FIFA MAKES RULING OVER CONVICTED ZAMBIAN PLAYERS

World soccer governing body, FIFA says Zambian players convicted for match-fixing in Finland must serve their sentences.

FIFA says the players, all formerly of Finnish club, ROPS, will only be eligible to play after the expiry of their sentences.

The respective players were, each, handed a 7-months suspended sentence by a Finnish court, after being convicted on match-fixing charges.

Godfrey Chabinga, Chileshe Chibwe, Francis Kombe, Stephen Kunda, Christopher Musonda, Chanda Mwaba and Nchimunya Mweetwa, had their contracts further terminated.

And FIFA has further warned that there should be no other related charges from another body.