Premier Soccer League: 5 Football Teams FIFA Have Punished As Richards Bay Are Handed Transfer Ban

• Richards Bay were handed a transfer ban by FIFA for failing to honour their financial commitments
• The Natal Rich Boys are not the only South African side to be punished by football's governing body
• Kaizer Chiefs were also hit with a one-year ban in 2020 for failing to compensate a team for a player

Even South African football teams are not safe from FIFA's gaze.

The governing body has stepped in and reprimanded local clubs on more than one occasion for their treatment of players.

With Richards Bay becoming the latest side to be punished, Sports Brief looks at five Premier Soccer League teams who received the same or a similar ban.

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Natal Rich Boys are the latest team to be punished for their treatment of a player.

As noted by SABC Sport, the KwaZulu-Natal side have been banned from registering any new international and local players.

This comes after they failed to honour their financial commitments to their former player, Ovella Ochieng, SABC Sport reported.

Royal AM

Staying in KwaZulu-Natal, Royal AM were actually penalised twice by football's governing body.

The club were first punished for failing to pay former striker Samir Nurkovic before the governing body slapped them with another ban for failing to pay Ricardo Nascimento.

As noted by Hollywoodbets, Shauwn Mkhize's side provided proof that they paid the Brazilian and had the ban lifted.

While they have resolved one issue, they are still dealing with FIFA regarding the ban over Nurkovic's dispute.

Polokwane City

The DStv Premiership newcomers found themselves in hot water at the end of 2023 when they failed to pay a former star.

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Khuda Muyaba was officially contracted to the side for three years, but he left in the third year after not receiving his salary for a few months.

They were banned from registering new players until they settled the dispute with the player.

Chippa United

The Chilli Boys were banned from registering local players over how they handled Abdi Banda's release.

The club dismissed the Tanzanian player during the previous season, with Chippa promising to pay him R1.2 million in compensation.

Banda never saw a cent of that money and eventually took the Eastern Cape outfit to court, The Citizen noted.

Kaizer Chiefs

Even the mighty Kaizer Chiefs weren't spared the wrath of FIFA.

In 2020, they were hit with a one-year transfer ban for failing to compensate Fosa Junior for a player adequately.

The ban was imposed on the side two years after they signed Andriamirado “Dax” Andrianarimanana from the side.

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The club did appeal the matter, IOL reported.

Hlompho Kekana happy with FIFA rulings

While many clubs may not be happy with FIFA handing out bans, Hlompho Kekana certainly is.

The Mamelodi Sundowns legend believes that teams can no longer get away with abusing players.

Kekana made the comment after Richards Bay were handed a transfer ban, Sports Brief reported.