**Two senior South African football officials have been suspended just a month before the World Cup starts.**The South African Football Association (Safa) said no further information about the allegations would be revealed until the matter had been investigated.
A local newspaper on Sunday published an article alleging that a Johannesburg businessman owned half the rights in the national team’s trademark.
There has been no comment from either of the suspended officials.
Team manager Sipho Nkumane and Safa commercial director Victor Nosi were suspended pending disciplinary proceedings, the organisation said in a statement.
“It must be emphasized that at this stage it is only allegations that have been levelled against Messrs Nkumane and Nosi and any decisions as to whether these allegations are true or not will be left to external independent parties to determine,” the statement said.
Safa has long been split between two rival factions.
The suspensions are not thought likely to affect coach Carlos Alberto Parreira or the players of the national team, known as Bafana Bafana.
Untested facilities
The first match of the World Cup starts in Johannesburg on 11 June, when the hosts take on Mexico.
The BBC’s Jonah Fisher in South Africa says the logistics are in place.
Five brand new stadiums have been been built and five others to various degrees renovated and reconstructed.
Airports have been revamped and a new one built in Durban.
But fewer international visitors than had originally been expected are likely to use them.
Predictions over the last year have dropped to about 300,000 thanks in part to the global economic slowdown.
Our correspondent says that will not mean empty seats - After initial complaints about the system used to sell the tickets, South Africans have eagerly snapped up those remaining.
There are still some concerns, though, our correspondent says.
The areas immediately around some of the stadiums are still construction sites, while transport systems are also untested, raising fears that fans may face lengthy delays travelling to and from the matches.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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