FIFA'S decision on Monday to swiftly confirm, and extend worldwide, the two-year ban imposed on Equatorial Guinea Football Association vice-president Gustavo Ndong Edu for match-fixing has thrown the spotlight on the validity of the sanctions handed out by ZIFA in the LIMPOPOGATE scandal.
There is growing concern the punishment pronounced by ZIFA, who slapped two individuals with life bans, handed 10-year bans to a further two individuals and imposed a five-year ban on former Warriors assistant coach Nation Dube, could turn out to be largely academic without endorsement from FIFA.
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