Safa welcomes Fifa’s Kika ban

The SA Football Association welcomed Fifa’s decision to ban former Safa official Lindile Kika for six years.

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Johannesburg – The SA Football Association welcomed the decision of Fifa to ban former Safa official Lindile Kika from all football-related activities at national and international level for six years handed out on Wednesday.

Safa, however, were quick to distance themselves from Kika.

“Safa welcomes the decision of Fifa’s Independent Ethics Committee and emphasise that the individual who has been investigated by Fifa investigation into possible match-fixing in 2010 is no longer employed by or active in the Association,” said Safa in a statement.

“Since 2010, when the alleged match fixing scandal arose, the National Executive Committee has put in place a stronger governance framework by strengthening its Ethics Committee, aligned its Statutes to the Fifa Statutes and streamlined its match approvals process in line with Fifa’s strict requirements for the approval of international matches, amongst other things.”

Safa said it would co-operate with any further investigations.

“The Association will continue to work with the South African Government and Fifa to root out any misconduct in the organisation of matches and other football activities.

“The Association await further communication from the Fifa Independent Ethics Committee in respect of their decision and will implement any further recommendations Fifa may make in this regard.

African News Agency