FIFA bans Ugandan official over 2014 WCup ticket resales

By: The Associated Press Posted: 8:16 AM CDT Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019

ZURICH - FIFA has banned the president of Uganda's soccer federation for two months over the resale of tickets for the 2014 World Cup.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

ZURICH - FIFA has banned the president of Uganda's soccer federation for two months over the resale of tickets for the 2014 World Cup.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/10/2019 (2505 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

ZURICH – FIFA has banned the president of Uganda’s soccer federation for two months over the resale of tickets for the 2014 World Cup.

FIFA says its ethics judges ratified a plea bargain by Moses Magogo, an elected member of the Confederation of African Football executive committee. He also agreed to pay a 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,075) fine.

Magogo was alleged to have profited from rule-breaking resales among an allocation of 177 tickets FIFA thought were for fans in Uganda.

A formal complaint in Uganda alleged tickets for games in Brazil were sold by “American and South African agents.”

Magogo joined CAF’s ruling panel in 2017 when co-opted by its newly elected president, Ahmad of Madagascar.

The Ugandan official was elected to a four-year term in July during the FIFA investigation.

___

More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports