Swallows Facing FIFA Transfer Ban?

According to reports, Swallows FC could be the latest South African club to face a transfer-ban from FIFA.

The Sunday World and SABC Sport have reported that the DStv Premiership outfit are in hot water with FIFA due to money owed to two Serbian players – Obren Cuckovic and Vladimir Mandic – who played for the old Moroka Swallows back in the the 2014/2015 campaign.

Despite the fact that the then Swallows was liquidated, and the current club is a new entity, the matter has resurfaced with the world governing body.

Speaking to SABC Sport, chairman David Mogashoa said he was confident that the matter would be resolved this week.

“This issue has been there for quite a while and we have been dealing with it as a club behind the scenes,” he told SABC Sport.

“But we are not worried. I can assure you that we are on top of it and we will have it resolved, and the FIFA ban lifted by Friday.”

The chairman admitted that it was a problem he had inherited when buying the Swallows status and registering a new trading name, as it later emerged that the Serbian players were owed money from back then.

Mandic is now 35 years old and plays in his native country, while Cuckovic is in his 40s and has since retired from football.

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