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Fifa bans former South Africa FA president
- Updated: December 8, 2016
The president of the South African FA at the time of the 2010 World Cup has been banned by Fifa for five years in connection with a match-fixing scandal involving the country’s national team.
A previous Fifa investigation found ‘compelling evidence’ that four South Africa friendlies prior to the World Cup on home soil had been fixed.
Fifa found Kirsten Nematandani, who headed up the South African FA (Safa) from 2009-2013, guilty of failing to report suspected corruption and for being uncooperative during the investigation.
He was one of three Africans to be sanctioned on Thursday, along with former Zimbabwe FA official Jonathan Musavengana and ex-Togo coach Bana Tchanile.
Both men received life bans for bribery and corruption relating to the international friendlies in South Africa.
Musavengana had previously been accused of being involved in a scheme where Zimbabwe national …
