YADAH Stars Football Club president Prophet Walter Magaya has now sought the help of the High Court to try and stop the January 25 ZIFA elections.
Prophet Walter Magaya in consultation with his legal team before his urgent chamber application to try to stop the January 25 ZIFA elections before High Court Judge Tawanda Chitapi.Magaya’s ZIFA elections challenge urgent, rules High Court
Justice Tawanda Chitapi has ruled that prophet Walter Magaya's challenge of the ZIFA elections is an urgent matter and it will be heard in the High Court on Friday.application.
“ZIFA has responded with utmost urgency and we have since done so through our external counsel because we cannot do so ourselves since we are actors in the election and have been cited as respondents,’’ the ZIFA Electoral Committee said.
“The same counsel will represent all three respondents.
“The main issue at law is that this case is already before another competent court which is CAS.
“At First instance that Court (CAS) should be allowed to complete its proceedings and make a determination before it can be taken to another court.”
Justice Chitapi, is not new to ZIFA matters, having chaired the association’s Appeals Committee in 2016, which also included lawyer Tich Garabga and then Harare Deputy Mayor Chris Mbanga.
Although neither the full texts of the Magaya’s application nor Mutasa’s defence outline, were immediately available, the matter before the High Court this morning has drawn interest beyond just the ZIFA corridors and the country’s borders.
FIFA, who have literally been administering Zimbabwean football through the Normalisation Committee will be keenly following proceedings from their base in Switzerland, as will the Confederation of African Football in Cairo, Egypt and COSAFA in Johannesburg, South Africa.
