By Steve Vickers BBC Sport, Harare

Pamire is contesting the chairman's post

Order is set to be restored to Zimbabwean football this weekend, as elections are to be held for a new executive board of the country's football association.

A power struggle within the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) had put the country at risk of a ban from international football, after it failed to comply with a Fifa directive to hold elections by 30 September.

But the two opposing factions seeking to control Zifa have agreed to participate in Saturday's elections, which will be overseen by representatives from Fifa and Caf.

Members of the Zifa council, a 35-man body, will elect the chairman and other executive committee members.

Acting Zifa boss Vincent Pamire and Rafiq Khan, the head of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), are among four contenders vying for the chairman's post.

Khan resigned from the Zifa board in April after accusing Pamire's administration of lacking in transparency and professionalism.

Pamire has been acting chairman with Fifa's backing but suffered the loss of a no-confidence vote by the Zifa council in August, which was ruled to be unconstitutional.

Other candidates for the post are Zifa board member Francis Zimunya and eloquent former PSL chairman Morrison Sifelani, who has a history of personal financial problems.