Proudly SA endorses its CEO Sedibe despite FIFA ban

15 March 2016 - 14:56 By TMG Digital

The chairman of the Proudly SA Board‚ Joseph Maqhekeni‚ says he has full confidence in the organisation's CEO‚ Advocate Leslie Sedibe‚ despite world football’s governing body FIFA imposing a five-year ban on Sedibe in relation to match-fixing in Bafana Bafana’s build-up to the 2010 World Cup. .../cont Mr. Maqhekeni said he has full confidence in the CEO. He added that Proudly SA continues with its daily business and duties— Proudly SA (@ProudlySA) March 14, 2016junkSedibe‚ a former SA Football Association chief executive‚ was found to have violated FIFA's articles 13 (general rules of conduct)‚ 15 (loyalty) and 18 (duty of disclosure‚ cooperation and reporting). He was also fined 20‚000 Swiss francs [about R311‚000] on Monday.FIFA bans former SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe for five yearsMaqhekeni said in a statement he noted that Sedibe intended to challenge FIFA's ruling through legal channels.Adv. Sedibe's legal representative clarified at a media briefing earlier today that he has NOT been found guilty of match fixing... /cont— Proudly SA (@ProudlySA) March 14, 2016junk... Stephen Thomson said none of FIFA's findings against Sedibe relate to corruption... /cont— Proudly SA (@ProudlySA) March 14, 2016junkStephen Thomson told journalists the findings relate to co-operation with FIFA, disclosure and loyalty to the international football body.— Proudly SA (@ProudlySA) March 14, 2016junkStating that he has full confidence in the CEO‚ he added that Proudly SA continues with its daily business and duties.Banned former SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe failed three tests under FIFA's code of ethicsIn his response‚ Sedibe alleged that FIFA and SAFA are not interested in the truth and claimed they wanted to find a scapegoat in the match-fixing scandal.He told a news conference on Monday he had refused to co-operate with FIFA’s investigation‚ because they asked him for documents that SAFA would not give him access to...

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