FIFA has opened formal proceedings against three disgraced African football officials, including former SAFA chief Kirsten Nematandani.
FIFA's Ethics Committee has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against three disgraced former African football officials.
Kirsten Nematandani, former president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Jonathan Musavengana, former Zimbabwe Football Association official, and ex-Togo coach Banna Tchanile could all face sanctions following an investigation by world football's governing body.
All three were investigated over allegations that they breached FIFA's ethics code with their involvement in friendly matches in South Africa in 2010.
"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, under its chairman Hans-Joachim Eckert, has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Kirsten Nematandani, former President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Jonathan Musavengana, former official of the Zimbabwe Football Association, and Banna Tchanile, former coach of the national team of Togo, based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber," FIFA said in a statement.