CAF Executive Committee member Kalusha Bwalya has received a two-year ban from all football related activities for breaching FIFA’s code of ethics on gifts.
Bwalya, a former Zambia FA president has been found guilty in an investigations carried out by FIFA since February last year.
The 54-year-old was founded to have received a totalling amount of $80,000 as gift from former Asian president Mohammed bin Hamam.
Bin Hamam, who has been banned for life has been fingered in ‘cash-for-vote’ investigations by world’s football governing body, for his role he played in helping Qatar win 2022 world cup bid.
FULL STATEMENT FROM FIFA:
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Kalusha Bwalya, member of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for two years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level.
The investigation against Mr Bwalya was opened on 28 February 2017, and focused principally on benefits that Mr Bwalya had received from Mr Bin Hammam.
The adjudicatory chamber found Mr Bwalya guilty of having violated art. 16 (Confidentiality) and art. 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. A fine in the amount of CHF 100,000 was also imposed on Mr Bwalya.
The decision was notified to Mr Bwalya today, and the ban comes into force immediately.
