Stop using Fifa or Caf money – Zifa told as new executive rebuffed

Zifa President Felton Kamambo PIC: Zifa website

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has rebuffed the new Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) executive led by Gift Banda.

In reaffirming the suspension, Caf said. “None of the conditions stated in the FIFA Council decision dated 24 February 2022 [to suspend Zimbabwe] as ratified by the FIFA Congress on 31 March 2022 has been fully and unconditionally met.”

The continent’s apex body further said, “Pursuant to Article 16 paragraph 3 of the FIFA Statutes, “A suspended member association may not exercise any of its membership rights.”, such rights being defined in Article 13 of the FIFA Statutes.”

It then added, “Consequently, CAF hereby directs ZIFA to immediately cease using and accessing any funds deposited by FIFA or CAF in the ZIFA account”

It gets even darker.

“Please note that a breach of this directive will be regarded as a violation of the FIFA Council decision dated 24 February 2022 as ratified by the FIFA Congress on 31 March 2022 and may subject ZIFA or the officials involved to disciplinary sanctions.”

In essence, it means that the Zifa secretariat and so further could be sanctioned.

Fifa’s suspension demanded the reinstatement of the Felton Kamambo-led board without condition. Zimbabwe’s Sports Recreation Commission (Src) refuses to do so.