ZIFA investigates sexual misconduct in Mighty Warriors’ camp

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THE Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct in the Mighty Warriors camp.

The Mighty Warriors are participating at the COSAFA Women’s Championship in South Africa and were through to the semi-finals where they faced Zambia this Friday.

Chairperson of the ZIFA Normalisation Committee Lincoln Mutasa confirmed receiving a report from the team’s Safeguarding Officer, Dorothy Mugari, who is part of the delegation in Pretoria.

“The Zimbabwe Football Association has received a report of misconduct amongst members of the of the senior women’s technical team. The team travelled with a qualified Safeguarding Officer who is on the ground attending to the matter. The association is taking the matter seriously, and is currently carrying out independent investigations to get to the bottom of the allegations,” he said.

The sexual misconduct allegations involve members of the technical team.