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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons and Romain Molina

Zimbabwe FA and Fifa accused of ‘silence’ over sexual harassment claims

One alleged victim said she had been ‘humiliated, intimidated and degraded’ by a Zifa official.
One alleged victim said she had been ‘humiliated, intimidated and degraded’ by a Zifa official. Photograph: Clive Rose/FIFA/Getty Images

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and Fifa have been accused of “going silent” over allegations that female referees were sexually harassed by Zifa officials.

The allegations – made against Zifa’s referees committee secretary general, Obert Zhoya, and its chairman, Bryton Malandule – were first reported by local media in September 2020 before two of the alleged victims, both referees, officially registered their complaints with the Zifa board.

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