{"id":30266,"date":"2020-11-18T17:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=30266"},"modified":"2020-11-18T17:42:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:42:45","slug":"masarira-blasts-zifa-for-not-having-team-bus-for-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/masarira-blasts-zifa-for-not-having-team-bus-for-warriors","title":{"rendered":"Masarira blasts ZIFA for not having team bus for Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Politician Linda Masarira has heavily criticized the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) and the Sports ministry for not having a team bus for the national team saying its a sign that sport is not taken seriously in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Masarira\u2019s comments come in the wake of ZIFA using a hired Ruyamuro Tours bus and the luxury CAPS United coach to transport the national team during the preparations for the Malawi and Algeria games respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s football governing body used a Herentals bus at some point ahead of the Desert Foxes away game.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on Twitter, the outspoken politician said: \u201cSo the Zimbabwe National Football team has no bus. I was shocked that they had to hire a CAPS United bus. It is clear that we do not take sport seriously. The state of National Sports stadium is embarrassing to every patriotic Zimbabwean. Kirsty Coventry what is happening???\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politician Linda Masarira has heavily criticized the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) and the Sports ministry for not having a team bus for the national team saying its a sign that sport is not taken seriously in the country. 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