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Setshedi will serve an effective three years in prison, with five years of the sentence suspended for five years. The sentence was handed down by the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town on Tuesday.
“Once again, this sends out a strong warning to anyone who might intend to tarnish the good name of the sport through corrupt and any other unsporting behaviour.
“In accordance with Fifa and Safa’s zero tolerance to corruption and match fixing, we would like to warn other potential criminals that the long arm of the law would not spare you,” Nematandani says.
Safa’s statement adds: “Members of the public, players, football administrators and members of the media are encouraged to report suspicious activities in football on the 24-hour anti-corruption hotline number 0 800 777 228.”
Former Bafana Bafana assistant manager Setshedi was convicted on December 7, 2012, of contravening section 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 but his sentence was deferred to February this year.
Setshedi, a former Orlando Pirates captain, was found guilty of an attempt to unduly and improperly influence the outcome of one of the 2011 Vodacom play-off matches in Cape Town in 2011. He was arrested on June 8, 2011, after Safa reported him to the police following representations to Safa officials in a bid to influence the outcome of one of the matches.
This conviction comes out of Safa’s close working relationship with the South African police (the Hawks) on corruption in football. – Kickoff.com.
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