Tedious Machawira

Education

No information was found on his Junior or High School, or any tertiary education.

Career

Machawira served ZIFA for a period spanning over two decades.

He ventured into full-time football administration in 1998 after retiring from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).

Machawira was also the founding administrator of the ZIFA Eastern Region following the formation of the regional body in 2001, a position he held until his retirement in 2020.^[1]

Until his retirement, Machawira was a strong proponent of junior football development structures in the country.

He is also credited with being instrumental in the setting up of the Sylvia Dube Trophy which was sponsored by former ZIFA president Cuthbert Dube in honour of his late wife (Sylvia).^[2]

Events

In August 2017, Machawira said that lack of sponsorship hindered many clubs from surviving in the premiership.

He denied allegations of colluding with referees to determine which club should make it to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), match-fixing and bribery.^[3]

Death

Machawira died aged 70 on 12 October 2022 in Harare where he was reportedly receiving treatment for an undisclosed chronic ailment linked to dementia.

He was buried at the Machawira homestead in Gutu on 14 October 2022.

His son, Tichaona, claimed that ZIFA neglected his father, with his family left to cover his medical bills.

However, Eastern Region Vice Chairman Wisdom Simba denied the allegations^[4]. He was quoted as saying:

As a region, we have been assisting Machawira in so many ways. We took care of some of his medical expenses and, before his death, we paid for all the tests.

We also contributed quite a substantive amount which went towards funeral costs.

As for the surviving spouse, if resources permit, we will assist whenever we can.

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