The ManicaPost
Sports Reporter
CONTROVERSIAL women’s soccer league board member, Cecilia Gambe, was been banned for two years from all football activities by ZIFA following her violent conduct against a referee during a top-flight match at Sakubva in May, but she insists that she is not aware of the recent development.
| Although on Wednesday afternoon, Zifa vice-president, Omega Sibanda, said they were waiting for the final draft of the outcome from the hearing committee chairperson, our sister paper, The Herald reported that Gambe was found guilty by the ZIFA Disciplinary Committee which sat late last week to deliberate on her conduct after she invaded the pitch during a Premiership match between Mutare City and How Mine. |
“We are waiting for the final judgement from the hearing committee chairperson. When we get it in writing we will then make an announcement,” said Sibanda.
According to The Herald, initially, the committee which is chaired by Victor Matipano, slapped the administrator with a 10-year ban which was then reduced to two years.
This means Gambe, who is the deputy chairperson of women’s football interim committee which is holding fort until elections are held on November 19, ceases to be a member forthwith.
“I am not aware of the ban. You can contact either Philip Chiyangwa or Omega Sibanda for that. I do not have a comment to make,” said Gambe in a telephone interview on Wednesday afternoon.
Gambe’s recent ban will leave chairperson, Elizabeth Langa to go it alone until a new leadership is ushered into office next month.
Gambe, who is based in Mutare, ostensibly made a middle finger obscene gesture to Rusape referee Brighton Chimene who had shown a red card to Mutare City Derby Duri.
She then invaded the pitch and made her situation worse in an interview with Post Sport where she said she was not on ZIFA business when she entered Sakubva.
