Farai Dziva|As earlier reported by ZimEye.com, senior government officials are accompanying the netball to the World Cup tournament.

Just as ZimEye accurately revealed on Monday over 54 people are traveling to the United Kingdom for the Netball World Cup to be held in Liverpool.

In an expenditure that will eat up money for food for the players, the list includes 27 government assignees and 4 government ministers. (An official government schedule with 53 people, seen by ZimEye shows that there is already a shortage of over $39,000 meant for food and health supplements.)

Government has issued a statement giving more details on the Zimbabwe National Netball team that is set to grace the Vitality Netball World Cup tournament in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

In a statement, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, Ndavaningi Nick Mangwana said:
… The term delegation refers to the Zimbabweans who are accredited to have official access to the grounds at the World Cup.

The breakdown of the Zimbabwean Delegation is as follows:

Fourteen players who are funded by the Government of Zimbabwe
Six players who are on a player development programme and are being funded by the Zimbabwe Netball Association
Four Government officials (1 Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture; 1 Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; 2 Sports and Recreation Commission) who are funded by the Government of Zimbabwe.

Technical Team comprising seven officials that include medics, dietician, team managers; funded by the Government of Zimbabwe.
Six Zimbabwe Netball Association officials who are funded by the Association.