{"id":103424,"date":"2025-01-23T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-zifa-president-marshall-gore-identifies-government-as-key-stakeholder-in-football"},"modified":"2025-02-05T01:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:23:25","slug":"aspiring-zifa-president-marshall-gore-identifies-government-as-key-stakeholder-in-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/aspiring-zifa-president-marshall-gore-identifies-government-as-key-stakeholder-in-football","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring ZIFA President, Marshall Gore, Identifies Government As Key Stakeholder In Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Marshall Gore, an aspiring ZIFA presidential candidate, has identified the Government as a key player in developing football in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

With over two decades of experience as a football agent, Gore said that there is a need for people who are passionate about football to be in leadership positions for the sport to grow in the country. Said Gore (via The Herald):<\/p>\n

My main reason for wanting to go for the president in the ZIFA elections is the pain we suffered as a country when we were suspended from international football.<\/p>\n

I strongly believe that those problems could have been eliminated if we had people who had the game at heart.<\/p>\n

So, I actually think that was a turning point for me, which led me to want to do this.
\nGore said that, once elected, he plans to make football an all-inclusive sport that will receive support from the Government. He said:<\/p>\n

We want to be in a position to say if the Government gives us a million dollars to put into grassroots football, we must demonstrate the dividend that will come out from that one million. What are the dividends?<\/p>\n

We are looking at the targets. The targets will be making the sport inclusive, making sure that people in rural areas play football, and football is an agent for crime prevention…<\/p>\n

Government should see the value of football. Gone are the days when the Government only came in to rescue the Warriors.<\/p>\n

Why this happened is because the Government had a feeling that it\u2019s not profitable to invest in football.<\/p>\n

But we must submit a bankable business plan to them and have a contract with them. And then we move on to the private sector.<\/p>\n

We want the private sector to come back into football. But we must clearly outline the deliverables if money comes to us.<\/p>\n

So, we need to repackage the game and clearly position the private sector and show them the benefits that they will derive from sponsoring the game and clearly put the outcomes.<\/p>\n

In the same vein, we must also engage the government to extend tax rebates to the companies that are loyal in supporting football development.<\/p>\n

That is another way we can say to the Government, \u201cRelease tax rebates for companies that are investing in football.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then this can help us to also get revenue coming in so that we can effectively take off in growing the game.<\/p>\n

Gore has been travelling across the country, meeting with ZIFA councillors, and promising to empower them through various training programmes.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Marshall Gore, an aspiring ZIFA presidential candidate, has identified the Government as a key player in developing football in Zimbabwe. 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