It was a match fixing scandal that happened in 2009 in Asia and there were many Zimbabwean players and officials who were since being investigated by Football Association. Now a final verdict has been pronounced by Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) and found many accused as responsible for that fixing; hence they all are banned for life. Prominent names among them are former player Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa who is now a national soccer coach of Zimbabwe along with Henrietta Rushwaya, its ex-chief executive officer. Judgment was passed on yesterday by the supreme soccer governing body of Zimbabwe. ZIFA’s current chief executive officer Cuthbert Dube said, “We say zero tolerance to match-fixing and illegal betting. The dark episode should now be consigned to history's dump site and it is incumbent upon the entire family of football to jealously safeguard the beautiful game from its enemies.” Notably, the said investigation was independent and headed by a retired judge Ahmed … [Read more...]