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THE Premier Soccer League have officially advised the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which is based in Switzerland, that they are withdrawing the case related to their dispute with ZIFA.

The move follows a decision by the PSL clubs to refuse to be dragged by a clique of rebellious ad-hoc leaders, who wanted to keep alive their dispute with ZIFA over the relegation-and-promotion puzzle and allegations that the association were interfering in the affairs of the top-flight league.

Dynamos and CAPS United leaders led the opposition to the move, with DeMbare president Kenny Mubaiwa and the Green Machine boss Farai Jere saying it was a worst of resources given the league had to invest more than 17 000 Swiss francs into the CAS coffers.

Now, the PSL clubs, through their lawyers Coghlan, Welsh and Guest, have officially advised CAS that they were withdrawing their case. The clubs also confirmed the co-option of Jere as a member of the three-man Emergency Committee, which is running the PSL following the suspension of the top-flight league’s chairman Peter Dube last year. Jere will team up with Mubaiwa and Triangle chairman Lawrence Matikinyidze.

“We, the undersigned Governors of the PSL: (a) Lawfuly congregated in Congress in accordance with the PSL statutes, and

(b) By lawful authority representing the following PSL members – Border Strikers, Bulawayo City, CAPS United, Chapungu, Dynamos, FC Platinum, Harare City, Highlanders, How Mine, Hwange, Mutare City, Ngezi Platinum Stars, Triangle, Tsholotsho and ZPC Kariba

“That, pursuant to our resolution of the 19th November 2016, we shall all and each proceed post-haste to formally withdraw the case CAS 2016 /0 /4873 PSL and All versus Zimbabwe Football Association from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Adopt the ZIFA Assembly resolution of January 7, 2017 of demoting two clubs and promoting four clubs at the end of the 2016 season. That the PSL shall engage ZIFA, through the Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) to find an amicable solution to the following:

a) The interference of ZIFA with the administration and operations of the PSL.

“That Farai Jere and is hereby co-opted into the Emergency Committee until the next AGM.”