THE directors of Tripple B are set to meet Zifa president Cuthbert Dube in Harare today as the plot continues to thicken in the saga torched by the farcical 2011 Central Region Division One championship. Sources have revealed that the Tripple B officials are in now possession of explosive evidence which backs their claim that their protest, to have rivals Hardbody punished for using an ineligible player, has been hijacked by some powerful forces in domestic football.

The Beitbridge club's officials have been seeking an audience with the Zifa boss to discuss their case, and the material in their possession, and yesterday they revealed that a meeting with Dube has since been secured for today.

Dube has repeatedly made assurances that he has adopted a zero tolerance towards corruption, as the head of the national game, and the fallout from the chaotic 2011 Central Region Division One championship, is another test for the Harare business executive.

The chaos in the Zifa Division One leagues, with the Northern Region championship also set to be decided in the boardroom after Harare City were docked 18 points for using an ineligible player, has turned into a national crisis given its effect on the forthcoming Premiership season.

Harare City were punished for using veteran forward, Webster Muronda, in six of their league matches last season and have lodged an appeal against the decision to slash 18 points from their tally. Ironically, the controversy that has blighted the 2011 Central Region Division One championship is also centred on Hardbody's use of Tatendah Chirangah, whose clearance papers have been questioned.

Hardbody were docked 42 points by the Central Region Disciplinary Committee but they successfully petitioned the Zifa Appeals Committee who overturned the decision of the lower court and ruled in favour of the Gweru side.

Tripple B are crying foul and are now only waiting for Zifa to advise them the costs of taking their appeal for arbitration.

There have been revelations that Chingarah was somehow registered to play for Hardbody in Division One without a reverse international clearance being secured from the Namibia Football Association, as should be mandatory in transfers involving a player who had been registered with a foreign association.

Amid all this controversy is also the confusing scenario where Zifa have somehow turned a blind eye to the fact that Hardbody director, Takesure Sibanda, was fined US$800 in a match-fixing case and the possible implications of such a case on the club's championship challenge.

Tripple B principal director, Edward Kanyangu, arrived in Harare yesterday from his base in Beitbridge ahead of his meeting with the Zifa boss but refused to shed light on the material in the club's possession.

"It's not professional for me to pre-empty issues that I want to discuss with the Zifa president in the newspapers because doing so defeats the whole purpose of having that meeting in the first place," said Kanyangu.

"Let's wait and see how this story will develop because there will be a lot of interesting twists and turns but we are certain that justice will eventually be served."

Tripple B's Harare representative, Dickson Kanyangu, said they wanted to assure all those who have supported their cause that their pursuit for justice will not be compromised by the cost of taking the case for arbitration.

Zifa chief executive, Jonathan Mashingaidze, told The Chronicle on Sunday that taking the case for arbitration will not come cheap.

"We are not worried about the cost because all along we have been losing money and now is not the time for us to worry about losing the extra dollar but to worry about the delivery of justice," said Kanyandu.

"Our concern remains with the decision by the Appeals Committee to pass such a ridiculous verdict on a clear case where the other club flouted rules and regulations regarding transfer and registration of a player.

"We remain focused in our mission for the system to deliver justice and we are bullish that at the end of it all we will triumph and no amount of intimidation, or the cost of fighting for what is right, will dampen our spirits.

"We have traveled a long way to get to where we are today and we are committed to going the full distance because we believe we have a clear case."