Adamu and Temarii were targeted by a Sunday Times investigation |
Fifa executive committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii have formally appealed against suspensions imposed after corruption allegations.
Nigeria's Adamu was banned for three years after he was caught seeking bribes from undercover reporters. Temarii, from Tahiti, was cleared of corruption but received a one-year ban for breaching confidentiality rules.
Both deny wrongdoing, and football's world governing body said hearing dates will be confirmed "in due course".
Both men were barred from voting on who should host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in December.
Fifa's Independent Appeals Committee, chaired by Bermuda Football Association president Larry Mussenden, will hear their cases.
Temarii claimed on Thursday to have received a letter from Fifa on 30 December in which he was "cleared [of] all corruption allegations".
He added: "The ethics committee have accused me of breaching Fifa confidentiality and loyalty, with which I totally disagree.
"I hope a meeting, possibly next month, will see Fifa's appeals committee realise I have not breached any articles within the code of ethics, nor did have the intention to."
Adamu hopes to be exonerated within weeks, clearing him to stand for re-election.
The Confederation for African Football (Caf) has its annual assembly on 23 February in Khartoum, Sudan, where it will choose two of its four delegates to the 24-member Fifa ruling body.
Adamu is listed as a candidate pending his appeal.
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