Zimbabwe suspend 80 players
The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has excluded 80 players from national team selection following allegations of match-fixing.
The players are still allowed to play for their clubs, and they will become eligible to represent the national team if cleared of the charges.
Players told an initial Zifa inquiry that they were paid to lose matches on tours of Asia between 2007 and 2009.
More than half of the current national team squad are among those accused.
They include Captain Method Mwanjali and Sudan-based star Edward Sadomba.
Warriors coach Norman Mapeza and his assistant Joey Antipas were also implicated, but have not yet been suspended by Zifa.
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“So long as we want to qualify for major tournaments, we want players who pride themselves to play for Zimbabwe and not players who play to lose for money”
Jonathan Mashingaidze
Zifa Chief Executive
This means that a squad consisting mostly of fringe players is likely to be used when the Warriors begin their campaign to qualify for
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