The FIFA Ethics Committee on Monday banned four former officials of the South African Football Association following the outcome of an investigation into match-fixing in the South African national team ahead of the World Cup 2010.
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“The former officials Steve Goddard and Adeel Carelse were both also found guilty of violating articles 13, 15, and 18 of the FCE”.
Sedibe has been banned for five years from all football-related activities and also received a fine of around R300 000.
“The decision by the FIFA Ethics Committee is most welcomed by SAFA”.
Federation Internationale de Football Association said Sedibe, Goddard and Carelse had infringed ethics regulations concerning general rules of conduct, loyalty and disclosure, cooperation and reporting.
Sedibe read out a letter sent by Safa requesting that he delete and destroy confidential information related to alleged match fixing.
Chairman of SAFA’S Ethics Committee Poobie Govindasamy says it’s a relief that the matter has been finalised.
“At Safa we have a zero-tolerance policy for any corrupt activity which impacts negatively on this attractive game and for that reason we welcome strong measures against any individual who is found guilty of such offenses”.
It produced a 500-page report that documented the activities of convicted Singapore-based match-fixer Wilson Perumal and his Football 4U organisation.
This all centres on the company Football4U that, at the time, essentially arranged referees that would officiate the games favourably.
In 2012, Federation Internationale de Football Association probed into South Africa’s friendly matches before the 2012 World Cup against Thailand, Bulgaria, Colombia and Guatemala.
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South Africa’s 5-0 victory over Guatemala in Polokwane on May 31, 2010, is believed to be one of the games under suspicion, with the hosts netting two penalties through Katlego Mphela in that fixture. One of the kicks was ordered to be retaken twice after the initial efforts were both saved.
