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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has dismissed as a legal nullity the purported return to office of the suspended Zifa board and warned of severe consequences if any of the board members try to act on behalf of the association.

The country’s supreme sports body also tore into one Chenaimoyo Gumiro, the purported Zifa lawyer, telling him that he did not have express written instructions to represent Zifa or some of the suspended Zifa executive committee members.

In their letter to Moyo, Chikonzero and Gumiro which is in possession of Chronicle Sport, SRC acting director general Sebastian Garikai, asked Gumiro to clarify , in writing, whom of the suspended executive committee members he purports to represent in what they said were flawed proceedings and also attach a power of attorney signed by each of the directors giving him authority to act on  their behalf or and even issue a statement on behalf of Zifa or them.

Full SRC letter:

Messrs Moyo, Chikonzero and Gumiro

Ref: Felton Kamambo and others v Sports and Recreation Commission, Case No. Acc 7/2021

Your letter dated 3rd December, 2021 refers,

Whilst a so called “appeal”, has been noted in terms of Section 32 of the SRC Act, kindly note that this action does not have effect of suspending the decision of the SRC to suspend the entire Zifa board.

Indeed, it is for this reason that the General Secretary of Zifa remains suspended to this day notwithstanding his own “appeal”, to the same Administrative Court just under a year ago.

For your information, and further research, we refer you to these various authorities to the effect that your “clients” “appeal” is deemed to suspend the decision of the SRC pending the outcome of the administrative court proceedings.

The SRC is an “authority”, for the purposes of these provisions.

We further note that you do not have express written instructions to represent Zifa or indeed some of the suspended Zifa board members.

It would help immensely if you could clarify exactly, in writing, whom of the suspended directors you purport to represent in these flawed proceedings, and attach in such confirmation, a power of attorney signed by each of these directors giving you authority to act on their behalf, or indeed issue a statement on behalf of Zifa or them.

Lastly and we are emphatic in this respect, the Zifa directors and the General Secretary remain suspended until and unless the SRC either revokes that suspension or a court of law having jurisdiction in the matter, sets it aside.

Your clients, whoever they might be, will face the severe consequences should they try and exercise any authority over Zifa following their respective suspensions.