PSL punishes Orlando Pirates over THAT Tim Sukazi incident!

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has handed down judgment in the matter involving Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy boss Tim Sukazi.

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The Buccaneers were last week found guilty for denying Sukazi entry into the TS Galaxy dressing rooms at the Orlando Stadium in December 2021.

And the league, through prosecutor Zola Majavu, needed to sanction Pirates accordingly, and the Soweto giants have now learned their fate.

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In a statement released on Tuesday, Majavu and his Disciplinary Committee ordered Pirates to write an apology to the league.

They also ordered Pirates to pay the costs of the hearing as well as imposing a R100 000 fine of which is suspended for a period of 12 months provided they don’t repeat the same offence during that time.

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PSL’S STATEMENT ON THE SANCTIONING OF ORLANDO PIRATES

Having been found guilty last week, the DC considered both parties submissions with regard to the appropriate sanctions and the DC ruled as follows:

1. Orlando Pirates was fined a monetary amount of R100 000, which is amount is wholly suspended for a period of 12 months on condition that during the period of suspension Orlando Pirates is not found guilty of a offence again – in which case the R100 000 would immediately be activated and payable and they could further be sanctioned for that other infringement which they would’ve committed.

2. They were also ordered to cover the costs of the DC hearing, with approximately four sittings administratively computed by the league and sent to Orlando Pirates for payment.

3. They were directed to send an apology to the league. In that apology they need to recognise that they had brought the league, the game, SAFA, FIFA and the sponsors in disrepute in the manner in which their officials handled Mr Sukazi.

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