South African Football Association

South Africa suspends officials

December 17, 2012
By Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG -- The South African Football Association suspended its president and four other officials Monday after a FIFA report into match-fixing ahead of the 2010 World Cup found "compelling evidence" that one or more games were fixed by betting syndicates.

In a statement Monday, the association said it issued an apology to the world soccer body and said it would launch its own internal investigation into the officials' actions. As part of the investigation, it said the association's ...

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