Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
20 October 2012
The Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart has hailed the completion of the Asiagate report that has resulted in the imposition of penalties on players, officials and journalists who participated in match fixing activities.
The handing down of life bans to 15 players, officials and journalists has been met with mixed feelings, but Senator Coltart has commended the work done by the independent ethics committee that was headed by Justice Ebrahim.
With players, officials and journalists sanctioned from football activity, Coltart said it is also important that police institute criminal investigations.
Minister Coltart’s remarks follow the release of a list of 15 players that were slapped with life bans by the Zimbabwe Football Association following recommendations made by a report crafted by the independent ethics committee.
Administrators such as Henrietta Rushwaya and Jonathan Musavengana were slapped with life bans together with technical personnel including Sunday Chidzambwa, Rodwell Dhlakama, and Emmanuel Nyahuma.
Method Mwanjali, Thomas Sweswe, Edmore Sibanda and Guthrie Zhokinyi are among players whose football careers have been cut short.
Names of those handed with 10-year bans will be released next week, with five, three, two and one year ban casualties set to know their fate in subsequent weeks.
A total of 16 players have been exonerated.