Gorowa leaves zimbabwe job

Zimbabwe coach Ian Gorowa has quit his job, days before a Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executive committee meeting called to review the Warriors failed 2015 Africa Cup of Nations campaign and the coach’s future.

Gorowa, in a letter to Zifa, alleged a broken down relationship with the football authorities for his resignation.

“This is my letter making it official that I have stepped down as coach of the national team. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to see that all is not well; my working relationship and the ZIFA secretariat headed by Jonathan Mashingaidze,” Gorowa wrote adding: “I therefore believe it’s time to move on and would like to thank everyone who made my stay as coach a success and would cherish every moment during my stint. I was in charge of the team for 17 games and I lost only two matches.”

“My reasons are personal and among others, the HPC (High Performance Centre) spats with me in the press, the unpaid amounts being owed to me, seven months to be precise, refunds, airfares, accommodation, Chan bonuses which the secretariat ignored despite all my pleas.”

“Nonetheless, I wish everybody within the board all the success. To Dr Dube, the board president, you paid me my salary and I appreciate that, and even when you stopped that was the last time I got paid but football to me is all about relationships and I will continue supporting in any way you want my help.

“At least I have done what was left for me which was to coach in Zimbabwe and I did it with pride, diligence and passion, unfortunately we did not qualify to go through to the upcoming 2015 Nations Cup.”