EXTRA TIME: Kalusha Bwalya statement and reaction on Fifa ban

This is my official statement. pic.twitter.com/PRBgpXqpRy

— Kalusha Bwalya (@KalushaPBwalya) August 10, 2018

This FIFA Ethics Committee is becoming law unto itself.

Now it has banned legend Kalusha Bwalya for 2 yrs from all football-related activities for allegedly receiving benefits from Bin Hammam.

— Dominic Chimhavi (@DChimhavi) August 10, 2018

This Kalusha Bwalya ban in relation to Qatar 2022 bribes may be a whole Pandora box that could bring a lot of men down. FIFA is shaking a very very shaky table in Africa

— Saddick Adams Obama (@SaddickAdams) August 10, 2018

Football's world governing body FIFA has suspended former African footballer of the year, Zambia's Kalusha Bwalya for allegedly accepting bribes. #sabcnews

— Radio 2000 (@Radio2000ZA) August 10, 2018

Thank everyone for your messages. Today is another day. Let’s move on. God bless

— Kalusha Bwalya (@KalushaPBwalya) August 11, 2018

Kalusha Bwalya sent me into the doldrums after asking him whether he accepted a bribe after the revelations in the Panama papers.

Today he has been banned for two years from all football related activities. I was onto something! pic.twitter.com/9ESLrddRLs

— T'Chabala #AporLaDecimocuarto (@LennyJr10) August 10, 2018

Bwalya statement carries on: 3. "I have  never done & will never do anything to bring the beautiful   game into disrepute & stand by the   facts provided by me to the   committee. @SunSportSA

— Mathews_mpete (@MathewsMpete) August 10, 2018

Kalusha Bwalya will appeal his ban from football activities by Fifa. In a statement, Bwalya states: "I'm surprised and saddened by... notification from FIFA Ethics   Committee  adjudication. @SunSportSA

— Mathews_mpete (@MathewsMpete) August 10, 2018