Zifa Reports Two Former Officials To The Police

Zifa reported former finance manager Benjamin Dhewa and ex-accountant Fabian Vanganayi to the police for defrauding the football governing body.

The report comes after the Confederation of African Football also exposed former Zifa ceo Jonathan Mashingaidze as the one who was working as a local spy for the continental body’s former president Issa Hayatou. Mashingaidze had hoped Hayatou would retain his position in the battle against Ahmad and then sent a dossier to CAF in an effort to boot ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa from his position.

Said ZIFA chief executive Joseph Mamutse:

We made a report with the above RRB Number (report on theft/fraud at ZIFA RRB 3370999) on Saturday 16 December 2017 wherein the accused person was one Jonathan Mashingaidze.

Further perusal of the information at hand has revealed that the accused worked with the following persons in committing the crimes in the report and others. Mr Benjamin Dhewa ID number 18-06224 D 18 of 1619 Damofalls and Mr Fabian Madzima Venganayi of Second Avenue, Mbare.

The criminal activities took place over several years with the parties taking advantage of their positions and influential offices to siphon money out of the institution fraudulently.

“The three cases in the 2011 Audit Report (reveal):

1) theft of an amount of $41 215

2) theft of amount of $99 648

3) fraud amounting to $744 635

“It has now come out that the trio, working together and at times individually, stole or misappropriated or defrauded the association of various amounts on several occasions some of which are listed below:

a) Mr Fabian Venangayi stole $1 500 by way of withholding part of the gate takings and converted the amount to his own use and never returned the money to ZIFA.

b) The trio took advantage of a garnish placed ZIFA BancABC account and fraudulently withdrew money from the account and converted it to own use. “We are requesting the Zimbabwe Republic Police to effect arrest of these criminals and bring them to book.

ZIFA is suffocating from the problems brought about by these people. It would be in the best interest of justice that the culprits return whatever moneys they stole and/or defrauded from ZIFA. We need to regain lost confidence and trust from the donor community in order for ZIFA to function smoothly.

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