Kika, the former head of national teams at the South African Football Association (SAFA), was banned for six years by football's world governing body in October and further sanctions were announced today.

The trio banned after rulings by the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's Independent Ethics Committee are former SAFA chief executive Leslie Sedibe, known as Ace, and referees officials Steve Goddard and Adeel Carelse.

Sedibe has been banned for five years and must pay a CHF 20,000 (£14,000/$20,000/€18,000) fine.

Goddard and Carelse have both been banned for two years.

The scandal erupted in 2012 when a FIFA report claimed there was "compelling evidence" that a number of warm-up games had been rigged ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

SAFA suspended its President, Kirsten Nematandani, and four other members of staff including Kika after allegations that corrupt referees manipulated the results of matches for the benefit of gambling syndicates in Asia.

South Africa's 5-0 victory over Guatemala in Polokwane on May 31, 2010, is believed to be one of the games under suspicion, with the hosts netting two penalties through Katlego Mphela in that fixture.

A third spot kick was awarded to Guatemala, but this was missed, while all three goals in South Africa's 2-1 friendly win over Colombia also came from penalties.

Nematandani, Kika and the other suspended officials were all "reinstated but not exonerated" in 2013.

Sedibe, Goddard and Carelse have all been found to have breached FIFA laws on general conduct, loyalty, and duty of disclosure, cooperation and reporting.

"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Hans‑Joachim Eckert has banned several officials from all football-related activities, administrative, sports or any other, at both national and international level," said a FIFA statement.

"Three cases were decided concerning international friendly matches played in South Africa in 2010.

"The investigation, initiated on November 2014, against former football officials of the South African Football Association, was conducted by Dr Cornel Borbély, chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, in collaboration with the FIFA Security Division.

"They relate to the proceedings against Lindile Kika which were decided in October 2015.

"Mr Kika was banned from all football-related activities for six years by the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee.

"All bans come into force immediately."

Poobalan Govindasamy, the chairperson of the SAFA Ethics Committee, added: "We are glad this matter has ultimately reached this stage since SAFA reported the matter to FIFA almost four years ago.

"It had dragged on too long for our liking and was starting to have an impact on us as an Association and our valued stakeholders.

“At SAFA we have a zero-tolerance policy for any corrupt activity which impacts negatively on this beautiful game and for that reason we welcome strong measures against any individual who is found guilty of such offences.

"This should serve as a warning to anyone harbouring intentions of engaging in nefarious activities within the sport that the long arm of the law will catch up with them.

"Be warned."