Sinokubonga Nkala
Langton Nyakwenda
FORMER CAPS United administrator, Joyce Kapota, wants to inspire other women to take up influential positions in football administration, a domain currently dominated by males.
Kapota is vying to become one of the two Zifa vice-presidents, and submitted her nomination papers at Zifa House on Wednesday, the deadline day.
\Kapota has gained valuable football administration expertise, thanks to several Fifa courses she attended in recent years. She is one of the women who are running for office when the Zifa Assembly elects a new leadership on January 25.
Herentals Queens chairperson, Loveness Mukura, and Northern Region women’s football vice chairperson, Winnet Muropa, are some of the ladies vying for the Zifa vice presidency.
Beaullar Msarah is vying for a place on the Zifa Board.
According to Article 38 of the new Zifa constitution, at least one of the two vice presidents shall be a woman.
The 11-member executive committee will have at least three women.
Kapota is excited about this development.
“I did something I never thought I would ever try. I submitted my Zifa election papers for the vice president position. I did it nervously, scared, but I did it anyway,” Kapota said.
“I hope my stepping up will inspire more women and girls that they can take up this space. I pray it opens up more options for women to various other things they aspire.”
Msarah feels women should have a louder voice in football’s corridors of power.
“In the past, we used to have only one woman in the Zifa Board, and this was wrong,” she said.
“It’s great now that we will have more women contributing to premier football. We will have more say as women.”
