Shaba disputes Asiagate link

Fifa-registered player agent Kudzi Shaba has threatened to take action for criminal defamation after he was implicated in the Asiagate match-fixing scam that rocked Zimbabwe football since 2007.

A Zifa investigating committee, chaired by vice-president Ndumiso Gumede and had Elliot Kasu, Fungai Chihuri and Benedict Moyo as members, implicated Shaba, former Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya and former programmes officer Jonathan Musavengana.

“All these trips and subsequent games undertaken have consistency on the pattern of events and evidence/submissions made clearly indicate all trips/matches organised to Asia and Cecafa in Kenya were for personal gain by the syndicate.

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