This comes after the committee concluded its investigation into the roles played by former SA Football Association (Safa) president Kirsten Nematandani, Jonathan Musavengana (former official of the Zimbabwe FA) and Banna Tchanile (former Togo coach) in friendlies played in South Africa before the 2010 World Cup.
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The investigator, Djimbaraye Bourngar, also recommended life bans for former Zimbabwe Football Association official Jonathan Musavengana and former Togo national team coach Bana Tchanile for alleged bribery and corruption violations.
Fifa’s ethics committee made a recommendation of the sanctions on Wednesday‚ although they must still be ratified by the organisation’s adjudicatory chamber before they are carried out.
No timetable was suggested Wednesday for their hearings.
The investigations into the three individuals were initiated in relation to their specific conduct in the organisation of several worldwide friendly matches played in South Africa in 2010.
The investigation arose in relation to the trio’s conduct in organising worldwide friendly matches in South Africa in 2010.
It has also proposed Nematandani be fined at least $10,400 (£7,980).
Days earlier, all three goals came from penalty kicks in South Africa’s 2-1 win over Colombia at the re-opening of Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg which would host the World Cup final.
“The investigations into the three individuals were initiated in relation to their specific conduct in the organisation of several worldwide friendly matches played in South Africa in 2010”, Federation Internationale de Football Association said in a statement.
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The case has already resulted in a number of sanctions with former SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe suspended for five years and fined CHF20,000, and Steve Goddard and Adeel Carelse, former SAFA refereeing heads, banned for two years each.
