Edzai Kasinauyo
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter
SUSPENDED Zifa executive committee member Edzai Kasinauyo has been expelled for violating the association’s constitution as well as taking football matters to court.
His expulsion now awaits ratification by a Zifa congress, which is expected to convene soon.
The former Warriors’ midfielder, who was ushered into office at the December 5, 2015, extraordinary congress, received his letter of expulsion from Zifa chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze yesterday.
“Reference is made to the decision of the Zifa executive committee on the 29th of March 2016 where it has been resolved that in terms of Article 34 (n) of the Zifa constitution, you are forthwith provisionally dismissed as a Zifa executive committee member subject to the confirmation of your expulsion by the Zifa congress in terms of the Zifa constitution,” read Mashingaidze’s letter.
“Further note that in terms of Article 36 (5) of the Zifa constitution, you are forthwith relieved of all your rights and functions as an executive committee member with immediate effect,” read the letter also posted on the association’s official website.
“You have violated the Zifa constitution by taking a dispute to the ordinary courts in violation of Article 60 (1) of the Zifa constitution. It is common cause that on the 24th of March 2016 you filed an urgent chamber application as an applicant against Zimbabwe Football Association whom you cited as respondent in case number HC 3187/16.
“Further you have violated the terms and conditions of your suspension of the 8th of March 2016, which prohibited you from making any contact of any nature whatsoever with Zifa members and officials. On the 9th of March 2016 you flagrantly violated the terms of your suspension by storming into the private office of the Zifa president.”
Mashingaidze’s letter said Kasinauyo’s actions have shown “absolute disdain and disregard of the Zifa constitution and the Zifa rules and regulations in your conduct which intransigently violates Article 2 (e) and Article 7 of the ZIFA constitution”.
“Accordingly you provisionally ceased to be a Zifa executive committee member and you must therefore forthwith cease to act, represent and associate yourself with Zifa in any matter whatsoever. Be advised that any misrepresentation of a purported association with Zifa will obviously attract necessary criminal sanctions,” wrote Mashingaidze.
Kasinauyo was initially suspended from the committee on allegations of planning to fix the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Swaziland and Zimbabwe. He was charged together with fired Warriors’ assistant coach Nation Dube, former Zifa chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya, former Warriors’ coach Ian Gorowa and former player agent Kudzi Shaba.