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Chiefs found guilty of fielding ineligible player by PSL DC
Amakhosi have also been fined R10 000, which will be suspended for 24 months in condition that they do not commit the same offence again.
Premier Soccer League prosecutor Zola Majavu (Picture: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix)
Kaizer Chiefs reserves have been found guilty of fielding an eligible player during their DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) against Maritzburg United.
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As a result, Chiefs forfeited their match against Maritzburg, after they fielded Puso Dithejane, while the player was on suspension.
The match against the Team of Choice reserves took place last month, with the Amakhosi juniors hammering United 5-0.
Premier Soccer League (PSL) prosecutor Zola Majavu confirmed the charges against the young Amakhosi side.
Majavu further revealed that Chiefs pleaded guilty with the charges against them after a sitting with the PSL DC on Friday morning.
Amakhosi have also been fined R10 000, which will be suspended for 24 months in condition that they do not commit the same offence again.
“I can confirm that earlier this morning, Kaizer Chiefs Football Club as well as their player Mr Dithejane, appeared before the PSL DC to answer to charges of fielding a suspended player in the form of Mr Dithejane for participating in a match when he was not eligible to do so. Both of them pleaded guilty of the charge and were subsequently convicted accordingly by the DC,” said Majavu.
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“With regards to sanctions having listened to both parties, the prosecutor and the representative of the respondents. The DC ruled as follows, Kaizer Chiefs were directed and ordered to forfeit the match in favour of Maritzburg United, that was a DDC match.
“Secondly, Kaizer Chiefs was fined an amount of R10 000, which has been suspended for a period of 24 months on condition that during the period of suspension they are not found guilty of the same offence.”
Amakhosi have also been ordered to pay the cost of the sitting, while also suspending Dithejane for one match.
“Lastly, Chiefs have been directed to carry the cost of the DC sitting. The player has been suspended for one match suspension over and above the questions he had accumulated,” the release ended.
There is only one game left to the end of the season, with Amakhosi coming up against champions SuperSport United at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
