By Steve Vickers BBC Sport, Harare

Zimbabwe's FA are also in trouble with the tax authorities

Zimbabwe's authorities have cracked down on the country's most successful club, Dynamos, who owe two year's worth of taxes.

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has ordered the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to hand over gate-takings from Dynamos' home games until the club's US$47,000 debt is settled.

The PSL has also been instructed to pay to Zimra the levy that the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is due from all tickets sold at Dynamos league matches.

The process began at the weekend, but will take some time to complete as Dynamos' gate-takings were no more than $3,400.

Dynamos were ducking and diving PSL secretary Chris Sambo

Dynamos and Zifa have failed to pass on to Zimra the income tax deducted from salaries of players and employees.

Zifa has also fallen foul of the tax authorities.

It owes $53,000 and, like Dynamos, has insufficient money in its bank account to settle the bill.

The association will have a financial crisis on its hands if Zimra decides to demand the gate-takings from the national team's World Cup qualifier at home to Algeria on 20 June.

"We're talking to Zimra, and we hope to work something out," said Zifa chairman Rafik Khan.

"The money owed is from 2001, when a previous executive was in place."

Dynamos, the 1998 Champions League runners-up, are also dependent on gate-takings as they have no team sponsor.

Khan says their debts go back to the previous regime

"There's nothing we can do about it to help them, as there is a court order from Zimra," said PSL secretary Chris Sambo.

"Dynamos are partly to blame, as they were ducking and diving, and the tax people lost patience with them."

The club also owes $21,000 to the sports ministry, who bailed them out when they were unable to pay for a trip to Mauritius for a Confederation Cup match.

Zimra's action against Dynamos may indirectly lead to the end of the career of defender Francis Madziva, who broke both legs in a bus accident three weeks ago.

The club is unable to raise the money needed for urgent surgery for Madziva and if the operation is not carried out in the next few days he may have to retire from active football.