Zifa boss arrested

Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze was yesterday arrested and charged with criminal defamation as the Asiagate match-fixing scandal took yet another twist.

Mashingaidze was picked up at the Harare Magistrates’ Court at around 9am and was released four hours later.

The arrest followed a report by former Zifa chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya.

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