FIFA fines Salam Murshedy; extends ban on Shohag

Thu, 23 May 24

The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee of the World Football Body, FIFA, has sanctioned five officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) including its senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy and former BFF general secretary Abu Nayem Shohag.

FIFA imposed sanctions upon BFF persons as a result of their conduct while serving as officials of the BFF, said a FIFA media release on Thursday.

BFF Senior Vice President Abdus Dalam Murshedy, who is also the chairman of the BFF Finance Committee, has been ordered to pay a fine of Swiss Franc 10,000 (Tk 12,80,000).

Former BFF General Secretary, Abu Nayeem Shohag, has been banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a duration of three years, which earlier was two- years, and ordered to pay a fine of Swiss Franc 20,000 (Tk 25,60,000).

Abu Hossain, former Chief Financial Officer of the BFF, and Mizanur Rahman, former Manager - Operations of the BFF, have both been banned from taking part in any football-related activity for a duration of two years and ordered to pay individual fines amounting to CHF 10,000.

Imrul Hasan Sharif, Procurement and Store Officer of the BFF, has been ordered to undergo compliance training provided by FIFA and issued with a warning with respect to his future conduct.

BFF Procurement and Store Officer Imrul Hasan Sharif has been ordered to undergo compliance training provided by FIFA and issued a warning with regard to his future conduct.

The decisions were taken following separate hearings and upon careful analysis, in each of the applicable proceedings, of both the evidence provided before the adjudicatory chamber and the evidence collected during the investigations conducted by the investigatory chamber.

The adjudicatory chamber was comfortably satisfied that the above individuals were involved in and/or participated in a number of transactions supported with false and/or falsified documentation, which were paid, or expected to be paid, with FIFA funds, the release added.