Zimbabwe: New Rules for Zifa Polls

Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is in the process of amending their constitution to accommodate a clause that bars candidates who are not part of the current structures from contesting for presidency.

This latest constitutional amendment effectively shuts the door for many football administrators outside the Zifa set-up who had hoped to run for the post in 2014. Zifa president Cuthbert Dube confirmed the developments, adding that this was not the only amendment to the constitution. "There are quite a number of amendments that are going to be made to the current constitution. I know very well that this particular amendment is going to raise a lot of debate," Dube said.

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