{"id":15751,"date":"2012-10-20T06:13:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T04:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/soccer-zimbabwe-fa-bans-15-players-and-officials-for-life\/"},"modified":"2012-10-20T06:13:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T04:13:28","slug":"soccer-zimbabwe-fa-bans-15-players-and-officials-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/soccer-zimbabwe-fa-bans-15-players-and-officials-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-Zimbabwe FA bans 15 players and officials for life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">HARARE<\/span> Oct 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Zimbabwe&#8217;s former coach and captain were among 15 players and officials banned for life on Friday for their part in a long-running match-fixing scandal, the national football association (ZIFA) said.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ex-coach Sunday Chidzambwa and ex-skipper Method Mwanjali, now employed by South African clubs, were found by a year-long independent investigation to have conspired with an Asian betting syndicate when Zimbabwe played friendlies in Asia between 2007-09.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An official report said games were fixed by ZIFA officials along with convicted match-fixer Wilson Perumal.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former ZIFA general secretary Henrietta Rushwaya, who has already faced criminal prosecution for her part in the corruption scandal, and Zimbabwe goalkeeper Edmore Siyanda were also among the 15.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chidzambwa, a former coach and captain of Zimbabwe, is now in charge of South African Premier League club Black Leopards and is one of his country&#8217;s most high-profile sporting figures.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mwanjali plays for top South African team Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The independent investigation, commissioned by ZIFA and overseen by a retired judge, handed over its report on Tuesday and recommended sanctions for a total of 93 players, coaches and officials.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They ranged from life, 10, five, two and one-year bans to suspended sentences and ZIFA spent two days reviewing the suggested sanctions.   (Reporting by Mark Gleeson; additional reporting by Nelson Banya; Editing by Toby Davis)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARARE Oct 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Zimbabwe&#8217;s former coach and captain were among 15 players and officials banned for life on Friday for their part in a long-running match-fixing scandal, the national football association (ZIFA) said. 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