
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections will be held as scheduled on Saturday after the Supreme Court rejected cleric Walter Magaya’s request to halt the election on grounds of merit.
Magaya was appealing the decision to disqualify him from the ZIFA presidential elections scheduled for Saturday, but his bid hit a brick wall in the Supreme Court.
High Court Judge Tawanda Chitape ruled that Magaya had failed to provide any evidence to prove this The education certificates he provided were either equivalent to or better than the minimum requirement of five ordinary levels.
“I accept that the minimum was a 5 level pass. The requirement of 5 levels must be met. Just for the avoidance of doubt, if one relies on the diploma, it is not a matter of the diploma being above O level, the applicant will be required to provide an O level certificate even if he or she has Al-Shitabi said in his ruling.
“In this matter, the applicant has been coy in disclosing further information regarding his qualifications to correct the panel’s decision. The applicant’s challenge cannot succeed.”
The High Court also ruled that Magaya should have given ordinary level testimony in his affidavit, which would be easy for the court to correct.
The latest Supreme Court ruling comes after another candidate, Themba Mliswa, withdrew his court appeal against his exclusion from the elections.
Other excluded candidates are former Warriors captain, Benjamin Mwarwari and manager Gift Banda whose cases are before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling paves the way for ZIFA elections to be held on Saturday with six candidates vying for the presidency of football’s parent body.
Businessman Nqobile Magwezi will face former PSL president Toyin Phiri, UK Football Director Marshall Gore, former ZIFA board member Philemon Mashana, Northern Premier League Premier Division president Martin Kwiza and former Dynamos striker Makwenge Phiri.