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| former Zifa President Cuthbert Dube |
The Zifa assembly has overthrew President Cuthbert Dube
following an extraordinary meeting held in Harare on Saturday.
Despite only two members of 16 PSL clubs attending the
meeting, thirty councilors met and resolved that Dube and two board members
Fungai Chihuri and Tavenga Harara be removed from the board.
Dube’s deputy Omega Sibanda is now acting Zifa president and
is expected to vote at the Fifa congress later this month.
Following the government’s backtracking to ouster Dube for
fear of Fifa sanctions, it was the councilors who finally showed the president
the door.
“The Congress unanimously agreed to revoke the mandate of
the president with immediate effect as per article 22 subsection (m) of the
Zifa constitution. It was resolved that board member Tavengwa Hara should be
revoked from the board. Twenty seven members voted in favour, two members were
not in favour and one member was indifferent,” read part of the meeting’s
resolutions.
“It was resolved that board member Fungai Chihuri should be
revoked from the board. Thirty members voted in favour, zero were not in favour
and zero were indifferent.”
The council’s decision ended Dube’s five years at the helm
of Zifa.
The Zifa board is expected to meet on Tuesday where chief executive
officer Jonathan Mashingaidze is likely to be fired.
Saturday’s meeting also resolved that a forensic audit of
the association’s finance be conducted “as soon as possible.”
An annual general meeting is expected to be held on 27 June
where a full list of Zifa’s creditors would be submitted.
