Govt To Assist Zifa In Securing Zimbabwean Passports For UK Based Players

In an interview with The Herald, Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kazembe Kazembe said he had tasked his Ministry’s officials, and the Sport and Recreation Commission, to assist Zifa in securing Zimbabwean passports for such players like Tendayi Darikwa, Adam Chicksen, Kelvin Lunga, Tristan Nydam and McCauley Bonne who were born to Zimbabwean parents but hold British passports.

Kazembe said his Ministry would stand guided by the Home Affairs and Culture Ministry on the legal issues involved in securing travel documents for the players. He also said he has not received formal communication from Zifa regarding the issue. Said Kazembe:

In the interests of the country and sport I have instructed my officials to get down to the matter and just this afternoon I also did some checks with Siwela (Sports Commission chairman). It’s in our interests as a Ministry and as a country to have our best players and my officials and SRC are now seized with the matter and by tomorrow or Friday we should have some feedback.

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