Johannesburg – the South African football association said that it plans to appeal the decision of the FIFA, which deprived the men's team of victories in 2026 at the World Cup of the Select in the Collection of an unacceptable player.
On Monday, the FIFA decision canceled the victory with a score of 2: 0 over Lesotho in March as a loss with a score of 3: 0, by default, knocked out South Africa from the first place with two rounds that remained in the qualification group, which ends in two weeks.
Safa did not have the opportunity to make legal arguments to one judge FIFA, who decided the case, it stated in the statement late in the evening on Monday.
“Like the Safa, we are deeply disappointed with this unprecedented result,” he said, while recognizing Tebokho Mokuena should not have played against Lesotho after receiving yellow cards in the previous two games. Two warnings activate the ban on one game.
“We apologize to the nation for this administrative supervision and we will reflect on the steps that must be taken at the end of our qualification campaign,” Safa added.
The appeal process should coincide with his last games against Zimbabwe on October 10 and Rwanda in four days.
Safa said that he asked, for written reasons explaining the decision and plans to submit an official appeal in FIFA for the necessary 10 days from the date of receipt of the document. Further appeal in the Arbitration Court of Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Benin now leads the group on the difference in the gate associated with glasses with South Africa. Nigeria and Rwanda path of three points, and everyone has two games for the game.
Benin and Rwanda never received the right to the World Cup, South Africa has not played one since the 2010 publication, and Nigeria was the last time she had qualified in 2018.
Only the winner of the group on October 14 will advance directly to the first world championships in 48 teams, which will be compiled by the co -author of the United States, Canada and Mexico, and will take its place in the tournament on December 5 in Washington.
In November, the second place in the group can go to the African grid with four teams in the African playoffs. This will decide which African team is moving into the intercontinental bracket of the play -off played in North America in March.
