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Ex-Zimbabwe FA Boss Faces Trial
A court in Zimbabwe has ruled that Henrietta Rushwaya, the former Chief Executive of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa), will stand trial.
Rushwaya was arrested recently on charges of bribery and match-fixing but was released on bail last Monday.
She is alleged to have sent the national team to play matches in Asia where results were fixed.
“The accused is to come back to court on 20 February,” Harare magistrate Anita Tshuma said.
The incident surrounds tours to Asia between 2007 and 2009, with Zimbabwe players having told an initital Zifa inquiry that they were paid to lose matches on these trips.
In the Zimbabwean capital, the magistrate has ordered Rushwaya not to interfere with investigations and to report to the police once every fortnight.