ZIFA Is Said To Have No Money For AFCON Qualifier
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is reported to have run out of funds and were even unable to send the national team to camp ahead of their 2017 Afcon qualifier against Malawi. News coming out of Zimbabwe is that ZIFA President, Cuthbert Dube has been bailing out the team in recent times but can't keep up with the financial difficulties anymore. The FA's Communications Manager, Xolisani Gwesela said last night after 8pm: "I was expecting the team today (yesterday). The matter is being handled by the general secretary (Mashingaidze), but we are hoping to get it tomorrow (today), so that we prepare immediately. "We acknowledge that we are running out of time, but our preparations have been hampered by the lack of financial resources." The source further added that Zifa has no money, no corporate sponsors or even government funding and has had to rely on the benevolence of its president for funding. "Now that the Zifa councillors want him (Dube) out by next week, he has seemingly tied up his pursestrings after the humiliation of having his household property and cars attached last month over a debt owed to a local hotel that had accommodated the Warriors. Sources last night also told the NewsDay Sport: "Three days of training is not enough for the coach. Clearly, there is no money for camping, allowances and bonuses for both the players and the technical team. "The board members can't raise any funding, they have been too dependent on the president (Dube) and now he is saying the councillors want him out, so why should he bother?" "The Ministry (of Sport, Arts and Culture) is broke and so is the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), so there is no one to turn to." Efforts to get hold of Dube last night proved fruitless according to the source.
