ZIMBABWE BRUCE GROBBELAAR PLAYS FOR NATIONAL TEAM

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(13 Nov 1994) Nat Sot • • Embattled goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has taken his place in his country's team for the African Cup of Nations. • • It's his first major game since the allegations that he deliberately threw matches for bribes. • • He's playing for his home country of Zimbabwe, against Zaire. • • All eyes were on goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar when he ran out for his country in Harare • Football fans in his home country of Zimbabwe were delighted to see their hero in his national kit. • • He was cleared on Saturday by the world football authority FIFA to play. • • FIFA came to the decision after examining a preliminary report by the English Football Association. • • The English tabloid newspaper The Sun alleged last week that Grobbelaar had taken bribes to fix matches, both for his former club - Liverpool - and for Southampton, the team he currently plays for. • • Earlier, FIFA had said it could ban the goalie if the F-A's report was damning. • • Since he arrived in Zimbabwe Grobbelaar has denied the allegations. And he added that they'd be unlikely to unsettle his game. • • There was a party atmosphere at the national sports stadium, with cheerleaders and a band. Some of the crowd chanted Up with Bruce, down with Sun. • • The only pressure from fans in Harare is to stop any goals from Zaire and help Zimbabwe through to the next round of the African Cup of Nations. • • And in soaring temperatures, it was clearly thirsty work. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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