Former South African Football Association (Safa) president Kirsten Nematandani has been banned for five years from all football-related activities by the Fifa Ethics Committee. The ban is related to an investigation into the international friendlies Bafana Bafana played in South Africa on the eve of the 2010 World Cup. A statement issued on Thursday said the Fifa Ethics Committee found Nematandani guilty of violating the game's ethics. ‘‘In this regard‚ Mr Nematandani was found guilty of having violated art. 13 (General rules of conduct)‚ art. 15 (Loyalty) and art. 18 (Duty of disclosure‚ cooperation and reporting) of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE) and was sanctioned with a ban from taking part in any football-related activities for five years‚” the statement said. A Fifa investigation found that a betting syndicate led by infamous Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Perumal and his Football 4U organisation influenced the outcome of Bafana matches against Thailand‚ Bulgaria‚ Colombia and ...
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