The President and Council of the GFF wishes to remind all players and officials of their Constitutional obligation to adhere to article 13n of the GFF Constitution by reporting any information that comes to their attention regarding corrupt match practices. All categories of the GFF Membership are obligated to adhere to the Constitution of the Guyana Football Federation.
This reminder is being issued against the ruling of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against four African players found guilty of match manipulation. The GFF wishes to assure the fans and general public that all measures will be taken to protect the integrity of the Sport.
A FIFA news release read as follows: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has found several players guilty of having been involved in match manipulation in violation of art. 69 par. 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (2017 ed.) (unlawfully influencing match results).
“In particular, given his central role in the conspiracy, the player George Mandela, Uganda, has been banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for life.
Moreover, the following individuals have been banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) years.
- Moses Chikati, Kenya;
- Festus Okiring, Kenya;
- Festo Omukoto, Kenya.
The formal disciplinary proceedings against the aforementioned individuals stemmed from an investigation into various matches from the Kenyan Premier League in 2019. This investigation was conducted by FIFA through its Integrity Department with the consent of and in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and authorities.
The findings of the relevant decisions were notified to the concerned individuals today, the date on which the relevant bans come into force. The grounds of the decisions, if requested, will be published on legal.fifa.com in accordance with art. 51 par. 7 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.”