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The media space was literally awash Wednesday with images of Zimbabwean rugby players sleeping on the streets of Tunisia. The players complained of hunger and maltreatment by the rugby associations both at home and in Tunis

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The media space was literally awash Wednesday with images of Zimbabwean rugby players sleeping on the streets of Tunisia. The players complained of hunger and maltreatment by the rugby associations both at home and in Tunis.

The Zimbabwe national team‚ currently playing in African World Cup qualifiers‚ slept on the streets outside their hotel in Tunisia on Monday night because of poor facilities and lack of funds.

“Rugby Africa has been made aware of the difficulties encountered by the Zimbabwean Rugby team – the Sables – with regards to their accommodation in Tunisia‚” Rugby Africa said in a statement.

On social media‚ former Zimbabwean Minister for Education‚ Sport‚ Arts and Culture David Coltart confirmed the news‚ saying he had received confirmation from the father of one of the players in the team.

Some reports suggest they were asked to pay a 20-euro (R320) visa fee per man at the airport‚ which they couldn’t afford and were held there for 10-hours after the squad’s passports were retained by officials.

In a voice note sent to Capitalk FM‚ Zimbabwe flanker Takudzwa Mandiwanza said the trip had been a ‘shambles’.

“We have not been paid our daily allowances for our duration in Kenya‚ including our match fees that we did not receive. Now we’re in Tunisia‚ we were detained at the airport for close to six hours‚ with no allowances given to us.

“If it wasn’t for the coach buying us sandwiches and a few drinks from his own money‚ we’d be hungry right now. The situation is very frustrating and disheartening.”

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Sexual abuse allegations rock DR Congo, Cameroon sports

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A football coach in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jonathan Bukabakwa, has been provisionally suspended for an initial five months after a preliminary investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against minors by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA).

The suspension of Bukabakwa was confirmed in a statement by the global football body following an investigation by its ethics committee after allegations of sexual abuse of minors were made on several media platforms in November last year.

Bukabakwa who worked as a coach at clubs in the regions of Lipopo and Malebo, was one of a number of coaches in the country under investigation over a widespread case of sexual harassment of both male and female players.

“The coach, Jonathan Bukabakwa’s suspension covers all football-related activities at national and international level after formal investigation proceedings were opened yesterday by FIFA,” the statement released on Friday said.

In a related case of sexual harassment currently rocking the Cameroon Sports Federation, the president of the
Cameroonian Paralympic Committee, Herve Guy Ngoyo Ngong, was also slapped with an indefinite suspension following allegations of sexually abusing disabled female athletes.

The Cameroonian sports body President, Jean-Jacques Ndoudoumou, confirmed on Friday that Ngong was suspended while an investigation is carried out into allegations of rape made against him.

“The suspension will remain in place while police carry out their investigation,” Ndoudoumou said at a press conference in Yaounde.

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Egyptian referee suspended for disallowing goal after watching replay on spectator’s phone

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The Egyptian Football Association (EFA), has suspended a referee, Mohamed Farouk, for disallowing a goal in a lower league match after watching the replay on a mobile phone belonging to a spectator.

The indefinite suspension of Farouk was announced by the EFA on Wednesday following a review of the incident during the match involving between Al Nasr and Suez.

In the tie, the hosts, Suez, had argued that an Al Nasr goal could not stand because the scorer had used his hand.

As there are no Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Egypt second tier, Farouk had to rely on a spectator who had recorded the goal on his phone and after viewing the “replay”, he had to chalk off the goal.

According to the EFA, at the end of the game, with the visiting team’s fans baying for his blood, Farouk and the rest of the match officials had to be escorted down the tunnel by police.

A statement by the Football Association said “Suez had argued that an Al Nasr goal could not stand because the scorer had used his hand.”

“The referee, crossed the Rubicon when he grabbed a fan’s phone to watch a goal replay in the heat of the moment,” the EFA said.

“After a second look at the goal on the fan’s mobile device on the touchline, Farouk overturned the goal decision.”

“Suez went on to win the match 3-1 after the referee added 15 minutes of stoppage time,” the body said.

The Head of the Referees Committee of the EFA, Vitor Pereira, also said Farouk and his assistants have been placed on suspension for an “indefinite period.”

“The Committee decided to investigate the incident when Mohamed Farouk, the referee of the match, used a mobile phone to review one of the footage of the match’s events,” Pereira said.

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