ZIFA was today dissolved and a new association named the National Football Association of Zimbabwe (NFAZ) formed.

The decision was made at  ZIFA’s EGM held at Crown Plaza today,with an unanimous decision taken by the councillors. The new association will be responsible for governing football in the country. The decision has been communicated to both FIFA and CAF.

A statement from the new association vice President Omega Sibanda read :

The National Football Association would like to advise all football stakeholders that on the 4th of June 2016 its stakeholders convened an inaugural Congress meeting at Crown Plaza Hotel where the constitution governing the association was adopted and its inaugural Executive Committee was elected. The new association, responsible for governing association football in Zimbabwe, has already taken necessary legal steps in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe to attain status as the exclusive association football body in Zimbabwe.

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