“As we approach the next set of qualifiers, as football players we are reminded that our national teams remains banned from participating in any international assignments, this reminder cascades down to the the fans as well.
They can’t enjoy the national teams they love to watch playing.
As things stand we continue to lose a generation of talented footballers because they do not have opportunities to showcase their talent during national team assignments.
This situation continues to harm not only the future of football in the country but it is depriving the general community of the downstream benefits that football can bring to the social economy of the nation.
I continue to implore to the SRC and ZIFA urging all the parties involved to find common ground and come to an amicable solution that will allow our football to survive as we move into the future.
Our football needs us to find each other and for us to move in one direction and speak with one voice. The partitipation of our country at major tournaments stands to benefit us more.”
Zimbabwe suspension was announced by FIFA president Giovanni Infantino on 24 February 2022
We had to suspend two of our members associations, Kenya and Zimbabwe, both for government interference in the activities of the football associations of these (countries). Associations are suspended from all football activities with immediate effect. They know what needs to be done for them to be readmitted or for the suspension to be lifted,” he said.
FIFA suspended the two countries’ associations after their governments pushed aside the associations’ leaders.
