ZIFA respond to coaches predicament

The Zimbabwe Football Association has issued a statement confirming media reports of Warriors coaches being barred from entering South Africa.

In a statement ZIFA said “the head coach Zdravko Logarusic has been denied entry upon arrival at Oliver Tambo international Airport on the basis of him not holding a valid visa for the host country, South Africa.This is despite the fact that we confirmed with visa and travel agencies in Zimbabwe prior to departure and we were assured that as long he possessed a valid Zimbabwean workers permit, he would be allowed entry in South Africa. We were then dismayed upon arrival when we were told by Immigration officials that that only service and diplomatic holders from Croatia were exempt from South African visa requirements”.

According to ZIFA Tonderayi Ndiraya will now take charge of the team in the absence of Coach
Lloyd Chitembwe who is said to have never been pencilled to travel to South Africa as a result of his non
authorization to travel to South Africa.