ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) after the National Prosecuting Authority indicated that they will pursue the charges against the Felton Kamambo-led administration.
Fifa lifted the ban on Zifa after reaching an agreement with the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to drop the charges against the Kamambo-led Zifa board.
Following the agreement, SRC wrote to the National Prosecuting Authority indicating that they were withdrawing the charges against Kamambo, Philimon Machana, Joseph Mamutse, Brighton Malandule and Stanley Chapeta.
On June 14, 2013, SRC chairperson Gerald Mlotshwa wrote to then Acting Prosecutor-General Nelson Mutsonziwa indicating that they no longer considered themselves as complainant in the matter.
“Dear Mr Prosecutor-General… Mindful of the provisions of Section 260 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, we write to advise that the Sports and Recreation Commission no longer considers itself the complainant in the above matter. Please be guided accordingly. Yours sincerely,” Mlotshwa wrote.
After the SRC letter, Kamambo also wrote to Fifa saying the SRC had not withdrawn the matter, but had simply said they are no longer the complainants saying they fear they have another motive.
“Withdrawal of court case against suspended board and Mamutse — there is presently no such. A letter given to us by SRC to the prosecution authority penned by SRC is simply saying SRC is no longer the complainant but doesn't withdraw the same. It also lacks case number, which is a proper reference of a case. Hence, it could be for another non-related case. Further, it has wrong names and thus seem deliberate and smacks of bad motives.
“Finally, we went to court on 21 June 2023 after the letter was stamped by Prosecution on 19 June 2023 and SRC was there through their employee Garikai Sebastian pushing for the matter to go ahead and the matter was subsequently remanded to 22 July 2023 and remains live and unwithdrawn,” Kamambo wrote to Fifa.
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However, yesterday prosecutor Oscar Madhume told magistrate Taurai Manuwere that they were now pursuing the matter and set November 3 as the trial date for the former Zifa administrators.
