Asiagate is the name of the match fixing scandal that involved players and officials of the Zimbabwe national football team.[1] Zimbabwe's national team (sometimes composed of local players) underwent tours of Asia and lost several games which led to suspicions of match fixing.
The conspiracy was reportedly established by Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal who was arrested in Finland for attempting to fix Finnish matches.[2]
In February 2012, ZIFA Chief Executive Jonathan Mashingaidze was kidnapped having been investigating into the match-fixing.[3]
As of March 2012, 98 Zimbabwean players had been suspended due to an ongoing investigation.[4]
The Zimbabwean Warriors' national team coach Norman Mapeza and his assistant Joey Antipas have also been suspended.[citation needed]
Malaysia cancelled a friendly with Liberia and invited Zimbabwe as a replacement. Zimbabwe's Football Association sent Monomotapa United F.C to represent the FA. The match was stripped of its "A" status when it was found that it was a club side in national team colours.
asiagate, name, match, fixing, scandal, that, involved, players, officials, zimbabwe, national, football, team, zimbabwe, national, team, sometimes, composed, local, players, underwent, tours, asia, lost, several, games, which, suspicions, match, fixing, consp. Asiagate is the name of the match fixing scandal that involved players and officials of the Zimbabwe national football team 1 Zimbabwe s national team sometimes composed of local players underwent tours of Asia and lost several games which led to suspicions of match fixing The conspiracy was reportedly established by Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal who was arrested in Finland for attempting to fix Finnish matches 2 In February 2012 ZIFA Chief Executive Jonathan Mashingaidze was kidnapped having been investigating into the match fixing 3 As of March 2012 98 Zimbabwean players had been suspended due to an ongoing investigation 4 The Zimbabwean Warriors national team coach Norman Mapeza and his assistant Joey Antipas have also been suspended citation needed Bekhithemba Ndlovu was suspended for 10 years 5 Matches editMalaysia nbsp 2 0 nbsp Zimbabwe Monomotapa United Malaysia cancelled a friendly with Liberia and invited Zimbabwe as a replacement Zimbabwe s Football Association sent Monomotapa United F C to represent the FA The match was stripped of its A status when it was found that it was a club side in national team colours Vietnam nbsp v nbsp Zimbabwe 21 August 2007 2007 08 21 Singapore nbsp 4 2 nbsp Zimbabwe Oman nbsp v nbsp Zimbabwe 12 May 2009 2009 05 12 Jordan nbsp 2 0 nbsp Zimbabwe Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Zimbabwe China nbsp v nbsp Zimbabwe 28 December 2009 2009 12 28 Thailand nbsp 3 0 nbsp Zimbabwe Yemen nbsp v nbsp ZimbabweReferences edit Smith David 1 February 2012 Zimbabwe suspends 80 footballers as part of Asiagate match fixing probe Guardian Retrieved 6 March 2012 Moyo Roy 20 July 2011 Asiagate mastermind jailed in Finland Bulawayo24 com Retrieved 6 March 2012 Zimbabwe FA boss kidnapped Kickoff com 28 February 2012 Retrieved 6 March 2012 ASIAGATE More players suspended Zim Diaspora 14 February 2011 Archived from the original on 2012 08 01 Retrieved 2012 03 06 Zimbabwe Ndlovu Dies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asiagate amp oldid 1180416461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
