CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa will make a proper grievance to the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) and international soccer governing physique FIFA over the officiating of their 1-0 away defeat by Ghana within the African World Cup qualifiers on Sunday.
The consequence meant Ghana leapfrogged their opponents to take high spot in Group G and advance to the ultimate qualifying stage in March, the place they may hope to be certainly one of 5 groups from the continent to guide their place at Qatar 2022.
However the South African Soccer Affiliation (SAFA) is hoping to push for the sport to be replayed, claiming they have been “robbed” by Senegal referee Maguette Ndiaye and his assistants who handed the house aspect a doubtful penalty and made a number of uncertain calls.
With South Africa needing a draw to win the group, Leicester Metropolis’s Daniel Amartey fell theatrically of their penalty space beneath seemingly minimal contact, prompting Ndiaye who was nicely positioned to right away level to the spot.
South Africa’s Belgian coach Hugo Broos claimed Ndiaye had allowed the Ghanaians to be overly aggressive of their play, whereas penalising his aspect for the slightest contact.
“We’ll be writing to each CAF and FIFA, firstly to research how the sport was dealt with and secondly to problem a few of these selections,” SAFA chief government Tebogo Mothlante mentioned in an announcement.
“We now have already registered with the match commissioner that we’ll be making a proper grievance.
“We really feel very a lot robbed as a result of it isn’t an remoted incident of a penalty. There are a whole lot of questionable selections by the match officers and we are going to get an skilled to dissect different incidents so we are able to make a robust case.”
South Africa needed to replay a World Cup qualifier they received 2-1 in opposition to Senegal in 2016, after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was discovered responsible by FIFA of unlawfully influencing a match consequence.
He was banned for all times whereas Senegal received the replay 2-0 and certified for Russia 2018.
“We’re wanting on the precedent whereby FIFA ordered us to replay Senegal and we predict that if justice must be served, the identical resolution must be taken in opposition to this Ghana recreation,” Mothlante mentioned.
(Reporting by Nick Mentioned; Modifying by Shrivathsa Sridhar)
