Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

6 Zim match officials on internatio­nal duty

- Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter

players who took part at the weekend tournament.

“We had 36 players and we are going to pick 18 from there and all the 12 who played here will make it,” he said.

e coach tried new names like Connor Pritchard. The whole team had BiseleleTs­hamala, Boyd Rouse, ZiyandaKhu­phe, Ngoni Chibuwe, Shayne Makombe, Tafadzva Chitokwind­o, Njabulo Ndlovu, skipper Hilton Mudariki, Lenience Tambwera, Stephen Hunduza and Riaan O’Niel.

ZRU president Aaron Jani said Zimbabwe has a large pool of players. — @ncubeleon SIX Zimbabwean match officials will be on internatio­nal duty beginning this weekend as the country continues to receive various appointmen­ts from the continenta­l mother body, Caf.

Luveve High School teacher, Philani Ncube will be at the centre for the Caf Under-20 qualifier between Malawi and Swaziland with Edgar Rumeck his first assistant while Tafadzwa Nkala will be the second assistant referee. Norman Matemera will be the fourth official for the encounter.

Not to be outdone will be female officials as Sabelo Maphosa Sibindi will officiate in the African Women Cup qualifier between Swaziland and Lesotho on April 10 while Rusina Majo will also be carrying the Zimbabwean flag when she officiates in the same tournament qualifier between Zambia and Tanzania.

Meanwhile, acting Zifa president, Omega Sibanda is in Uganda for a convention of members of the Caf Organising Committee for Developmen­t of Futsal and Beach Soccer which commenced on the 26th of March.

Among other issues, the committee will deliberate on the 3rd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Egypt this year and the bidding procedures for the hosting of the 2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.

“The most important thing for us at the moment is to learn from other nations which have successful­ly establishe­d beach soccer and Futsal structures.

“Soon we will be having our own developmen­t structures, especially for beach soccer because schools in the Harare province have already adopted Futsal into their curriculum,” Sibanda told Zifa’s official website www. zifa.org.zw

The committee will also discuss the qualifying process of the Youth Olympic Futsal tournament.

In November 2017, Sibanda was appointed to the committee establishe­d by Caf to spearhead the developmen­t of Futsal and Beach Football.

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