Zifa fines D1 clubs over failure to attend courses

Zifa Esatern Region League vice chairman Wisdom Simba

Zim Now Writer

The Zimbabwe Football Association Eastern Region Soccer League has fined six clubs over their failure to attend an online registration course.

The Zifa Connect and technical courses were held at a Masvingo hotel last weekend with 11 out of 17 ERSL clubs in attendance.

The Zifa Connect is a practical course where clubs were taught how to register and transfer players online.

Regional vice chairman Wisdom Simba said the region is not happy with clubs who failed to send representatives to the courses, adding that the technical course was aimed at equipping clubs with knowledge of the rules and regulations of football.

“We are not happy with those clubs who did not attend these two important courses. We are going to fine them. The course fee for both the Zifa Connect and the technical course was US$100 for every two participants. Each club was required to provide two participants. They now have to pay US$200 per two participants.

“One course was online registration which we call the Zifa Connect. This is where clubs are taught how to register their players, how to transfer and how to request for players from other clubs. It’s an advantage to the clubs because a club cannot just grab a player from other clubs, the system will show that he is still registered under a certain club,” he said.

Curiously, Simba said, the clubs that failed to attend are the same clubs that give them problems during the course of the league.

Those who failed to attend include former PSL army side Buffaloes FC, Chiredzi FC, relegated Prisons and Correctional Services side Tenax FC, Melfort, Ruwa and Grayham.