The Zimbabwe FA is to come under financial scrutiny after Fifa ordered an audit into Zifa's bank accounts.

Fifa give every country affiliated to it a grant of $250,000 a year, and have sent auditors KPMG to examine what has become of Zimbabwe's share of this cash.

"We have asked our partner KPMG to carry out an audit at the FA of Zimbabwe to check the use of funds from Fifa and especially from our financial assistance programme," Fifa spokesman Nicolas Maingot confirmed.

"You don't give out $250,000 a year without checking what is done with it."

Mugabe has defended his reputation

Earlier this month a panel of Zifa members confirmed the expulsion of Leo Mugabe from his position as the head of the organisation.

Mugabe was initially dismissed after allegations of financial misconduct, although he has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.

Maingot added that he did not think the audit would take long to complete.

"We have asked KPMG to conduct this audit quite rapidly - at the end of this month or maybe early February," he said.

But he warned that until the examination was finished there was little point in speculating on what punishments, if any, Fifa would deal if financial irregularities were discovered.

"We need to wait for a complete audit and report from KPMG before we look at any future consequences," he said.