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Zimbabwe anger at World Cup tickets allocation

By Steve Vickers
BBC Sport, Harare

Zifa Chief Executive Henrietta Rushwaya
Zifa Chief Executive Henrietta Rushwaya has protested to Fifa

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has written to Fifa after receiving only 90 tickets in the final round of World Cup sales.

The tickets will be used for officials, so there will be no over-the-counter sales for fans.

"We've written to Fifa to ask if we can be given more tickets," Zifa Chief Executive Henrietta Rushwaya said.

"We want to plead that Zimbabwe and other neighbouring countries should have a bigger allocation.

"We've got partners, sponsors, former players and fans who should be part of the festivities in South Africa, but unfortunately we've been unable to make inroads with the acquisition of tickets."

Very few Zimbabweans have been able to buy tickets for the World Cup, as tickets have only been available on the internet to people with international credit cards.

Zimbabwe's economy operates almost entirely on a cash basis, with very few people having credit cards.



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