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FIFA bans former Zambian football official for taking bribes

ZURICH (Reuters) - World soccer body FIFA imposed a lifelong ban on Wednesday on the former deputy boss and head of finance of Zambia's football association, Boniface Mwamelo, for having accepted bribes.

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"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Boniface Mwamelo, the former treasurer and vice-president of the Football Association of Zambia, guilty of having accepted bribes in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics," FIFA said in a statement.

Along with a ban for life from all national and international football-related activities, Mwamelo was given a 10,000 Swiss franc (£7,515) fine.

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(Reporting by Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi; Editing by Catherine Evans)


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