{"id":47483,"date":"2026-01-14T21:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47483"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:39:37","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpieter-de-jongh-opens-case-against-highlanders-at-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/14\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpieter-de-jongh-opens-case-against-highlanders-at-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pieter De Jongh opens case against Highlanders at FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-139549\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"443\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieter-De-Jongh-opens-case-against-Highlanders-at-FIFA.png?resize=443%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Hendrik-Pieter-de-Jongh-Highladers-coach.png?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Hendrik-Pieter-de-Jongh-Highladers-coach.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Hendrik-Pieter-de-Jongh-Highladers-coach.png?resize=443%2C264&amp;ssl=1 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieter-De-Jongh-opens-case-against-Highlanders-at-FIFA.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Former Highlanders head coach Pieter De Jongh has officially filed a case against the Bulawayo giants with FIFA over outstanding payments allegedly owed to him from his spell at the club.<\/p>\n<p>De Jongh, who took charge on a short-term deal last season, confirmed that he has initiated legal proceedings through FIFA\u2019s Legal Portal after efforts to resolve the matter amicably reportedly failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm that I have officially filed a case against Highlanders with FIFA. The proceedings are currently being handled through the FIFA Legal Portal,\u201d De Jongh told <em>Soccer24<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman joined Highlanders midway through last season and helped the club survive relegation during his six-month tenure, which ended in December 2025 when his contract expired. However, part of his dues from that period reportedly remain unpaid, prompting him to escalate the issue to the world football governing body.<\/p>\n<p>If FIFA rules in De Jongh\u2019s favour and Highlanders fail to comply with the order, the club could face sanctions such as fines or a possible transfer registration ban \u2014 similar to the situation involving former coach Baltemar Brito and his assistant, who previously dragged Bosso to FIFA over unpaid salaries before businessman Wicknell Chivayo intervened to settle the debt.<\/p>\n<p>Highlanders are yet to formally comment on De Jongh\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged FIFA, Hendrik Pieter de Jongh, Highlanders<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Pieter #Jongh #opens #case #Highlanders #FIFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Former Highlanders head coach Pieter De Jongh has officially filed a case against the Bulawayo giants&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[52,286,230,9096,2670,9095],"class_list":["post-47483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-case","tag-fifa","tag-highlanders","tag-jongh","tag-opens","tag-pieter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47484,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47483\/revisions\/47484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}