This brings back a cloud of uncertainty over the busmen, with only two months left before PSL action resumes. Hardbody were found guilty by a local disciplinary committee of fielding fraudulently-registered player, Tatenda Chingarah.
The Reginald Chidawanyika-led committee slapped them with the stiff penalty, in which it docked three points from each of the 14 matches Chingarah played.
A ZIFA Appeals committee led by Chairperson Tererai Gunje, last week set aside the punishment but Tripple B has taken the case to the Sport Arbitration Centre, arguing that one of the Appeals committee members is linked to Ralph Maganga, the ZIFA lawyer.