Abedi Pele rocks football world

JOHANNESBURG – The African soccer world was rocked by news reports that former Ghana football star and South Africa 2010 ambassador Abedi Pele was involved in match-fixing.

Reports about the alleged match fixing surfaced after Pele’s team, FC Nania, beat Okwahu United 31-0 last month in a league game. Pele, together with former Bafana Bafana stalwarts Mark Fish and Lucas Radebe and Cameroon legend Roger Milla, were ambassadors for South Africa when they were bidding for the 2010 World Cup.At the monthly host city forum meeting yesterday afternoon at Safa house, the SA 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan, advised on the LOC’s stance regarding the allegations.”We (SALOC) have sent a letter to the Ghana Football Association enquiring about this incident regarding Abedi,” Jordaan said.”It is a matter for the Ghana Football Association to investigate as it happened there.We will wait for a response from them before we can take any action.”Jordaan stressed that the allegations of the kind surrounding Pele right now will not be tolerated by the LOC.”We will not condone such actions by anyone involved with the LOC or by ambassadors for the 2010 World Cup.However, before we make any decisions we need factual information from the Ghana FA.”I have spoken to Abedi but I won’t say much of what he told me, we can only make our decision once the tribunal is held in Ghana,” he stressed.Pele is a three-time African Footballer of the Year and in March 2004, the legendary Pele of Brazil named his African namesake in his list of 125 greatest living footballers.- Nampa-Sapa ‘Proteas extremely drunk’ JOHANNESBURG – United Cricket Board (UCB) chief executive officer Gerald Majola has asked for a full report on allegations of unacceptable behaviour by Proteas players after their defeat on Saturday in a World Cup match against New Zealand.”I will be leaving for the Caribbean tomorrow (on Tuesday) and have asked team management to prepare a full report on the allegations to be ready on my arrival,” Majola said yesterday.”I have been in contact with the team and they have assured me nothing untoward has happened.I will therefore wait for the report before I make a decision on further steps to be taken,” he said.Earlier yesterday, former Proteas captain Kepler Wessels called on the UCB to investigate after reports that South African cricket supporters in the Caribbean to watch the World Cup saw several members of the squad “extremely drunk” in public.The supporters told a Johannesburg radio station they encountered players at a bar on Saturday night after the team’s defeat against New Zealand.Several of the players were “extremely drunk” partying well into the early hours of the morning, they said.- Nampa-Sapa Football Results Khomas Women Football League Played Saturday, April 14 Ramblers 2-0 Whk United NDF 4-1 Queens Beauties 4-1 Ramblers Queens 2-0 Whk United Played Sunday, April 15 NDF 2-0 Whk United WCE 1-1 Unam Beauties 2-0 NDF Beauties 2-0 Whk United Top Goalscorers Stella Williams – Beauties – 16 Stefany Hummel – Ramblers – 13 Helena Iipinge – NDF Cheetahs – 12 Bianca Fredericks – Beauties – 10 Emmerencia Fredericks – Beauties – 10 Juliana Skrywer – Queens – 9 Leandre Lucas – Queens – 7Pele, together with former Bafana Bafana stalwarts Mark Fish and Lucas Radebe and Cameroon legend Roger Milla, were ambassadors for South Africa when they were bidding for the 2010 World Cup.At the monthly host city forum meeting yesterday afternoon at Safa house, the SA 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan, advised on the LOC’s stance regarding the allegations.”We (SALOC) have sent a letter to the Ghana Football Association enquiring about this incident regarding Abedi,” Jordaan said.”It is a matter for the Ghana Football Association to investigate as it happened there.We will wait for a response from them before we can take any action.”Jordaan stressed that the allegations of the kind surrounding Pele right now will not be tolerated by the LOC.”We will not condone such actions by anyone involved with the LOC or by ambassadors for the 2010 World Cup.However, before we make any decisions we need factual information from the Ghana FA.”I have spoken to Abedi but I won’t say much of what he told me, we can only make our decision once the tribunal is held in Ghana,” he stressed.Pele is a three-time African Footballer of the Year and in March 2004, the legendary Pele of Brazil named his African namesake in his list of 125 greatest living footballers.- Nampa-Sapa ‘Proteas extremely drunk’ JOHANNESBURG – United Cricket Board (UCB) chief executive officer Gerald Majola has asked for a full report on allegations of unacceptable behaviour by Proteas players after their defeat on Saturday in a World Cup match against New Zealand.”I will be leaving for the Caribbean tomorrow (on Tuesday) and have asked team management to prepare a full report on the allegations to be ready on my arrival,” Majola said yesterday.”I have been in contact with the team and they have assured me nothing untoward has happened.I will therefore wait for the report before I make a decision on further steps to be taken,” he said.Earlier yesterday, former Proteas captain Kepler Wessels called on the UCB to investigate after reports that South African cricket supporters in the Caribbean to watch the World Cup saw several members of the squad “extremely drunk” in public.The supporters told a Johannesburg radio station they encountered players at a bar on Saturday night after the team’s defeat against New Zealand.Several of the players were “extremely drunk” partying well into the early hours of the morning, they said.- Nampa-Sapa Football Results Khomas Women Football League Played Saturday, April 14 Ramblers 2-0 Whk United NDF 4-1 Queens Beauties 4-1 Ramblers Queens 2-0 Whk United Played Sunday, April 15 NDF 2-0 Whk United WCE 1-1 Unam Beauties 2-0 NDF Beauties 2-0 Whk United Top Goalscorers Stella Williams – Beauties – 16 Stefany Hummel – Ramblers – 13 Helena Iipinge – NDF Cheetahs – 12 Bianca Fredericks – Beauties – 10 Emmerencia Fredericks – Beauties – 10 Juliana Skrywer – Queens – 9 Leandre Lucas – Queens – 7