The Zimbabwe Football Association Executive Committee (ZIFA) has sued and banned former General Secretary, Jonathan Mashingaidze, on charges of theft and fraudulently accruing a huge debt for the association during his tenure as the head of secretariat.
Mashingaidze has been handed a life ban and apart from the ban, he is expected to answer a charge of theft from the Association’s funds in excess of US$ 700 000 which the plaintiff (ZIFA) is claiming, with interest.
In a statement released by ZIFA on their website these are excerpts from the ban notification
“Reference is made to the decision of the ZIFA Executive Committee on the 12th of December 2017 where it was resolved that in terms of Article 34(n) of the ZIFA constitution, you are forthwith expelled and banned for life from participation in association football in Zimbabwe in any role, position, or capacity whatsoever, subject to the confirmation of your expulsion and life ban by the ZIFA congress in terms of the ZIFA constitution.”
Reasons for Mashingaidze’s expulsion are as follows:
“Theft of Association funds in excess of US$ 700 000 as established by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) Committee of Inquiry Report dated September 2015.
“Fraudulently creating a US$7million debt on behalf of the Association through unilaterally signing acknowledgements of debt where no services were rendered … as established by the SRC Report.
“Causing Zimbabwe to be expelled from the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round by failing to comply with FIFA directives.
“Accordingly, you have provisionally ceased to be a member of the football community globally and therefore you must therefore forthwith cease to act, represent, and associate yourself with ZIFA or any of its members in any manner whatsoever.”
