One MP has even suggested confining the football team to military barracks to teach them a lesson.

A Zimbabwean spy has been accused of demanding $10 000 from the head of the national football association to protect him from assassination.

The Zimbabwe Football Association says there could be this weekend’s decisive African Cup of Nations qualifier could be fixed.

Investigations are under way as Southern African football associations attempt to unravel an alleged web of match-fixing incidents.

After two decades of isolation, a battered country prepares for a major tournament.