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“Henrietta Rushwaya behind Benjani election bid”?

Benjani Mwaruwari this week made a surprise bid for the post of Zifa Vice president ahead of the closure of the Zifa nomination court on Thursday. Benjani is a Zimbabwean football icon following his contribution for the Warriors. Mwaruwari not only did duty for the Warriors but he also put the country’s football on the world map following stints in Switzerland, France and England where he at one time turned out for English giants Manchester City.

News of Benjani’s return home was captured by the local media on Monday, and the former warriors striker was captured by a Zbc news crew while collecting nomination papers at the ZIFA headquaters on Tuesday.  The post of Zifa president seemed Benjani’s primary target but the age factor seemed to work against him resulting in the former striker having to settle for constesting for Vice presidency.

While many are excited by Benjani’s presence as a candidate some are however worried by the allies that allegedly convinced Mwaruwari into launching a bid for a post at Zifa. Henrietta Rushwaya is believed to be behind Benjani’s sudden decision to bid for a post at Zifa, a fact some fear could work against his favour given Rushwaya’s history in Zimbabwean football.

Rushwaya is believed to be one of the chief architects behind one of the biggest controversies in Zimbabwen football, the “Asiagate scandal”. Several players, coaches and media practitioners were fingered in the biggest scandal to ever rock Zimbabwean football.

With the Zifa race only just starting it remains to be seen whether Henrietta’s alleged association with Benjani will work against the “Undertakers” favour.

 

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