Zifa opens referees probe

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BY OUR STAFFThe Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is probing some referees who handle matches in the Central region on allegations of receiving kickbacks.The Referees Committee chairman, who is also the vice-president of Zifa, Ndumiso Gumede confirmed the probe.

“We have a case that we have opened in the Central region, but when we sat as a committee we discovered that the rot is actually spilling to other regions and the top-flight league.

“I can tell you that the results that we are getting will surprise the nation more that the Asiagate. As I speak, we have an audio tape of a referee demanding his share after swaying a match in favour of another team. But I tell you a number of referees are going to be banned for life after this probe,” Gumede said.