Jonathan Mashingaidze
| Jonathan Mashingaidze | |
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| Born | Jonathan Mashingaidze |
| Nationality | Zimbabwe |
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| Employer | ZIFA |
Jonathan Mashingaidze is the Dynamos Football Club Chief Executive Officer and a former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) CEO.
Stance on Asiagate Scandal
Jonathan Mashingaidze has maintained a very tough stance on those that were accused of having partaken in the match fixing scandal arguing that the fingered individuals should face criminal charges.
It was reported that Mashingaidze told a parliamentary hearing that several journalists such as Hope Chizuzu and Robson Sharuko had been part of the Asiagate scandal.[1]
Mashingaidze was also kidnapped in what many believed was closely linked to accusations he had made to various individuals and their involvement in the Asiagate scandal.
He was also taken to court after he made claims that Ovidy Karuru and Knowledge Musona had been spotted leaving the office of Henrietta Rushwaya thereby linking them to the Asiagate scandal.
Controversy
Mashingaidze has been in the news for a number of controversial reasons ranging from his poor administration and more recently verbal attacking government officials.
There have been widespread media reports which claimed that Mashingaidze's conduct was unbecoming as he was exploiting the close relationship that he had with Cuthbert Dube to railroad decisions that would otherwise need approval from board members.[2]
Mashingaidze's conduct is also said to have alienated him from other ZIFA board members due to his alleged undermining of their authority and disregarding the law.[3]
The ZIFA chief executive was also quoted in the media saying that the deputy minister of was an "ignorant" and "ill-informed" who was meddling in the affairs of the game.[4]
Leaving ZIFA
On 26 April 2016, Mashingaidze was fired from his CEO post at ZIFA.
Leaving Dynamos
On 1 September 2021, Mashingaidze was relieved of his duties as Dynamos' CEO after a couple of years at the club.[5]
Dynamos said it was rolling out strategic structural changes "meant to help the Club deal with the challenges of running the football as a business under the obtaining harsh COVID-19 induced circumstances".
Return To Dynamos
On 16 December 2022, Mashingaidze was reappointed as Dynamos' Chief Executive Officer. The club said:
He will, among his key deliverables headline the club’s quest for the return to the olden glory days; commercialisation of the club’s properties; engagement of local, regional, continental and international partners; the inception of the youth academy, women football structures and development structures and the coordination of the historic 60th-anniversary celebrations. He will double as general manager of the Dembare@60 Anniversary Celebrations Organising Committee which was recently appointed.
References
- ↑ Mashingaidze harps on Asiagate, The Herald, Published: August 8, 2014, Retrieved: February 5, 2015
- ↑ Godknows Matarutse Sibanda lays into Mashingaidze, Daily News, Published: December 23, 2014, Retrieved: February 5, 2015
- ↑ Fatima Bulla Only Dube can fire Mashingaidze, The Sunday Mail, Published: July 13, 2014, Retrieved, February 5, 2015
- ↑ Robson Sharuko "Ignorant and "Misguided", The Herald, Published: February 4, 2015, Retrieved: February 5, 2015
- ↑ , Sports Reporter, DeMbare Elbow Out CEO Mashingaidze Published: 22 August 2022, Retrieved: 18 December 2022
