantashe : 2012-02-01 14:03

Ja! this is sick. why do always people fix matches

Gare : 2012-02-02 07:20

Thats a good decision if l was Zifa l was going to ban them for life coz they dont respect other people who are betting

andile: 2012-02-02 10:52

Shame Editor you chose Sweswe out of the other 3 Players like Billiat,Mushweki if i were i should put 3 of them this efarmation of charecter to Sweswe you guys alwyas Traget K C Players as if other Teams does not Have problem i will never buy kick off rather buy KC Magazine Thank u

andile: 2012-02-02 10:56

Kick off is not Productive anymore they only target Chiefs Players I urge all the Khosi Supporters not buy this sport Magazine if you need nwes from Chiefs buy K.C Magazine