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Zifa retract Asiagate ban – to just Mushekwi, Mwanjali and Sweswe

Zifa only banning 3: Sweswe, Mwanjali and Mushekwi

Posted: 2012-02-02 14:40

Zifa president Cuthbert Dube says recent Asiagate ban does not affect 82 players – just three: Nyasha Mushekwi, Method Mwanjali and Thomas Sweswe.

The development is good news for Ajax Cape Town's Khama Billiat, who was part of the original list of banned players.

The Zimbabwe FA said on Monday that it had "indefinitely suspended" 67 players, although some reports had the number at 82.

There was even talk that the ban may affect the players in the PSL in South Africa.

Reports quoted Zifa chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze and board member Benedict Moyo confirming the block suspension, but today Zifa did a U-turn, with president Cuthbert Dube revealing that only three footballers – Mwanjali, Mushekwi (Mamelodi Sundowns) and Sweswe (Kaizer Chiefs) – have been blacklisted from the Warriors ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi this month.

"As the Zifa president I can categorically say that these three players, I don't want to see them for the Burundi match," Dube said. "For a player of Method's calibre to perform like that [against Cape Verde] it raises a lot of questions."

Dube said yesterday that Zifa would not interfere with the independent Ethics Committee – led by former Supreme Court judge and international cricket match referee Ahmed Ebrahim – currently investigating the Asiagate scandal.

"We have not banned a single player. We don't want to interfere with the work of the Ethics Committee that is why we called them an independent body," said Dube.

"Method Mwanjali, Thomas Sweswe and Nyasha Mushekwi's performance in the last Africa Cup of Nations match against Cape Verde was way, way below par. It is understandable in sport it does happen that one day you can go off form.

"Even the the Mighty Warriors didn't perform well in their recent match, but it complicates things when one is implicated. We are saying these three should definitely and officially not be in the line-up for the Burundi match until they have been cleared by the Ebrahim Committee.

"We feel the situation was compounded by the performance in Cape Verde and we feel we could have won that match and qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations.

"The coach is free to select all the other players mentioned in the report. There hasn't been anything official sent to the players clubs because doing so at this stage means we are interfering with the Ebrahim Committee."

Dube added, however, that if the Ethics Committee does decide to ban the 80 players, they will not participate in Zimbabwe's Nations Cup qualifiers.

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Lap's: 2012-02-02 14:41

Since they charged the Pakistanian cricketers, let them go to court and serve jail term.... period, they are taking us as fans for granted

Gucci Man: 2012-02-02 14:47

Mara i-KO injani ?
Yesterday you said Mushweki was cleared now it's a different tune

Tebzana. : 2012-02-02 14:56

Next question is,are they allwed to play for their teams?

Wandile : 2012-02-02 14:57

Nyasha and Mwanjali are being persecuted for not sponsoring ZANU-PF in the upcoming elections. They are suspected of being MDC. It doesn't make suspense to "ban" a player from the national team for under performing. You simply don't select him!

Jennifer your Zimbabwean boyfriend Ferari just yesterday said Milkshake is not implicated. A day later he is implicated! Kanti whose fooling who eK.O? Kanti whats with this gutteer reporting? It's either you recycle stories or you cook them and feed us lies!

Do think we soccer fans are dunderheads like SABC spokesperson Kaizer who prefers to watch Dunderations and give viewers "delayed live matches"?.
Mr Editor its about time your journalists publicly apologise for making blatant misrepresentations!

brazilitto : 2012-02-02 14:57

Kwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa dis is funny, zifa burn a player for poor performance. Kwaaaaaaaaaaa umugabe. Osebentini abangalazi ibhola bayahlupha. I though nemasendane was a worse fa president, lol lol I think he has found his perfect match

Zakumi.com : 2012-02-02 15:00

They must detain in jail for life!! Zim football is cleaning their soccer scandal,i wish our country will do the same here in our player!!

MTHO4DOWNZ : 2012-02-02 15:00

Ok, so dey only banned dos hu peform baldy in dier recent game hehehe..... I smell a RAT here..... And, s gud if u only suspended 2 dier ZIM Kaizer Chivs FC nt 2 dier respective clubs..... Xem poor Sweswe hw mch u earn der ko Noordturena Village???

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s\'Budah: 2012-02-02 15:05

we can replace Sweswe at any given time

Milestone-aka-Da~Sh!t: 2012-02-02 15:06

Mr Editor, please if possible and available, can you get pictures of these three in the colours of the Zim national team and not our beloved Mzanzi teams.....Thank you!

Ndaa: 2012-02-02 15:06

The ZIFA is lovable as their suspension has nothing to do with the investigation. I suspect this players refused to give this Pres some money from Mzanzi.

Ndaa: 2012-02-02 15:08

The next thing this players will be arrested as soon as they cross the border; hahahahahaha

Wandile : 2012-02-02 15:09

Mr Editor can you publicly apologise for feeding us lies. Clearly, either Jennifer or Ferrari is lying. I suspect Ferrari.

Or let one of them apologise.

brazilitto : 2012-02-02 15:09

Kickoff uyisiwasho se reporter, I wash my hand.

KING?: 2012-02-02 15:11

No more R1000 party for Chiefs players. No big machine for madam J anymore.

Sweyts: i told u Mushekwi was involved and u said i cant read, question is how much money is he paying Neskeens to field him.

s\'Budah: 2012-02-02 15:15

Cowphela to Russia / China and Cowshekwi out, who is going to bang goals at sunflops

KING?: 2012-02-02 15:16

Uncle Bob is angry at the Motaungs, their cheques have been bouncing yet he supply players at low pricing.

If i was Kaizer Motaung Snr, i would get a loan from Motsepe or Khoza, because the R55MILLION he burrowed from Standard bank as an LTL has overcommited the old man, Kaizer Jnr is also not making it with ladies shopping with Josta and their boyfriend pastor Mboro.

givo: 2012-02-02 15:18

I AM A DIE HEART PIRATES SUPPORTER BUT GUYS THIS IS NOT ON, THERE IS NO CASE HERE , PLAYERS JUST UNDERPERFORMED, I THINK BB SHOULD DO THE SAME WITH SHABA. HAHAHAHAHA JUST JOKING. ON A SERIOUS NOTE, COWDITOR STOP THE NONSENSE TILL U GET PROPER INFO. BUCS BY NATURE

The Game: 2012-02-02 15:24

Mrs/Mr Editor: please go into details especially here on kickoff forum: there is no criteria: you just register and thus some are just clueless when it comes to commenting: this hasn't as yet affected their careers outside Zimbabwe: so these players are fit, eligible to play for their teams (in this case Chiefs and Downs): I told Mr Editor yesterday that he must be professional when doing his job: you don't assume cos that will misled the ignorance: so now the forum users are making fools of themselves cos they, are lazy to think, ready and do research: this article has been full of pathetic comments, misleading information and I blame the editors for being impatient on getting the results: it's a soapie newspapers, trying to be the first to publish the story but end up the first to talk crap and lies....

Zakumi.com : 2012-02-02 15:24

Zimbabwean football next two years is going to be better than mzansi football because they running soccer proffesional and their technical team is working hard to bring back their standard of footbal into high level.

s\'Budah: 2012-02-02 15:24

Chiefs has 5 Plus Nengo - Foreigners
Sunflop has 9 and will always make noise about buy 1 blablablabla

MTHO4DOWNZ : 2012-02-02 15:24

@ Gucci Man its so amazing champ dt u witnessd now if ds site is full of lies.....

Dey recently sad Chabba, Itu & Lebese re wntd by Downs... While on de ada side Pelembe waz sign pre-Contract wth Pirates according 2 dem....

And, de day b4 yrstrdy Nyasha wz in dier list.... Yerstrdy Mutinzwa wz in & Nyasha wz not der nx...
Entlek huz fooling hu @.........

Yes ds editor is de most cnfused & lazy of dem all...

GentleSky=CandyChloorkop

SABELO : 2012-02-02 15:35

Zifa should also investigate South Africa's Booby M, he might be involved in this corruption, I tell u.

PhatKatt: 2012-02-02 15:35

Pitch Black Afro one said, (read this in zulu not English) 'one patch endunu akangeni eklabhini"
Chimpanzeez and Ndunu
aaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
to all the ndunundunu fans scratch your ndunu coz ZIFA has just seasoned your ndunu with hot hot chillies and to all you Chimpanzees cry but dont look ugly.

KING?: 2012-02-02 15:35

Can those who are not happy with Kick OFF reporting refrain form blogging here.

Its funny that, u complain yet u always come back to act smart. The nature of journalist job is create hype that will drive volumes.

KING?: 2012-02-02 15:38

Bafana ba style and the klama boys rise Khosi rise.

The Game: stop acting strange even if they are eligible but from an internal policies point of you, these players will be released from their contract. Would you keep a fraudster in your own business.

Ethics will remain ethics - doing what is right even if no one see you.

PhatKatt: 2012-02-02 15:39

I want them hanged and please burn or flush their fong kong Gucci clothing including any ALL ZIFA Trophies they might have.

pp  : 2012-02-02 15:49

i hope khoza got nothing to do with thz, distabilizing chiefs n downs won,t work de league is gone

Pheya : 2012-02-02 15:55

Fifa must act sweswe(manje,now)

The Game: 2012-02-02 16:00

King: the issue is not about being guilty or innocent (from my point of view) but jumping to conclusions especially on such fields , where policies, laws,procedures, discipline are concerned: Kickoff is doing a right thing for sharing the news to their clients/customers but they have also have to be careful with some of the sensitive information which might end up , misleading their audience and cause chaos and south african fans being lost: yesterday's article implied a decision affecting their trade in south africa which was not appropriate then: I'm not for or against what these players did, but don't say their conduct has caused them not to play for Downs and Chiefs, respectively while that has not been said: Editors , are human just like us, they grow as all of us, but I believe negative and positive criticism does benefit them: why airing your comment on an invalid article,,,that's not on , my brother:

shushu: 2012-02-02 16:12

ok

Mathe a Tau: 2012-02-02 16:21

DIKWETA TSEE, BOPHA PHOYISA !!!!!!!!

Bagomotsi manja : 2012-02-02 16:29

Zim conection!!bribery is not allowd anywhere!!

chucky: 2012-02-02 16:36

mushekwi u wont go overseas my boy,Sweswe wsnt actuali wsnt bribed, thats just how he plays...shame man, such accusations. kwakwakwa, suspend the coach 4selecting him. Bucs until sweswe admits he ws bribed since childhood.

TP : 2012-02-02 16:41

How long will this Asiagate investigations last?

I also want to applaud ZIFA for this stance & hope this will be settled in due course for all those involved to know their fate.

Looks like this is bigger than everyone realizes because for this investigations to be initiated FIFA is fully aware.

KING?: 2012-02-02 17:03

The Game: Zim scandal may affect SA-based players

u do know what MAY means, so kick off did nothing wrong.

Dooba OPC: 2012-02-02 17:25

Sh!t, what is a cricket referee doing in football, are you Zims really braindrained to such an extent that no professional is left in that country to deal with what he/she was trained for?

But Sweswe will still play for Chiefs, because Zifa honourary president (Hon. Bobby Motaung) will see to it that the final decision does not affect Chiefs....

Motlokoa  : 2012-02-02 17:29

Its a good thing my Bhakaniya is not involved in this bribery mess cos KO wud haved had a chance to go at us by writing crap while being mum about thier family bonds.

Why do i have a feeling tht Sweswe was bribed to cross beit river riding on a crocodiles back holding a goat's head as a bait,,,,huh,,,,,,,,ps must ban this cheats before they corupt out ever growing (PSL)PIRATES SOCCER LEAGUE.

Tsipa tse ntsho Tsipaa until Bobby n Swaswa r clear of coruption in their cheating lives.

Ichuuuuuuu ba rethungela ka di bribes mange.

Wandile : 2012-02-02 17:29

King are you saying it is correct to put up to contradictory stories for the sake of HYPE as you put it? Are you saying bloggers should not speak out against such but should merely refrain from blogging?

In my view these proposition defeats the points you make about ethics. It is unethical for a journalist to pen a story without confirming its tuthfulness. Likewise it is unethical cook up a story.

Granted they are also human beings. Thats why the editor must either summon them to write a follow up clearifying the factual inaccuracies. Manje thina we don't know what is what.

But we can infer that SWESWE is guilty by his association with Family Business fraudsters.

Wandile : 2012-02-02 17:33

Jennifer or Jessica no Fararayi or Ferrari must account. Phela this scandal will have an impact on SA teams given the number of Zimbabweans in SA.

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chronic2001: 2012-02-02 17:54

Thomas Rambo Sweswe,i've long said this guy is being paid with food

TP : 2012-02-02 17:55

Wandile:Your comments are biased and void of procedure.

1.According to you Mwanjali & Mushekwi are victims of being anti Zanu & Sweswe is fine he can face the guillotine because he's from Chiefs?
2.You also want Kickoff to get this players side of story,which is practically impossible when facing a hearing to discuss the contents with outside forces.

TP : 2012-02-02 18:07

Wandile:Your comments are biased and void of procedure.

1.According to you Mwanjali & Mushekwi are victims of being anti Zanu & Sweswe is fine he can face the guillotine because he's from Chiefs?
2.You also want Kickoff to get this players side of story,which is practically impossible when facing a hearing to discuss the contents with outside forces.

Mapeya  : 2012-02-02 18:27

Mr Editor what you mean these players underperformed? I thing Suffer must investigate CowParker, Majoro, Nyawana and Mfenenyana coz they dont perform as expected everytime they play for BB. Up the bucks till Bobby pays better

Wandile : 2012-02-02 18:42

@TP, I note your concerns. Mara the Zanu-PF/MDC comment was just an indirect swipe at Mugabe.

No K.O shouldn't have went to the players. They simply could have confirmed their story/source with ZIFA. Are you saying ZIFA can on Wednesday say Mushekwi is not baned and do a U-turn on Thursday and say he is banned?

My point is we don't know what to belive and what not to because JESSICA no Ferrari gave us 2 contradictory stories.

Its like Ferrari saying YEYE is handsome and Jessica saying the opposite. What are going to believe if you have not seen a YEYE b4?

As for Sweswe, broer uyazi bathi "an apple doesn't fall far from a tree" thus we can "INFER" not say he is guily but INFER he is by association with fraudsters. I c no bias here.

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You pirates fans will never learn, why do you bring these scammers to our beautiful fooball???
This ZIFA is a joke, if someone under performs in certain game, does this really mean the player has received a brown envelope from the opponents???

nemalili shumani : 2012-02-02 19:40

it is a lesson 2 all sports

brazilitto : 2012-02-02 20:27

I have read and read dis story then also read the comments.
I complain about safa and the level of our soccer. But the main problem lies with us fans. Putting the rivalry aside and face the facts. Most soccer fans don't know a thing abt soccer. It all abt noise, noise and lot of it. Just read the story, understand it. Then u can fcukin post your comments. I think pirates is flooded by chivs domkops plus their faithfools are natural domkops.
De zifa president is angry, and he is abusing his power. Simply as that. Playrs under perform and dat y he is angry.

So reading comments abt suspension of players is a shocker. Dis 3 players, are burned not suspended for god sake.

I stand to be corrected

mahlo : 2012-02-02 20:39

Sweswe

kgapane: 2012-02-03 07:41

Someone in the corner pushing ZIFA to ban our best players because he want to take League. We know you and we don't like your attitude. They did it in Zim not in SA. Let them play in SA League and finish the season.

Holla Masandawana and Makhaosi

m.l nyadu : 2012-02-03 07:55

Yes its right to give the players a learson 4 their loved country

BANDA PHAGER WILLIAM : 2012-02-05 20:40

HENRIETTA RUSHWAYA WAS ARRESTED ON 03 FEB 2012 .WHY PLAYER ARE GIVEN A CHANCE UNTIL MARCH 2012.arres all of this 82 people they dont follow the fifa rules and regulations .10 000 for players and 300 000 dollars for officials is 2 much.