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Zifa U-turn to ban all 80 Zimbabwe players in Asiagate

Zifa banning all 80 again

Posted: 2012-02-03 10:52

Zifa president Cuthbert Dube did another U-turn last night, resulting in the Asiagate banning circus doing a 180.

Heads are spinning in the KickOff.com office, as news filters through from Zimbabwe that Dube has retracted his earlier statement – "only three players will be banned" – and confirmed that the suspension will affect all implicated players.

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Dube said on Wednesday that only Thomas Sweswe (Kaizer Chiefs), Nyasha Mushekwi and Method Mwanjali (both Mamelodi Sundowns) would be banned, because of their lacklustre display in the Warriors Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Cape Verde.

But now the Zifa president has retracted his earlier statement, confirming that all 80 players will be banned (including, presumably, Ajax Cape Town's Khama Billiat, who was on the original list of suspended players).

This despite Dube's earlier concerns that doing so would interfere with the independent Ethics Committee, which had been appointed to investigate Asiagate.

As reported by Newsday, Dube's statement last night read:

Zifa would like to confirm that all players fingered in the Asiagate scandal report are ineligible for call-ups for national teams until they are cleared by the Zifa Independent Disciplinary Ad-Hoc Committee.

The association invites the players in question to come forward and volunteer information on their involvement in the infamous trips between now and mid-February.

The information which the players shall volunteer shall be treated with the strictest confidentiality. Players willing to make appointments for the meetings with the association shall do so through the office of the chief executive officer.

The association would like to reiterate that the exclusion of the players fingered in the Asiagate report scandal is by no means a ban, but a temporary suspension until the players have been cleared by the Independent Disciplinary Committee.

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Thuso Ntlhane: 2012-02-03 11:08

i know if there was a "PIRATES" players in this case was gonna be like its a pirates which is banned, now mr. family busness(bobstick) must go and apologise to the zifa, coz he is involved

Thuso Ntlhane: 2012-02-03 11:22

zebras fc

Scirocco 'R': 2012-02-03 11:27

hahaaa evry Zim man looks like Mugabe, its lyk thy al applying de same-Mugabe makeup. yoweeeh

champ nespray is a movie star look-alike coach: 2012-02-03 11:34

jenifer malec

i asked ur boyfrend fariya kahwemba 2 post a ndunu article n he sends u wth another zim drama...is he still digging?

jus write this heading without a body: NEESKENS IN LIMPOPO TO SPEED UP THE SLOW 45 MIN MATCHINE

I CANT WAIT TO HARASS THEIR FANS

Mathe a Tau: 2012-02-03 11:37

but we still not getting clarity as to whether they will be allowed to play for their teams

Teko: 2012-02-03 11:38

Kganthe this man is not Mugabe naaaaaa?if a se Mugabe they must also investigate mayb they are half brothers

all this players are disgasting how can u do that,even if they were not getting paid for national duty they should have sat at home or make excuses agggggg maaaan.

lish: 2012-02-03 12:03

ZIFA or FAZI....This is a joke organisation Mugabe is much better than them in terms of Authority...
How can you change in the matter of hours and change again...
There is a lot that need to be done in this ZIFA, are they hiding someone or players ?
This is circus full of clowns hahaaaaa !! LOL

KaMashobana: 2012-02-03 12:05

Ban all these *******s........lets see which team suffers most.

Swona Champ!: 2012-02-03 12:11

this guys are confussed just like mugabe, think they want to sell stories, they want to boost the stupid dollar!

masvi2006: 2012-02-03 12:22

Confusion is the order of the day at zifa.Next time we would hear players giving exuses that they are off form fearing to be banned.He-e he-e we could have qualified had it not been Mushekwi's failure to shoot,Method"s pass that was intercepted costed us afcon.Please spare us zifa.So who can give us the correct number of players suspended for the national team.They should remember the game against Burundi will never be postponed because players are suspended.

ZIFA : 2012-02-03 12:41

My new name is Zifa since this c0nfusi0n is d0ing r0unds... I have never heard 0f 80 players banned 4 2games. Was it like 40 different players per game???

Licky: 2012-02-03 12:41

eish, kickoff!!! kickoff man!!!! you cant stop with lies and trying to justify later.... and i see wena Jennifer, you are learning from the best, abo Ryan "who's fooling who" cooper, you are full of lies as well

Dooba OPC: 2012-02-03 13:18

Heads are rolling in the KickOff.com office- hehehe, this will be the greatest day in journalism's history.lol!

Zifa is just another Safa, just that it is a broke safa!

bold: 2012-02-03 14:02

80 players Burned, how many left to represent ZIM? Billiat is to young to be selling games your old Crooks forced/organised/ what ever the name you call it. Don't be FIFA fools man...FIFA must first Finalize their VOTE scandals and 2018 and 2022 world cup award scandals

Queen-yePirates: 2012-02-03 14:23

eysh this is confusing indeed, how many players who plays for National Team in Zimbabwe I wonder it means the whole of Zimbabwe Premier league are playing in the national team 80 pho this is ridiculous. I agree with you ZIFA mh your new name lol

STANCOVIC: 2012-02-03 15:27

This Guy looks exactly like Bob, and they behave in a same manner. This Asiagate saga is handled the same as the power sharing deal. Stories change every minute. Surely this guy is Bob's relative.

Ommoroka4bucs: 2012-02-06 08:40

Bobby is involvd bliv me.hw pathetic it is 2 realise dt hlasela mafuta is destroying our sa game

boms : 2012-02-07 10:15

Imbudane yonke le

Kodwa : 2012-02-07 17:50

A scandal can not involve 80 players only a few were involved and cuthbert knows them so dont waste our tym its precious.