ON THE SIDELINES : Zimbabwe Bans 4 Soccer Players
From Times Wire Services
HARARE, Zimbabwe —
The Zimbabwe Football Assn. banned four players for life today for publicly urinating on the field at a Harare soccer stadium.
ZFA Chairman Nelson Chirwa said the organization was “appalled” by the behavior Sunday of the four players of the southern Tongogara team. He said the four were advised to urinate by witch doctors who said it would ensure a victory.
It didn’t work. Tongogara lost 2-0.
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