Cuthbert Dube . . . . . . 44 Trevor Carelse-Juul . . 14
CUTHBERT Dube was re-elected Zifa president yesterday after beating former chairman and Harare businessman Trevor Carelse-Juul 44-14 in a rerun after the incumbent boss had failed to garner a two-thirds majority in the first round.
FORTUNE MBELE SPORTS REPORTER The Zifa national elections were held at the Zifa Village in Mount Hampden.
Dube is back at the helm of the country’s football mother body for another four years after winning the election observed by Fifa representative for Southern Africa, Ashford Mamelodi, among other observers.
The presidential election had to go to a rerun after Dube got 34 votes in the first round against Carelse-Juul’s 14.
Harare City chairman Leslie Gwindi had picked up 10 votes while former Zifa board member (marketing) Nigel Munyati, director of Aces Youth Academy had received zero votes from the 58 delegates who voted.
Zimbabwe Soccer Player Agents’ Association chairman Omega Sibanda was voted Zifa vice-president, taking over from Ndumiso Gumede, who did not seek re-election.
Sibanda, who steps down from the player agents’ body, narrowly edged Highlanders board member Elkanah Dube 30-28 to the vice-president’s post.
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Chicken Inn secretary and Bulawayo prominent lawyer Tavengwa Hara was elected to the board after receiving 51 votes.
He goes into the board together with Harare businessman Bernard Gwarada who picked up 48 votes. Former board member (development) John Phiri got 42 votes while Fungai Chihuri obtained 41 votes.
Chihuri is former Zifa Eastern Region chairman.
Gladmore Muzambi, former referees’ boss, could not make it to the board after getting 32 votes.
