FORMER Warriors manager Ernest Mapepa Sibanda and goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro are expected to testify in the corruption trial of former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya.

Rushwaya is facing charges of corruptly concealing a transaction from a principal, punishable by a fine or up to 20 years in jail.

Rushwaya faces nine counts in total, but the charges are less serious than the match-fixing and bribery trial she faced in May. She was acquitted after the prosecution said it was struggling to find cooperating witnesses.

The new trial should have resumed on Monday, but Harare regional magistrate Esthere Chivasa said the court was overwhelmed with other cases, pushing the trial back to July 24.

Prosecutor Oliver Marwa and Sidom Chinzete also advised the court that Tendai Madzorera, a former Zifa board member, was also going to testify in the case.

According to state papers, Rushwaya organised several matches outside the country between 2007 and 2010 without advising her employers.

The court heard  how between October 2007 and November of the same year, Rushwaya facilitated an international sporting tour for the Warriors to participate in the Agribank Cup in Vietnam, where the team lost to Finland, Vietnam and drew with Uzbekistan.

According to state papers, the trip was in violation of Zifa rules and regulations, which stipulate that the Zifa board and assembly members are the only ones who can be appointed heads of delegations.

The court heard that the players were not paid their allowances.

It is further alleged Rushwaya organised soccer matches in Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Bulgaria, without Zifa authority.