The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is a governing body of football in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. It is responsible for organising the national football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competitions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

 and the Zimbabwe national football team

Zimbabwe national football team

The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...

.

The ZFA was founded in 1965. It has been affiliated with FIFA

FIFA

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 since 1965 and has been a member of the CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

 since 1980.

National Executive

• President: Cuthbert Dube
• Vice-President: Ndumiso Gumede
• Vice-President: Kenny Marange
• Board Member Competitions: Benadict Moyo
• Board Member Development: Methembe Ndlovu
• Board Member Marketing: Nigel Munyati
• Board Member Finance: Elliot Kasu
• Chairman Premeir Soccer League: Twine Phiri
• Chairman Central Region: Patrick Hokonya
  Patrick Hokonya
  Patrick Hokonya is a Zimbabwean soccer administrator. Chairman of the Zimbabwe Football Association Central Region and by virtue of this, Board Member of the Zimbabwe Football Association.Hokonya was born in Bulawayo, Matebeleland...
  
  
• Chairman Eastern Region: Fungai Chihuri
• Chairman Northern Region: Solomon Mugavasi
• Chairman Southern Region: Gift Banda
• Chairperson Women Footbal: Mavis Gumbo
• Secretary General: Jonathan Mashingaidze

ZIFA Regions

ZIFA's 4 Regions and 10 Provinces

• ZIFA Central Region (Provinces: Matebeleland South, Midlands,)
• ZIFA Eastern Region (Provinces: Manicaland, Masvingo, Mashonaland East)
• ZIFA Northern Region (Provinces: Harare, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West)
• ZIFA Southern Region (Provinces: Bulawayo, Matebeleland South)

Unauthorised matches allegation

In October 2010 Henrietta Rushwaya, the chief executive of the Zifa, was sacked after being found guilty by the association's disciplinary body on charges of "conduct inconsistent with her duties, mismanagement and insubordination".

Rushwaya was found guilty of sending the national team to play unauthorised matches in Asia in 2009. Her sacking followed her suspension in July 2010 on suspicion of fixing matches in a Malaysian tournament.

She was also found guilty of requesting a loan of $103,000 from Zimbabwe's sports commission, an amount that is now unaccounted for.

The national teams matches against Thailand, Syria and a Malaysian club were accepted without the permission of Zifa's board or Zimbabwe's sports commission, which must authorise foreign trips by Zimbabwe teams. Rushwaya also allowed the former Zimbabwe champions Monomotapa to go to Malaysia in 2009 masquerading as the national team of Zimbabwe.

Both tours are suspected of being set up by betting syndicates, a report by the Forum for African Investigative Reporters stated in September 2010.

Northern Region

• BACA
• Black Rhinos
• Commando Bullets
• Cossy Rules
• DC Academy
• Dstv Rangers
• Eiffel Flats
• Flame Lily
• Harare City
• Highfield United
• Karoi United
• La Liga
• Mwana Africa
• ZPC Kariba

Eastern Region

• Air Zim Jets
• Blue Swallows
• Buffaloes
• Chiredzi United
• FC Victoria
• Golden Stars
• Grain Masters
• Hippo Valley
• Manhingi
• Masvingo
• Mkwasine
• Mutare Farm/S
• Mutare United
• Mutoko Pirates
• Mwenezana
• Nzuma Bar
• Triangle
• United Lions

Central Region

• Banket Mine
• Chapungu
• Chrome Stars
• Chiredzi United
• FC Glow
• Forbes and Thompson
• Gweru Pirates
• Hardbody
• Mc Inn
• Rutendo
• Shurugwi United
• Silo United
• TM Eagles
• Tripple B
• Tongogara
• Zimall
• Ziscosteel

External links

• Official website
• Zimbabwe at FIFA website
• Zimbabwe at CAF Online