In her letter confirming the suspension, Fifa
secretary-general Fatma Samoura said the suspension will remain in force until
the Felton Kamambo-led board is allowed to return to office without any
conditions and that the SRC should immediately repeal a number of decisions it
had taken against Zifa and its officials.
“Therefore, on the basis of Article 14 (paragraphs 1i and
3) of the Fifa Statutes — as well as Article 16 (Paragraph 1), under which the
Fifa Council may, without a vote of the Congress, temporarily suspend with
immediate effect a member association that seriously violates its obligations —
the Fifa Council decided to suspend Zifa with immediate effect due to flagrant
violations of the Fifa Statutes.
Furthermore, and without prejudice to the ongoing
investigations into the allegations of sexual harassment and bribery, the Fifa
Council decided that the lifting of the suspension be subject to the following
conditions:
λ The repeal of the SRC decision of 26 November 2020
suspending the Zifa General Secretary
λ The repeal of the SRC decision of 16 November 2021
suspending the Zifa Board.
The repeal of the
SRC decision of 17 December 2021 setting up the restructuring committee.
λ Fifa’s receipt of confirmation from Zifa and its
management, led by President Felton Kamambo and General Secretary Joseph
Mamutse, that Zifa and its premises are once more under their full and
unconditional control.
λ The withdrawal of the SRC’s legal complaint against the
Zifa President, three other Zifa Board members and the General Secretary
regarding alleged misuse of the Zifa letterheads.
Consequently, and in accordance with Article 13 of the Fifa
Statutes, Zifa loses all its membership rights as of 24 February 2022 until
further notice.
Zifa representatives and club teams are therefore, no
longer entitled to take part in international competitions until the suspension
is lifted.
This also means that neither the Zifa nor any of its members
or officials may benefit from any development programmes, courses or training
from Fifa and/or Caf,” wrote the Fifa secretary-general.
She said while Zifa remained suspended, in line with its
zero tolerance policy towards corruption, sexual abuse and any other unethical
conduct, Fifa remained fully committed to co-operating with any ongoing
investigations.
“Finally, notwithstanding this suspension imposed on Zifa
and in line with Fifa zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, sexual abuse
and any other unethical conduct, Fifa reiterates its commitment to co-operating
with any ongoing investigations regarding alleged sexual harassment and bribery
by Zifa officials.
Fifa will therefore remain at the disposal of the national authorities and plaintiffs with respect to the above during the suspension period,” wrote Fatma. Herald
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